CAROLAN, Allen "Butch" 1942-2001

BROGHAMMER, CAROLAN

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Date: 8/26/2010 at 08:00:00

Decorah Public Opinion, Tuesday, June 26, 2001

Allen "Butch" Carolan

Allen "Butch" Carolan, 58, of Decorah, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at Veterans Hospital in Tomah, Wis., following a lengthy illness.

Memorial services were held at the French and Balik Funeral Home in Decorah Saturday, June 23 at 1 p.m. Rev. Gary Krapfl of St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Decorah officiated.

Honorary Casketbearers were all of Allen "Butch" Carolah's good friends.

Interment was in the Bluffton Cemetery in Bluffton, with arrangements by the French and Balik Funeral Home of Decorah.

Allen "Butch" Jerome Carolan was born Aug. 8, 1942, the son of John and Julia (Broghammer) Carolan in Decorah.

Allen "Butch" Carolan attended Decorah schools, graduating in 1960. He served in the United States Army from 1960-1963 in Germany.

Allen "Butch" Carolan returned to Decorah and was the longtime manager of the Liquor Store in Decorah until the mid-1980s.

He also ran Eddie's Shoe Repair and the Water Street Laundromat until June 1999.

Allen "Butch" Carolan then entered the Veterans Assistance Program in Tomah, Wis., due to his declining health.

He was an avid gun enthusiast and enjoyed reading history.

Survivors include two sons, Brian and Susan Carolan of Bluffton and Dirk Carolan of Nashville, Tenn.; three granddaughters; three brothers, Adrian Carolan of Birmingham, Ala.; Clair and Faye Carolan of Fort Atkinson and Daniel and Nancy Carolan of Elgin and several nieces and nephews.

Allen "Butch" Jerome Carolan was preceded in death by his parents.

Transcribed by an IA GenWeb Volunteer from obituaries found in the Howard-Winneshiek Genealogy Society Library, Cresco, Iowa.

Added Dec. 2, 2017
Source: Times Plain Dealer; June 27, 2001 Page A-2
from Elma library collection assembled by Marian (Marr) McGee
Transcribed by Joy Moore

Allen Carolan, 58, services held
Memorial serving for Allen "Butch” Carolan of Decorah were held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, at the French and Balik Funeral Home. The Rev. Gary Krapfl of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church officiated. Honorary pallbearers were all his good friends. Inurnment will be in the Bluffton Cemetery at a later date.
Allen, 58, died Wednesday, June 20, 2001 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Tomah, WI following a lengthy illness.
Allen Jerome Carolan was born August 8, 1942 in Decorah, the son of John and Julia (Broghammer) Carolan. Allen attended Decorah schools, graduating in 1960. He served in the United States Army from 1960-63 in Germany. He returned to Decorah and was the longtime manager of the Liquor Store in Decorah until the mid 1980s. He also ran Eddie’s Shoe Repair and the Water Street Laundromat until June 1999. Allen then entered the Veteran’s Assistance program in Tomah, WI due to his declining health.
He was an avid gun enthusiast and enjoyed reading history.
He is survived by two sons: Brian of Bluffton and Dirk of Nashville, TN; three granddaughters; and three brothers: Adrian of Birmingham, AL, Clair of Fort Atkinson, and Daniel of Elgin, IL.
Allen was preceded in death by his parents.

Transcriber's Note: St. Bridget Cemetery records indicate he is buried there instead of Bluffton Cemetery.

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