Allen, Orville G. 1887-1981

ALLEN, THAYER, BIGALK, ANDERSON, BETTS

Posted By: Jill McCarville (email)
Date: 12/4/2013 at 07:43:12

Orville Allen, 93, rites held Saturday

Services for Orville G. Allen, 93, a long time Ridgeway rural mail carrier, were at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 at Immanuel Lutheran church in Cresco with the Rev. Lyle Lutz and Intern Mary Strug officiating. Interment was in Oak Lawn cemetery.Bradley-Lindstrom Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Allen died Wednesday night at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah.

Orville G. Allen was born Nov. 12, 1887 in Winneshiek county to Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Thayer Allen. He married Amanda Bigalk on August 20, 1927 in Ridgeway.

He is survived by three sisters-in-law, Edna Bigalk and Lena Anderson of Cresco and Vera Betts of Decorah.

Preceding him in death were his parents, his wife, Amanda; a brother, Robert and two sisters, Nellie and Cora.

Times Plain Dealer January 14, 1981 Section A
Transcribed by Jill McCarville from the files of Janice Sowers

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