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Jeanne Elizabeth Eyster Allen - b. Youngstown, Ohio

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Jeanne Elizabeth Eyster Allen - b. Youngstown, Ohio

Posted: 20 Apr 2014 8:03AM GMT
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: FINNIE
CANFIELD – Jeanne Elizabeth Allen, 81 died April 17, 2014, surrounded by her loving family.

Jeanne, the daughter of the late Eric W. and Margaret (Finnie) Eyster, was born Dec. 27, 1932, in Youngstown, Ohio.

She graduated from Boardman High School, Boardman, Ohio in 1951 and has resided in Canfield, OH since 1955.
Along with being a caregiver for her parents, Jeanne worked in the office for the Cold Metal Products Company in Youngstown.
She proudly served as a presiding judge for the electoral polls for 35 years.
She also worked as the secretary for the Canfield Rotary Club for 20 years, where she received the Paul Harris Fellow Award, and later as the secretary for the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Youngstown for 15 years.
Jeanne always enjoyed participating in the Kiwanis Club’s annual Radio Auction as well as attending Rotary International Conventions in various cities throughout the United States as well as Birmingham, England, Munich, Germany and Toronto, Canada.

Jeanne was an active member of the Canfield Presbyterian Church and volunteered her time serving as a Deacon, Trustee, and other Committees.
She also taught Sunday school for many years.

Jeanne volunteered for the Mahoning County CASA program, where she touched the lives of numerous children throughout the Valley, and served as a Girl Scout troop leader, where she taught her troop valuable life skills through camping.

Jeanne enjoyed being social and spending time with many of her friends throughout the area. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Holborn Herb Growers Guild.

She was well-known for her beautiful and extravagant herb gardens.
Jeanne had a love for antiques and enjoyed collecting and dealing in them at antique shows throughout the country.
She enjoyed playing bridge, mahjong and travelling.

Her most memorable trip was to Bogota, Colombia, for her son’s wedding in 1982.

She is survived by her loving husband and best friend of 59 years, James R. Allen Sr., whom she married April 16, 1955; three children, James R. Allen Jr. and wife Claudia Allen and Charles R. Allen, all of Canfield, and Meg J. Evans of Hubbard; four grandchildren, James R. Allen III and Cristina (Jeremy) Kennedy, both of Dallas, and Tanna D. (Andrew) Angyal and Evan A. Evans, both of Hubbard; a brother, Earl R. Eyster of Tucson, Arizona; and a sister, Nancy G. (Phillip) Rakestraw of Chesapeake, Virginia;
There will be a memorial service Sunday, May 4, 2014, at 4 p.m. at the Canfield Presbyterian Church, 140 W. Main St. in Canfield
Family and friends are invited to call one hour prior to the memorial service, from 3 to 4 p.m., on May 4, 2014, at the Canfield Presbyterian Church.
A dinner will follow to celebrate the joyous life of Jeanne Allen with her family and friends.



The family requests that material tributes take the form of contributions to Hospice of the Valley, 5190 Market St., Youngstown, OH 44512 and Mahoning County CASA, 300 East Scott St. Youngstown, OH 44505, http://www.mccasa.org/ or The Girl Scouts in memory of Jeanne.
Please visit www.thompsonfh1932.com/ to view this notice and send condolences to the Allen family.
Arrangements are being handled by the Thompson-Filicky Funeral Home, Boardman, OH.

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