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Submitted: 12/21/21 • Approved: 12/21/21 • Last Updated: 12/24/21 • R1407928-G1407114-S3
US Army
World War II
March 14, 1928 - September 24, 2013
*Obituary
Benton County Daily Record
Saturday, October 5, 2013
BELLA VISTA — Gwendolyn Irene Allen, 85, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Tuesday, Sept 24, 2013, at North Care Hospice in North Kansas City, Mo. She was born on March 14, 1928, in Vermillion, Kan., to Clifford L. Kjellberg Sr. and Alma Irene Zeek Kjellberg.
She served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II. Sixteen years before moving to Bella Vista. she was head nurse of obstetrics and gynecology at North Kansas City Memorial Hospital.
She moved to Bella Vista in July 1975 from Kansas City, Mo. She was a member of the Bella Vista Community Church and was involved in Church Sheppard group.
She helped start and worked with the Nomad Shrine Ladies in Bella Vista, she was a member of Daughters of the Nile in Little Rock, Ark., and was very active for 20 years; and worked with Bates Development Association for many years. She belonged to the Bella Vista Women's 9-Hole and 18-Hole Golf Associations. She enjoyed cooking, bridge, and bowling.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glenn; daughter, Kathryn Hall, and brother, C.M. Kjellberg.
She is survived by daughter, Cynthia J. Burns of Platte City, Mo.; two brothers, Clifford L. Kjellberg Jr. of Ness City, Kan., Earl D. Kjellberg of Fallbrook, Calif.; five grandchildren, Kelly Cowan, Tehra Pratt, Brian Clark, Christopher Clark and Shauna Hall; and five great-grandchildren, Carter Pratt, Ayden Pratt, Braydon Cowan, Carley Lynn Cowan and Haley Lynn Cowan.
A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, at the Bella Vista Cemetery, Bella Vista, Ark., with Dr. Anna Teel officiating.
Arrangements are by the Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory, 2258 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, Ark.
Memorial may be made to the Bella Vista Community Church Building Fund or to Nomad Shrine Club.
Online condolences may be made at www.funeralmation.com.
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