Iva Gertrude Shutter
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4) Iva Gertrude Shutter:
                    born 25 Aug 1887 
IA; photo including Iva; 
                    
died 11 Jan 1973 Long Prairie, Todd, MN; obituary; 
                    
cause of death: cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure; death 
certificate;
                    
buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN; 
tombstone photo; 
                    
married Harry Frank Allen 30 Oct 1912 Little Falls, Todd, MN 
                                
(born 09 Dec 1886 Sauk Centre, Stearns, MN; photo 
including Harry; 
                                died 09 Aug 1971 Long Prairie, Todd, MN; 
death certificate; obituary;
                                
buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN; 
tombstone photo;
                                
cause of death: cardiac arrest, coronary artery disease;   
                                WWI 
draft registration card; signature: 
                                
 ;
; 
                                
son of John H Allen (12 Jul 1851 Spring City, PA-13 Sep 1936 Sauk 
Centre, Stearns, MN) and 
                               Maria Schaeffer 
(born 18 Aug 1866 WI-26 Feb 1955); 
                               
John and Maria buried Greenwood Cemetery, Sauk Centre, Stearns, MN; tombstone 
photo;
                
              
John and Maria married 11 Nov 1884 Sauk Center, Stearns, MN); 
                    
children: 
                        
1) Harold Harry Allen -  born 09 Aug 1914 Gray Eagle, Todd, MN; 
                                 died 
30 Oct 1997 Centralia, Lewis, WA; obituary; 
                                 
buried Sunset Memorial Gardens, Chehalis, Lewis, WA; 
tombstone photo;
                                 
Harold married (1) Elsie Hazel Keller* on 05 
Apr 1941 Todd Co, MN 
                                      
(born 31 Jul 1914 Burtrum, Todd, MN; 
                                       
died 09 May 1983 Long Prairie, Todd, MN; death 
certificate; 
                                       
cause of death: generalized peritonitis, 
                                       
post surgical complications, tumor mass in pelvis; 
                                       
buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN; tombstone 
photo;
                                       
signature:
                                      
 );
); 
* Elsie can also be found here under (4) Jacob Shutter "Jake" Keller.
                                 
children: 
                          1) 
 John Timothy Allen 
- 
living?; 
                                                   married possibly Katherine Linda Thomas on 29 Nov 
1969 Todd Co, MN 
                                              
 (living?);
                                                   children? 
                                 
Harold married (2) Betty Fern Van Kleek on 01 Apr 1990 Chehalis, 
Lewis, WA 
                                           
(born 24 Dec 
1920 Middle Branch, Holt, NE; died 16 Mar 2003; 
obituary; 
                                            
buried Sunset Memorial Gardens, Chehalis, Lewis, WA; 
tombstone photo; 
                                            
daughter of Frederick Albert Van Kleek 
(01 Dec 1879 Madison, Dane, WI-01 Jan 1951 WA) and 
                                            
Alta Matilda Grimm (08 Jan 1883 Middle Branch, Holt, NE-14 
May 1972); 
                                            
Betty married (1) Alvin Marvil Amondson (10 May 1915 Boyd, 
Carbon, MT-04 Jul 1969; buried 
                                            
Sunset Memorial Gardens, Chehalis, Lewis, WA; 
tombstone photo); 
                                
marriage certificate for Harold 
and Betty;       
                        
2) Joseph John "Joe" Allen -  born 20 Oct 1916 (likely 
Todd Co, MN); 
                                 
died 03 Nov 2005 Melrose, Todd, MN; 
obituary;
                                 
buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN;  
tombstone photo;
                                 
married Neva Estella Raatz* on 03 
Jun 1936 Todd Co, MN 
                                      
(born 31 Dec 1914 Westgate, Fayette, IA; 
                                       died 19 Dec 1996 Morrison Co, MN 
- no obituary found in Morrison Co;
                                      
death certificate; 
cause of death: COPD, congestive heart failure; 
                                       buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, 
Todd, MN; tombstone photo;
                                       
daughter of Frank Albert Raatz (03 Jul 1888 Germany-27 Feb 1966 
Hennepin Co, MN) and 
                                       Stella Shafer (born c. 1888 IA); 
photos of Frank and Stella; 
Frank and Stella buried 
                                       Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN;
tombstone photo); 
* Neva is a sister of Alice Raatz, found directly below under (3) Ivan Howard Allen.
                                 
children: 
                                     
1) Galen D Allen - living?; 
                                                married Geraldine M "Geri" Jacobs on 13 Sep 1957 Todd Co, MN (living?); 
                                                children? 
                                     
2) Joyce A Allen - living?; 
                                                
married Hoyt C Karnes on 27 Jun 1958 Todd Co, MN (living?); 
                                                children?
                        
3) Ivan Howard Allen - born 11 Feb 1919 Grey Eagle, Todd, MN; photos 
including Ivan; 
                                 
died 01 Apr 2010 Long Prairie, Todd, MN; 
obituary
- includes photo; 
                                 
buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN; 
tombstone photo; 
                                 
married Alice Augusta Raatz* on 03 Oct 
1939 Swanville, Todd Co, MN
                                       
(born 03 Jul 1917 Westgate, Fayette, IA; photos 
including Alice; 
                                        
died 29 Nov 2010 Sauk Centre, Stearns, MN;
obituary 
- includes photo; 
funeral card and program;
                                        
buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN; 
tombstone photo; 
                                        
daughter of Frank Albert Raatz (03 Jul 1888 Germany-27 Feb 1966 
Hennepin Co, MN) and 
                                        
Stella Shafer (born c. 1888 IA); 
photos of Frank and Stella; Frank and Stella buried 
                                        
Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN; 
tombstone photo); 
                                
newspaper article 
regarding Ivan and Alice's 70th wedding anniversary - 
                                 
includes a photo of their first "house"; 
* Alice is a sister of Neva Raatz, found directly above under (2) Joseph J Allen.
                                 
children:  
                                     
1) Arloine A "Arlie" Allen - living?; photo 
including Arloine; 
                                               
married Ronald J Hoffman on 02 Mar 1963 Todd Co, MN (living?); 
                                               children? 
                                     
2) Gary I Allen - living?; photo 
including Gary; 
                                                U.S. 
Army;
 U.S. 
Army; 
                                               
married Lorrie Ann Borchard on 16 Jan 1969 Todd Co, MN 
                                                   
(born 11 Apr 1949; 
                                                    
died 08 Jun 1996 Todd Co, MN; 
                                                    
buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN; tombstone 
photo; 
                                               
children? 
                                     
3) James B "Jim" Allen - living?; photo 
including James; 
                                               U.S. 
Army - Vietnam;
 U.S. 
Army - Vietnam; 
                                              
married Karen Thieschafer on 20 Apr 1968 Todd Co, MN (living?); 
                                              children? 
                                     
4) Robert Lee "Bob" Allen - born 16 Mar 1948; 
photos including Robert; 
                                              died 12 Mar 2009 
Richmond, VA; obituary;
                                              
cause of death: related to cancer; 
                                              
buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN; tombstone 
photo;
                                               U.S. 
Navy - Vietnam;
 U.S. 
Navy - Vietnam; 
                                              
married Janice Marie Schneider on 18 Sep 1970 (living?; 
photos including Janice); 
                                              
children: 
                                                  
1) Amy Lynn Allen - living?; 
                                                           
Amy married (1) Chuck L Sexton on 24 Oct 
1992 (living?); 
                                                            
divorced 2000;  
                                                            
children: 
                                                                 
1) Kayla Marie Sexton - living?; married?; children?
                                                                 
2) Brooke Marie Sexton - living?; married?; children?
                                                           
Amy married (2) Winfried "Vinnie" Neugschwender on 14 May 2005
(living?); 
                                                  
2) Jon Robert Allen - living?; married Jennifer B 
Ballos on 30 Sep 2006 (living?); 
                                                            
children: 
                                                                 
1) Trevor Patrick Allen - living?; married?; children?
                                                                 
2) Derrick Lee Allen - living?; married?; children?
                        
4) Lloyd B Allen - born 18 Feb 1921 Grey Eagle Twp, Todd, MN; 
                                 
died 11 Apr 1983 Long Prairie, Todd, MN; 
death certificate; obituary;
                                 
cause of death: ventricular fibrillation, myocardial infarction; 
                                 
buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN; tombstone 
photo;
                                  U.S. 
Army - WWII;
 U.S. 
Army - WWII;  
                                 
never married 
                        
5) Marcella Doris Allen - born 18 Mar 1926 Todd Co, MN; 
                                 died 
14 Aug 2010 possibly El Paso, El Paso, TX; 
death notice; 
                                
Marcella married (1) William Hanna (living?); 
                                 children?  
                                
Marcella married (2) Thomas E Christian on 07 Oct 1967 (living?); 
                                 
divorced 17 Oct 1990 El Paso Co, TX;
                                 
no children
                        
6) Theodore Ben "Ted" Allen - born 26 Jan 1930 Grey Eagle, Todd, 
MN; 
                                 
died 02 Jul 1991 Hennepin Co, MN; 
death certificate; obituary; 
                                 
cause of death: metastatic prostate carcinoma - no obituary found 
in Todd Co, MN; 
                                 
buried Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum, Todd, MN; 
tombstone photo; 
                                  U.S. 
Army - Korea;
 U.S. 
Army - Korea;  
                                 
married unknown; divorced; 
                                 
children: 
                                     
1) Randy Allen - living?; married?; children? 
                                     
2) Michael Allen - living?; married?; children? 
                                     
3) William Allen - living?; married?; children?
                                     
4) Theodore Allen - living?; married?; children?
