The daughter of Paul and Katherine (nee Foster) Sewing, she was a graduate of Minooka High School, Class of 2007. She was involved in the band and choir. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Communications from Loyola University.
Her love of food and cooking lead her to Joliet Junior College where she received her degree in Culinary Arts. Colleen was employed with several broadcasting and television stations, including Channel 20 in Springfield, Channel 9 in Charlotte, NC, and most recently Channel 5 in Chicago.
Colleen lived an active life. In her free time she enjoyed cooking, sewing and knitting. She recently became a proficient blogger, wanting to tell her story and raise awareness. Colleen even organized a fundraiser benefitting breast cancer research. She enjoyed traveling and made several trips to Europe. Above anything else, she loved being a wife and a mother the most. She will be forever loved by all who knew her.
Colleen is survived by her loving husband, Ted Allen; son, Russell Allen; parents, Paul and Katherine Sewing; brother, Connor (Amanda) Sewing; grandfather, Heinz Sewing; her in-laws, Rich and Kathy Allen; and sister-in-law, Amy Allen. She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, James and Mildred Foster; and her paternal grandmother, Carol Sewing.
Her love of food and cooking lead her to Joliet Junior College where she received her degree in Culinary Arts. Colleen was employed with several broadcasting and television stations, including Channel 20 in Springfield, Channel 9 in Charlotte, NC, and most recently Channel 5 in Chicago.
Colleen lived an active life. In her free time she enjoyed cooking, sewing and knitting. She recently became a proficient blogger, wanting to tell her story and raise awareness. Colleen even organized a fundraiser benefitting breast cancer research. She enjoyed traveling and made several trips to Europe. Above anything else, she loved being a wife and a mother the most. She will be forever loved by all who knew her.
Colleen is survived by her loving husband, Ted Allen; son, Russell Allen; parents, Paul and Katherine Sewing; brother, Connor (Amanda) Sewing; grandfather, Heinz Sewing; her in-laws, Rich and Kathy Allen; and sister-in-law, Amy Allen. She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, James and Mildred Foster; and her paternal grandmother, Carol Sewing.
The daughter of Paul and Katherine (nee Foster) Sewing, she was a graduate of Minooka High School, Class of 2007. She was involved in the band and choir. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Communications from Loyola University.
Her love of food and cooking lead her to Joliet Junior College where she received her degree in Culinary Arts. Colleen was employed with several broadcasting and television stations, including Channel 20 in Springfield, Channel 9 in Charlotte, NC, and most recently Channel 5 in Chicago.
Colleen lived an active life. In her free time she enjoyed cooking, sewing and knitting. She recently became a proficient blogger, wanting to tell her story and raise awareness. Colleen even organized a fundraiser benefitting breast cancer research. She enjoyed traveling and made several trips to Europe. Above anything else, she loved being a wife and a mother the most. She will be forever loved by all who knew her.
Colleen is survived by her loving husband, Ted Allen; son, Russell Allen; parents, Paul and Katherine Sewing; brother, Connor (Amanda) Sewing; grandfather, Heinz Sewing; her in-laws, Rich and Kathy Allen; and sister-in-law, Amy Allen. She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, James and Mildred Foster; and her paternal grandmother, Carol Sewing.
Her love of food and cooking lead her to Joliet Junior College where she received her degree in Culinary Arts. Colleen was employed with several broadcasting and television stations, including Channel 20 in Springfield, Channel 9 in Charlotte, NC, and most recently Channel 5 in Chicago.
Colleen lived an active life. In her free time she enjoyed cooking, sewing and knitting. She recently became a proficient blogger, wanting to tell her story and raise awareness. Colleen even organized a fundraiser benefitting breast cancer research. She enjoyed traveling and made several trips to Europe. Above anything else, she loved being a wife and a mother the most. She will be forever loved by all who knew her.
Colleen is survived by her loving husband, Ted Allen; son, Russell Allen; parents, Paul and Katherine Sewing; brother, Connor (Amanda) Sewing; grandfather, Heinz Sewing; her in-laws, Rich and Kathy Allen; and sister-in-law, Amy Allen. She is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, James and Mildred Foster; and her paternal grandmother, Carol Sewing.
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