IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Mary Helen
Allison
August 4, 1933 – April 21, 2008
Obituary
Mary Helen Allison
Aug. 4, 1933 - April 21, 2008
Mary Helen Allison, 74, of Sterling, passed away Monday, April 21, 2008, in Sterling. Closed casket services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Sterling, with First Counselor in Bishopric Scott Gerlach officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery.
Mary Helen was born Aug. 4, 1933, to Fred and Clara (Bass) Jarrett in Iberia, Mo. At the age of 2, her parents moved to Colorado and settled in Merino. Her father was the Union Pacific Railroad agent at the Atwood Depot until it closed in 1970. She graduated from Sterling High School in 1951 and attended Colorado College in Greeley, earning her bachelors and masters degrees in education.
She met and married Richard Lee Allison on June 3, 1956, in Sterling.
Mrs. Allison taught school in Atwood for two years and in the surrounding area until she and Richard moved to Livermore, Calif., where they were both employed by the Livermore Unified School District. Mary Helen and Richard taught there for more than 30 years.
Mary Helen was an outstanding fifth grade teacher and was widely sought after by parents throughout the district to teach their children.
In 1988, Richard and Mary Helen moved back to Sterling after retirement. Mrs. Allison, until her passing, was still an active educator, substitute teaching at the high school as well as home-schooling students.
Mary Helen was active as a member of the community, being a member of the Sterling school board as well as the Order of the Eastern Star, where she was worthy matron two years ago. She was also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
She is survived by her son, Frederick Allison of Eaton; and grandchildren, Lauren, 18, who is a freshman at the United States Air Force Academy, Carly, 17, Joshua, 15, and Samuel, 12.
Her gift of service and straight-forward outlook on life will be missed.
Mary Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Allison in 2006.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Fairfax Rd. at Virginia St., Salt Lake City, UT 84103.
Chaney-Reager Funeral Home in Sterling handled the arrangements.
Aug. 4, 1933 - April 21, 2008
Mary Helen Allison, 74, of Sterling, passed away Monday, April 21, 2008, in Sterling. Closed casket services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Sterling, with First Counselor in Bishopric Scott Gerlach officiating. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery.
Mary Helen was born Aug. 4, 1933, to Fred and Clara (Bass) Jarrett in Iberia, Mo. At the age of 2, her parents moved to Colorado and settled in Merino. Her father was the Union Pacific Railroad agent at the Atwood Depot until it closed in 1970. She graduated from Sterling High School in 1951 and attended Colorado College in Greeley, earning her bachelors and masters degrees in education.
She met and married Richard Lee Allison on June 3, 1956, in Sterling.
Mrs. Allison taught school in Atwood for two years and in the surrounding area until she and Richard moved to Livermore, Calif., where they were both employed by the Livermore Unified School District. Mary Helen and Richard taught there for more than 30 years.
Mary Helen was an outstanding fifth grade teacher and was widely sought after by parents throughout the district to teach their children.
In 1988, Richard and Mary Helen moved back to Sterling after retirement. Mrs. Allison, until her passing, was still an active educator, substitute teaching at the high school as well as home-schooling students.
Mary Helen was active as a member of the community, being a member of the Sterling school board as well as the Order of the Eastern Star, where she was worthy matron two years ago. She was also a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
She is survived by her son, Frederick Allison of Eaton; and grandchildren, Lauren, 18, who is a freshman at the United States Air Force Academy, Carly, 17, Joshua, 15, and Samuel, 12.
Her gift of service and straight-forward outlook on life will be missed.
Mary Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Allison in 2006.
Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, Fairfax Rd. at Virginia St., Salt Lake City, UT 84103.
Chaney-Reager Funeral Home in Sterling handled the arrangements.
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