Prescott Valley - Benjamin Robinson Allen, age 90, died January 6th at home in Prescott Valley, AZ, under the loving watch of his wife, Beverly. Ben was born September 6th, 1927 in Prescott to Benjamin and Josephine Allen.
Ben retired from the US Air Force in 1971 after 18 years. He had served previously in the US Army with a tour in Korea where he received the Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star for Valor and the Purple Heart among other medals and citations.
Upon retirement from the military, Ben settled in Phoenix and continued a life of service, working in the Department of Agriculture and volunteering in the community.
He is survived by his wife Beverly Kenney-Allen; son Keith (Lisa) Allen; grandchildren
Casey, Abigail, Elijah Allen; siblings Joseph (Moana) Allen, Joyce (Terry) Robinson and preceded in death by his first wife Carol Berglund Allen and son Kelly (Kim) Allen, parents Benjamin and Josephine Allen, siblings Eugene (Lael) Allen, Sharon Allen, Shelia (Mark) Owen.
Ben was a husband, father and friend to many. If he wasn't home listening to classical music, working on a crossword puzzle or maintaining one of his 60 grandfather clocks, he was summering at the lake or traveling the world.
A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, January 16, 2017 at the Chapel on the VA Northern Arizona Healthcare Campus 500 AZ-89, Prescott. Visitation and viewing at 9:00 a.m., service with military honors at 10:00 a.m.. Burial Service at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 Cave Creek Road, Phoenix at 2:00 p.m..
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the ,
https://donatenow.heart.org/ or the Association of Korean War Veterans, 190 Oxbow Street Prescott, AZ 86305
Arrangements entrusted to Sunrise Funeral Home.
Published in The Arizona Republic on Jan. 14, 2018
Ben retired from the US Air Force in 1971 after 18 years. He had served previously in the US Army with a tour in Korea where he received the Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star for Valor and the Purple Heart among other medals and citations.
Upon retirement from the military, Ben settled in Phoenix and continued a life of service, working in the Department of Agriculture and volunteering in the community.
He is survived by his wife Beverly Kenney-Allen; son Keith (Lisa) Allen; grandchildren
Casey, Abigail, Elijah Allen; siblings Joseph (Moana) Allen, Joyce (Terry) Robinson and preceded in death by his first wife Carol Berglund Allen and son Kelly (Kim) Allen, parents Benjamin and Josephine Allen, siblings Eugene (Lael) Allen, Sharon Allen, Shelia (Mark) Owen.
Ben was a husband, father and friend to many. If he wasn't home listening to classical music, working on a crossword puzzle or maintaining one of his 60 grandfather clocks, he was summering at the lake or traveling the world.
A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, January 16, 2017 at the Chapel on the VA Northern Arizona Healthcare Campus 500 AZ-89, Prescott. Visitation and viewing at 9:00 a.m., service with military honors at 10:00 a.m.. Burial Service at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 Cave Creek Road, Phoenix at 2:00 p.m..
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the ,
https://donatenow.heart.org/ or the Association of Korean War Veterans, 190 Oxbow Street Prescott, AZ 86305
Arrangements entrusted to Sunrise Funeral Home.
Published in The Arizona Republic on Jan. 14, 2018
Prescott Valley - Benjamin Robinson Allen, age 90, died January 6th at home in Prescott Valley, AZ, under the loving watch of his wife, Beverly. Ben was born September 6th, 1927 in Prescott to Benjamin and Josephine Allen.
Ben retired from the US Air Force in 1971 after 18 years. He had served previously in the US Army with a tour in Korea where he received the Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star for Valor and the Purple Heart among other medals and citations.
Upon retirement from the military, Ben settled in Phoenix and continued a life of service, working in the Department of Agriculture and volunteering in the community.
He is survived by his wife Beverly Kenney-Allen; son Keith (Lisa) Allen; grandchildren
Casey, Abigail, Elijah Allen; siblings Joseph (Moana) Allen, Joyce (Terry) Robinson and preceded in death by his first wife Carol Berglund Allen and son Kelly (Kim) Allen, parents Benjamin and Josephine Allen, siblings Eugene (Lael) Allen, Sharon Allen, Shelia (Mark) Owen.
Ben was a husband, father and friend to many. If he wasn't home listening to classical music, working on a crossword puzzle or maintaining one of his 60 grandfather clocks, he was summering at the lake or traveling the world.
A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, January 16, 2017 at the Chapel on the VA Northern Arizona Healthcare Campus 500 AZ-89, Prescott. Visitation and viewing at 9:00 a.m., service with military honors at 10:00 a.m.. Burial Service at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 Cave Creek Road, Phoenix at 2:00 p.m..
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the ,
https://donatenow.heart.org/ or the Association of Korean War Veterans, 190 Oxbow Street Prescott, AZ 86305
Arrangements entrusted to Sunrise Funeral Home.
Published in The Arizona Republic on Jan. 14, 2018
Ben retired from the US Air Force in 1971 after 18 years. He had served previously in the US Army with a tour in Korea where he received the Combat Infantry Badge, Bronze Star for Valor and the Purple Heart among other medals and citations.
Upon retirement from the military, Ben settled in Phoenix and continued a life of service, working in the Department of Agriculture and volunteering in the community.
He is survived by his wife Beverly Kenney-Allen; son Keith (Lisa) Allen; grandchildren
Casey, Abigail, Elijah Allen; siblings Joseph (Moana) Allen, Joyce (Terry) Robinson and preceded in death by his first wife Carol Berglund Allen and son Kelly (Kim) Allen, parents Benjamin and Josephine Allen, siblings Eugene (Lael) Allen, Sharon Allen, Shelia (Mark) Owen.
Ben was a husband, father and friend to many. If he wasn't home listening to classical music, working on a crossword puzzle or maintaining one of his 60 grandfather clocks, he was summering at the lake or traveling the world.
A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, January 16, 2017 at the Chapel on the VA Northern Arizona Healthcare Campus 500 AZ-89, Prescott. Visitation and viewing at 9:00 a.m., service with military honors at 10:00 a.m.. Burial Service at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 Cave Creek Road, Phoenix at 2:00 p.m..
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the ,
https://donatenow.heart.org/ or the Association of Korean War Veterans, 190 Oxbow Street Prescott, AZ 86305
Arrangements entrusted to Sunrise Funeral Home.
Published in The Arizona Republic on Jan. 14, 2018
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