Obituary of Marjorie Frances Allan

MARJORIE FRANCES ALLAN passed away on November 15 at her home in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be held at St. Paul`s Episcopal Church in Oaks on Saturday, November 19 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Daniel Olsen officiating. Burial will follow immediately afterward at the church cemetery. Moore, Snear & Ruggiero of Trappe will be handling the funeral arrangements. Marjorie was born in Conshohocken to Frances (née Dankelman) and Daniel Kirkpatrick on November 19, 1925. She attended Norristown High School and then went on to graduate from Ursinus College in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science degree in both Math and English. In 1947 she married John Allan and moved to Easton while John attended Lafayette University. After his degree from Lafayette was earned the family eventually settled in Audubon, Pennsylvania, to raise their four daughters. During this time Marjorie chose to make a loving, creative and active home environment for her growing children. Marjorie (known as "Jinx" to her friends) volunteered in various ministries of St. Paul`s church, Oaks, pursued further education in Art Appreciation at the Barnes Foundation, traveled extensively with her husband, children and grandchildren, substitute taught in Montgomery County high schools, learned to play golf, became a volunteer docent at the Wharton Esherick Museum, and maintained close friendships that lasted throughout her life. Marjorie is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Berchtold, Vero Beach, Florida, Jean Gardocki, West Chester and Amy Sharadin, Royersford, four grandsons and four great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, John, and her daughter, Marjorie McCarthy. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: The Wharton Esherick Museum, P.O. Box 595, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 19301-0595, or The Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College, 601 Main Street, Collegeville, PA 19426. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester, Pa. MARJORIE FRANCES ALLAN passed away on November 15 at her home in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oaks on Saturday, November 19 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Daniel Olsen officiating. Burial will follow immediately afterward at the church cemetery. Moore, Snear & Ruggiero of Trappe will be handling the funeral arrangements. Marjorie was born in Conshohocken to Frances (née Dankelman) and Daniel Kirkpatrick on November 19, 1925. She attended Norristown High School and then went on to graduate from Ursinus College in 1948 with a Bachelor of Science degree in both Math and English. In 1947 she married John Allan and moved to Easton while John attended Lafayette University. After his degree from Lafayette was earned the family eventually settled in Audubon, Pennsylvania, to raise their four daughters. During this time Marjorie chose to make a loving, creative and active home environment for her growing children. Marjorie (known as “Jinx” to her friends) volunteered in various ministries of St. Paul’s church, Oaks, pursued further education in Art Appreciation at the Barnes Foundation, traveled extensively with her husband, children and grandchildren, substitute taught in Montgomery County high schools, learned to play golf, became a volunteer docent at the Wharton Esherick Museum, and maintained close friendships that lasted throughout her life. Marjorie is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Berchtold, Vero Beach, Florida, Jean Gardocki, West Chester and Amy Sharadin, Royersford, four grandsons and four great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, John, and her daughter, Marjorie McCarthy. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: The Wharton Esherick Museum, P.O. Box 595, Paoli, Pennsylvania, 19301-0595, or The Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College, 601 Main Street, Collegeville, PA 19426. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester, Pennsylvania.