CORINTH – Fred S. Allen, 91, husband of the late Mary (Haney) Allen, died June 8, 2011, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born Oct. 11, 1919, in Silver Ridge, the son of John and Verna (Greaves) Allen.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Dover-Foxcroft. He had worked in the woods in his early years and later worked as a weaver and supervisor in various woolen mills, retiring at age 62. He will be remembered by his family as being the best husband and father you could imagine.
Surviving are nine children, Ruth Trask and David of Hudson, Paul Allen and Dorothy of Augusta, Carol Bogdanovich of Granby, Mass., Fred Allen and Brenda of Newport, Barbara Storman and Ronald of Hudson, Herbert Allen of Corinth, Richard Allen and Cindy of Bangor, James Allen and Karen of Pittsfield and Elaine Allen of Weare, N.H.; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Fred was predeceased by a son, George Allen.
Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Thompson Funeral Home, 17 Hudson Road, Corinth. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Dover-Foxcroft, with Father Kent Ouellette, celebrant. Burial will be at St. Benedict Cemetery, Benedicta. Please visit
www.ThompsonFuneralHomes.org.