Obituary of James Leroy Allen

Age 75, of Windsor, Hants Co., passed away suddenly, March 23, 2015 at Hants Community Hospital, Windsor. Born in Windsor on August 4, 1939 he was a son of Marie (Leopold)(Allen) Pineo and the late Gerald Allen. Jim worked as a carpenter throughout his career and retired from Kings Edgehill School in 2004. He loved to travel with his wife and daughter and spend time in the great outdoors. The mountains and water were always a place of happiness. He enjoyed the simple things in life and found joy in his many adventures. He spent many a day taking leisurely drives with family and loved the company of his family and friends. Besides his mother, Jim is survived by his wife of 51 years, Marie (Keddie) Allen; three children, Roger (Kim), Falmouth; Randy (Mary), Waterloo, Ontario; Tanya (Joel) Allen-Rodgers, New Glasgow; five grandchildren, Isaac and Hannah Allen, Falmouth; Matthew, Tyler and Caitlin Allen, Waterloo, Ontario; sisters, Rhona Pemberton, Windsor and Barbara (Doug) Trider, Surrey, BC; brother, Gerald (Doreen) Allen, Windsor; several nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by sister, Praxcie Rafuse; brother-in-laws, Dean Rafuse and Ervin Pemberton; grandson, David Clarke. Arrangements have been entrusted to DeMont Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 419 Albert St., PO Box 981, Windsor, NS B0N 2T0 (902-798-8317). There will be no visitation by request. A funeral service celebrating Jim’s life will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in DeMont Family Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Tom Henderson officiating. A reception will follow in the funeral home’s Elmcroft Reception Centre. Private family committal will take place in St. George’s Anglican Church Cemetery, Upper Falmouth, at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Jim may be made to Hants Community Hospital Foundation, 89 Payzant Dr., Windsor, NS B0N 2T0 or to St. Georges Anglican Church, C/O Susan Aylward, 589 Town Rd., Falmouth, NS B0P 1L0. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at the funeral home address or by visiting: www.demontfamilyfuneralhome.ca.