August Allen
Born: August 18, 19051 in Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri
Died: November 15, 19891 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 250, lot 3
Lot Owner: August A. Allen - purchased 1965
Married: Erma B. Bruce on March 11, 1925.
Children: Robert, Evelyn Esau
Parents: Charles H. & Erma R. Allen2
Obituary: August A. Allen
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sugar Grove Cemetery near Newton for August A. Allen, 84, who died of cancer Wednesday at his home at Mercy Court, 921 Sixth Ave.
Mr. Allen was born in Trenton, Mo., and lived in Des Moines for 62 years. He was a typesetter for the Des Moines Register and Tribune Co., until his retirement in 1969. He was a member of the company's retiree club, a member of the International Typographical Union and a member of the American Association of Retired Persons.
He is survived by his wife, Erma; a son, Robert of Des Moines; a daughter, Evelyn Esau of Carson City, Nev.; six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Westover Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa. ~ Des Moines Register, November 17, 1989.
1. On-line Social Security Death Index
2. 1920 U.S. Census, Trenton, Grundy Co., Missouri, page 12A or Image 23
3. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at www.ancestry.com
Erma (Bruce) Allen
Born: May 31, 19051 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Died: September 26, 1995, Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa1
Buried: Lot 250, lot 4
Lot Owner: August A. Allen - purchased 1965
Married: August A. Allen March 11, 1925
Children: Robert, Evelyn Esau
Parents: Charles and Alice (Huff) Bruce
Obituary: Erma Allen
DES MOINES -- Erma Bruce Allen, 90, of 921 6th Ave., Des Moines, a former resident of Newton, died Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Westover Funeral Home.
Graveside rites will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sugar Grove Cemetery near Newton.
Friends may call and visitation with the family will be held at the funeral home prior to the services.
Memorials to Hospice of Central Iowa will be accepted.
Survivors are a son, Robert of Des Moines; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a brother, Ronald Bruce at Newton.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Husband, August, and a daughter, Evelyn Jeanne Esau.
Mrs. Allen, a homemaker, was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons.
She was the daughter of Charles and Alice Hough [Huff] Bruce and was born in Newton.
She was married to August Allen March 11, 1925.
Mrs. Allen had moved to Des Moines in 1925. ~ Newton Daily News, September 28, 1995.
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Obituary: Erma (Bruce) Allen
Erma B. Allen, 90, of Mercy Court Apartments, 921 Sixth Ave., died of a stroke Tuesday at Mercy Hospital Medical Center.
Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at Westover Funeral Home. Burial is at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Sugar Grove Cemetery at Newton.
Mrs. Allen, a homemaker, was born in Newton and moved to Des Moines in 1925.
She is survived by a son, Robert of Des Moines; a brother, Ronald Bruce of Newton; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Friends may call until service time at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa. ~ The Des Moines Register, September 28, 1995.
Robert C. Allen
Born: 17 Mar 1931 Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Died: 03 Dec 2012 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 250, lot 2
Lot Owner: August A. Allen - purchased 1965
Married: Ruth Sylvia Swanson
Children: Deborah, Diane
Parents: August and Emma (Bruce) Allen
Robert "Bob" Allen
March 17, 1931 - December 3, 2012
Resided in Des Moines, IA
Robert "Bob" Allen, 81, died Monday, December 3, 2012 at his home in Des Moines. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 pm, Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Westover Funeral Home. A private family graveside service will take place at Sugar Grove (Metz) Cemetery near Newton, Iowa later this spring.
Bob was born March 17, 1931 in Des Moines to August and Erma (Bruce) Allen. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Drake University and began a career as a CPA. While living in Newton, Bob was the joint owner of Thomas & Allen CPA firm. He then moved to Des Moines and was a franchise owner of Safeguard Business Systems.
Memberships included The Bridge Club (Bob was a Life Master), Elks Club and VFW. He had a great sense of humor, loved to laugh and loved his family.
Survivors include his daughters: Deborah (Carl) Danielson of Lincoln, NE, Diane (Larry) Plumb of Newton; step-sons: Dick Hansen of Bloomington, IL, Bill (Angela) Hansen of Des Moines; grandchildren: Krista Jackson, Cris Hansen, Chase Plumb, Beau Plumb; great grandchildren: Kamren Stephens, Hunter Schepper, Ella Dungan, Jordan Hansen, Jacy Hansen, Shannon Heaton, and Holly Heaton. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Jean Esau.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family for the establishment of the Bob Allen Memorial Fund. On line condolences may be made at www.IlesCares.com.
Arrangements by Iles Funeral Homes ~ Westover Chapel. ~ The Iles Funeral Home Website.
Ruth Sylvia (Swanson) Allen
Born: August 19, 1930 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa 3
Died: January 9, 2004
Memorial Stone: Lot 250
Married: Robert C. Allen, and ? Hansen
Children: Dick Hansen, Bill Hansen, Deborah (Danielson), Diane (Plumb)
Parents: Edward A and Sylvia M (Daggett) Swanson3
Those left to honor Ruth's memory are her 2 sons and daughter-in-law, Dick "Red" Hansen of Bloomington, Illinois and Bill and Anbela Hansen of Des Moines, Iowa; 2 daughters and son-in-law, Deb Danielson of Lincoln, Nebraska and Diane and Larry Plumb of Newton, Iowa; her 6 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and her brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Kay Swanson of Kansas City, Missouri.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Ruth was a graduate of North High School in Des Moines, Iowa and a graduate of Iowa Methodist School of Nursing.
On Iowa's Sesquicentennial, Ruth rode with a group of Iowans on their bicycles from Long Beach, California to the White House in Washington D.C. She celebrated for 65th birthday on the ride.
In lieu of lfowers the family requests memorials to the Central Iowa Cyclists or to the First United Methodist Church. Memorials may be left at the funeral home. ~ Wallace Funeral Home