WELLSVILLE - A memorial service and celebration of the lives
for Harold and Dorothy Allen will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 12:30 p.m.
at the J. W. Embser Sons Funeral Home in Wellsville with Rev. Greg DeSalvatore
presiding. Friends are invited to call prior to the service, at the funeral
home from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Interment of Harold and Dorothy’s
cremains will follow the service in Riverside Cemetery in Belfast, NY.
Harold and Dorothy were married on Dec. 8, 1951 in Belfast,
NY. They moved to Wellsville in 1958 and lived on Dyke Street until they
retired to Placida, Florida in 1985. In 2006, they moved to Lexington, OH to be
closer to family. Harold passed peacefully on June 1, 2011. Dorothy passed
peacefully on September 18, 2018.
Harold was born on August 15, 1922 in Mercer, PA. His
younger years were spent in Portville, NY. He was employed at Air
Preheater/Combustion Engineering in Wellsville for 32 years. Harold was a WWII
veteran, a Mason, and a member of the Wellsville Volunteer Fire Department,
Dyke Street Engine Company #2.
Dorothy was born on June 10, 1921 in Belfast, NY where she
lived until moving to Wellsville. She was a caring stay-at-home mom for many
years before settling into working at Rockwell's Department Store for many
years.
Harold and Dorothy enjoyed making many wonderful memories
during their lives with their family and friends. They often spoke of those
memories and many times with laughter.
Harold and Dorothy are survived by their children: Ken
(Kathy) Howden of Brookings, OR; Jim Allen (Maria Williams) of Dyer, IN; Barb
(Bob) Lee of Crestline, OH; and Gary(Doreen) Allen of Jackson, CA. They are
also survived by six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and several
nieces and nephews. Harold and Dorothy were preceded in death by their parents,
all of their siblings and a son, Robert Howden.
Please consider memorial donations to the Dyke Street Engine
Company #2 or any charity of the donor’s choice. To leave online condolences,
please visit www.embserfuneralhome.com.
