Cover photo for Gerald Allen's Obituary
Gerald Allen Profile Photo
1942 Gerald 2021

Gerald Allen

March 9, 1942 — March 25, 2021

Gerald “Joe” Everett Allen, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, March 25, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 amFriday, May 14, 2021, at the English River Church - Brethern near South English.

Gerald “Joe” Allen was born March 9, 1942, in Wellman, Iowa, the son of Gilbert and Alverda (Marek) Allen. He attended Wellman High School and entered the United States Army, serving three years. Joe worked at Northwestern Bell as a lineman then engineer for the company. After retiring he was an independent contractor for Qwest. He was united in marriage to Mary Della Ballard on July 30, 2011. Joe enjoyed watching TV, playing cards, working on projects with the family, eating Wheat Thins, Oreos and peanut M & M’s, and saying “order whatever you want!”

Survivors include his wife Mary Della of Cedar Rapids; “The Kids” Angie and Anthony Allen; four grandkids: Aurora, Juston, Kaylyn and Ambrose; 25 nieces and nephews; three siblings: Mike (Becky) Allen of Wellman, Patricia Morse of Muscatine and Molly Allen of Ely; felines Tux, Meep and Cali.

Preceding Joe in death were his parents, one sister Jane McCartt and three brothers: Marlyn “Butch”, Larry and Tom Allen.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Gerald Allen, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Memorial Service

Friday, May 14, 2021

Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)

English River Church - Brethern

29252 137th St, South English, IA 52335

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 24

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree