Obituary - Alice Augusta (Raatz) Allen
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2010 at
Faith Community Church in Burtrum for Alice A. Allen, age 93, of Grey Eagle
who passed away Monday at St. Michael’s Hospital in Sauk Centre. Rev. Dave
Sobotka will officiate and burial will be at Moses Dane Cemetery, Burtrum.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday at the Williams Dingmann Stein
Chapel in Long Prairie and also one hour prior to services on Friday at the
church.
Alice Augusta Raatz was born July 3, 1917 in Westgate, Iowa to Frank and
Stella (Shafer) Raatz. She was united in marriage to Ivan H. Allen on
October 3, 1939 in Swanville, Minnesota. The couple farmed in the Burtrum
area for many years and moved to Grey Eagle 10 years ago. Alice enjoyed
spending time with family, especially her grandchildren. She loved to go
camping, traveling and trips to the casino. She was a member of Faith
Community Church in Burtrum.
Survivors include her children, Arlie (Ron) Hoffman of Fridley, Gary Allen
(friend Diane) of Burtrum, Jim (Karen) Allen of Swanville; sister, Vera
Kuehne of Grey Eagle; daughter-in-law, Jan Allen of Richmond, VA; 10
grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.
Alice is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ivan in April 2010; son,
Bob in March 2009; daughter-in-law, Lorrie Allen; and sister, Neva Allen.
Casket bearers will be Michael Allen, Mathew Allen, Chad Allen, Bryan Allen,
Rick Hoffman, Rusty Allen and Jon Allen.