Harold E Allen Jr. Osceola

Harold E. Allen, Jr., son of Harold E. Allen, Sr. and Alice Marie (Henrich) Allen, was born Dec. 7, 1931, in Murray and passed from this life Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines at 84 years of age.

Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Betty; son Randy; daughter Sheryl (David) Gilbert; sister Shirley (Lee) Zimmerline; grandchildren he raised, Erik (Cassie), Ralph (Angie) and Crystal (Tim); sister-in-law Mary Allen; step-sisters, Anne (Dewaine) Welker and Marilyn (Bill) Fleming; step-brother Roy (Dwan) Franks and brothers-in-law, Robert, Phillip (Linda), Kenneth (Sandy) and Richard (Marilyn) Newell. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren, who were extremely special to Grandpa.

Junior was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Alice Allen; step-mother Mary Franks Allen; daughter Barbara; son Gerry; father-in-law John Newell; mother- and step-father-in-law Ray and Kathryn Baker and two sisters-in-law, Twyla and Kathy Newell.

Per his wishes, Junior was cremated. His celebration of life service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, at Gerry Allen Memorial Park in New Virginia. Visitation will follow the service until 4 p.m. Private burial will be at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established for the Gerry Allen Memorial Park in New Virginia. Send to P.O. Box 492, New Virginia, Iowa 50210.