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- Gerald "Jerry" F. Allen, 67, Green Bay resident, passed away unexpectedly due to an incident in his shop on April 13, 2016. Jerry was born October 20, 1948 in Green Bay to the late Louis and Bertha (Dappern) Allen. On April 27, 1968, Jerry married his high school sweetheart, the former Caroline Leiterman. Together they shared almost 48 years of marriage. Jerry worked for Tape Inc. for five years, and after worked for the Brown County Highway Department for 31 years until his retirement. Jerry, a truck driver at heart, continued to drive for Ron Holda Trucking during his retirement until last year. He and his family loved to spend time at the cottage up north. Jerry looked forward to his Tuesday morning breakfasts with co-workers and the joyrides he took in "Little Lou." He could fix anything and was often found working on jobs for others. The light of Jerry's life was his family, especially his grandchildren. His lap always held at least one grandchild.
Jerry will be sadly missed by his loving wife, Caroline; Paul (Shelly Wolf) Allen, Bonduel; Kevin (Holly) Allen, Denmark; Jennifer (Kelly) Stein, Green Bay; seven grandchildren, Travis (Ashley Rukamp) Allen, Tracy (Brian Dworak) Allen; Courtney and Chelsea Allen; and Jayden, Spencer and Isabel Stein. Jerry is further survived by sisters, Virginia (Ray) Jaeger and Judy (Gary) Guth; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Joyce (Ron) DeBauche, Arleene (Jeff) Miller, Andy (Marion) Leiterman, Anna Jefferson, and Fred (Flo) Leiterman; and many special nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
In addition to his parents, Jerry was preceded in death by his parents-in-law, Edwin and Helen Leiterman; brothers: Ken, Larry, Darrell, and Dennis Allen; and brother-in-law, Don Leiterman; and sister-in-law, Rosaleen Leiterman.
Friends may call at Proko-Wall Funeral Home, 1630 E. Mason St., Sunday, from 1 to 6 p.m. A prayer service will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Visitation will continue Monday at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 3425 Willow Rd., at 9 a.m. until the time of mass. Funeral Mass 11 a.m. Monday, April 18, 2016, at the church with Rev. Daniel Viertel officiating. Entombment at Shrine of the Good Shepherd Mausoleum. Online condolences may be expressed to the Allen family at www.prokowall.com.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, a memorial fund is being established.
The family extends a thank you to the first responders and especially to Jason McAuly for his extra compassion. The Allen family also extends an extremely heartfelt thank you to the staff and doctors of the ICU at Aurora for their care.
Published in Green Bay Press-Gazette from Apr. 15 to Apr. 16, 2016
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1948 - 2016 (67 years)
