John Roderick Allen of Franklin, N.J., passed away peacefully at Newton Medical Center on Thursday, March 4, 2021. He was 87.
Born in Paterson, N.J., he had lived in Franklin for the last 51 years.
John served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and then worked at Union Carbide for 18 years then as a plant manager for Sealed Air Corp and then as a general manager for Polyfilm of America in Bound Brook before retiring in 2007. He then worked as a part time parts driver for Carquest to keep himself active. John was an avid bowler and scored a 300 game at Franklin Lanes, he also enjoyed fishing with his buddies at the Franklin Pond.
John is predeceased by his wife, Anna M. Allen( 2019) and daughter Laurie Ann Allen (2009).
He is the devoted father of John R. Allen Jr. and his wife, Loretta, of Akron, Ohio, Mark Allen and his wife, Zophia, of Stockholm, N.J., and Vickie Carmody and her husband, Christopher, of Sparta, N.J.; cherished grandfather of Jenna Matthews and her husband, Ian of Columbia, S.C.; 6 grandchildren. Also survived by 3 great-grandsons.
The family will receive their friends for memorial visitation at F. John Ramsey Funeral Home, One Main St., Franklin, on Saturday, March 13, 2021, from 9 to 11 a.m. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. with inurnment at Immaculate Conception Mausoleum. Due to Government Restrictions, no more than 100 people will be allowed in the premises at one time and face coverings are required by all who enter.
Memorial gifts may be made to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice Foundation, 99 Sparta Ave., Newton, NJ.