Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Robert Arthur Allen, 19 July 1937 - 27 August 2020

My uncle, Robert Arthur Allen, passed away this week. He was my mother's brother.



Obituary from the Edgerly Funeral Home in Rochester, New Hampshire:

Rochester NH - Robert A. Allen, 83, formerly of Eagle Dr. died Thursday, August 27, 2020, at the Colonial Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Rochester.
Born July 19,1937, in Beverly, Mass., to Stanley and Gertrude (Hitchings) Allen. Bob has lived in Rochester for the past 17 years after moving from Georgetown, Mass. He was a self-employed carpenter, who loved woodworking and being outdoors.
Members of his family include his wife of 42 years, Diane (Brown) Allen of Dover; his daughters, Theresa E. Trumbull and her husband John of Rochester, Kimberly A. Reid and her husband Robert of Lexington, Ky.;a son, Christopher C. Allen and his wife Alana of Middleton,Mass.;step-children, Corey R. Marshall of Middleton, Mass., Bonnie J. Madigan of Methuen, Mass., Rebecca Allen of Plaistow, NH; 17 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Richard L. Allen of Virginia; a sister, Phyllis Wilkinson of West Boylston, Mass.; he is predeceased by sons, Robert Allen Jr., John F. Allen; daughters, Patricia M. Rivers and Catherine L. Trumbull; brothers, Donald J. Allen, Joseph G. Allen, Stanley E. Allen Jr.; and a sister, Barbara Thatcher.
Cremation is under the care of the R.M. Edgerly & Son Funeral Home, 86 South Main St., Rochester, NH 03867.

Services are private.

1975 My grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary
and their seven children.
Uncle Bob Allen is in the back row, far right, behind Mom


Our ALLEN lineage from William Allen of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts (our immigrant ancestor in the 1600s):

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