Gretel H. Allen
Dec 20, 1949 – Jun 08, 2014
Gretel H. Allen of Orange, Virginia passed away June 8, 2014 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her mother, Alice C. Herrmann.Gretel is survived by her husband, Dabney Allen, daughters, Victoria B. Allen, Olivia A. Funkhouser (Chad), her father, Fred N. Herrmann and her sister, Corita A. Kirby.A private Celebration of her life was held on Saturday, June 14th at their farm.Family request memorial donation be made to Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, 1240 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908 or Corea Baptist Church, c/o Prudence Henry, 154 Cowley Island Rd., Corea, ME 04624
I wish I could have been there for you. Trust in the Lord and take things one at the time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.So very sorry for your loss.Your friend forever, Mason
Dearest Dabney, Olivia, Victoria and family,I loved Gretel. She was my best friend in boarding school. She was kind and generous and caring and always there for me. She was in my wedding. Over the years we were separated by distance, but not really. Gretel was always in my heart and I know I was in hers. You know the friends you can count one one hand? Gretel was one of those. Gretel being such a private person and because we were separated by life`s stresses, Lauren just wrote me yesterday. It is just like her to keep this private. She was always looking out for everyone else. I want you to know that Gretel touched my life like no other when we were young women trying to find our way. She taught me how to dance, what moonshine was and what it was like to know someone would not abandon you . Her genuine kind nature always made me look up to her. I will not stop looking up to her.I am so sorry for your loss from the pit of my heart. Those words sound trite because I can`t find the right words to express the grief I am feeling nor understand the pain you must be enduring. I am just a phone call away. 860-617-2004 jennie paul theyankeeprincess.com