Yolo County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....ALLEN , Raymond William March 30 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net June 1, 2004, 6:33 pm Woodland "Daily Democrat," Saturday, April 03, 2004 Raymond William Allen Raymond William Allen died at Woodland Memorial Hospital Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at age 69. Born April 12, 1934, in Zanesville, Ohio, Mr. Allen was the son of the late Henry and Kathryn (Cohagen) Allen. He had been a Yolo County resident for 13 years. Mr. Allen worked for FMC in San Jose as a machinist for 23 years. He was a member of the Woodland Roadrunners Motorcycle Club. In October of 1951, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS Uhlmann, a destroyer assigned to the Far Eastern Fleet off the coast of Korea. During the Korean War, he earned the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal with four stars, the United Nations Service Medal and the China Service Medal in addition to other awards. Survivors include his wife, Katherine Allen and daughter Ann DelCastillo of Woodland; his daughter Loretta Reese and husband Don of Illinois; and grandchildren, Anthony DelCastillo and Daniel DelCastillo of Woodland, Phillip Reese, Christopher Reese and Leslie Reese, all of Illinois. He was preceded in death by his brother. The family requests memorials be directed to the Food Bank of Yolo County, 1244 Fortna Ave., Woodland, 95776, in his behalf. Arrangements are under the direction of Kraft Bros. Funeral Directors of Woodland. Services: A memorial mass will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 3, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 301 Walnut St., Woodland. Friends and family are invited to attend. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Daily Democrat," 711 Main St., Woodland, CA 95695. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb