Richard "Dick" W. Allen age 86, of Traverse City, formerly of Owosso, passed away Dec 27, 2019 at Oliver Woods Retirement Village in Owosso.
Richard was born on Aug 8, 1933, to parents, Elton J and Lora (Harris) Allen at Hurley Hospital in Flint.
Richard served his country as a machinist mate third class petty officer (E4) with the US Navy during the Korean War from 1951 to 1954 aboard the aircraft carriers USS Mendora and USS Midway.
Richard married Shirley Langdon on Nov 6, 1954 and they raised three daughters. Shirley passed away in 2009, he then married Linda Springer in 2014 and she passed away in 2016.
Richard was employed by the Ann Arbor Railroad for 26 years until their closing and Conrail for 14 years retiring on his 62 birthday in 1995.
Richard was a life member of the VFW, was a post commander at the Owosso Post 9455, post commander and honor guard of the Traverse City Post 2780.
He was a life member and 32nd degree of the Masons and a member of the Shriners, Elks, and Eagles. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Traverse City.
Richard's hobbies included many years of traveling the USA, motorcycling with Shirley, playing golf, fishing, reading and walking.
He spent his winters in Apache Junction, AZ.
Richard is survived by daughters, Shelly (Fred) Shimunec and Nadine Forsythe; two grandsons, Travis and Troy Whitman and their wives; five great grandchildren; brother, Duane Allen and wife, Jeannine; and four stepdaughters; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; both wives; and daughter, Nanette.
Funeral services will be held at Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home on Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 11 am with a visitation from 9 to 11 am.
Richard will be laid to rest at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Owosso at a later date.
The family would like to sincerely thank the staff at Oliver Woods Building 2 in Owosso and Heart to Heart Hospice both for their outstanding and compassionate care they provided to Richard.
