Hazel (Allinger) King (1925 - 2013)

Born 3 Nov 1925 in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Died 30 Aug 2013 at age 87 in Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Hazel was born in 1925. She was the daughter of Leo Allinger and Martha Zurcher.

In the 1930 U.S. census, Hazel is living with her parents in Ridgway, Pennsylvania with five of her siblings. ^[1]

In 1940, she is living at the same place with her parents and three of her siblings.^[2]

She passed away in 2003. ^{[3] [4]}

Hazel A. (Peachie) King, 87, of Monterey Avenue, Ridgway, died Friday evening, Aug. 30, 2013. She was born in Ridgway on Nov. 3, 1925, daughter of the late Leo and Martha (Zurcher) Allinger. She was married to Jack W. King who preceded her in death in July of 1973. Mrs. King graduated from Ridgway High School in 1943, attended West Penn Hospital School of Nursing and graduated as a registered nurse in 1946. She was employed as a private duty nurse for several years and worked at the Elk County General Hospital for many years, retiring in 1980. She was Past Worthy Matron of Elizabeth Early Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the Ida Rebecca Shrine. She is survived by four children, Jonathan King of San Francisco, Calif., Bruce (Kathy) King, Thomas (Barbara) King, and Susan (James) Nelson, all of Ridgway; two stepchildren, Jack C. King of Pittsburgh and Marilyn MacKendrick of Charleston, S.C.; eight grandchildren, Blythe (Jeffrey) Brunner, Julie (Craig) Kasmierski, Kerrie (Michael) Cowan, Susan (Jeffrey) Baird, Jeffrey (Leanne) Nelson, Rachel King, Caleb (Jessica) King, Nathan King; 16 great-grandchildren; a sister, Julia (Calvin) Levis of Lancaster; a brother, Donald Allinger of Appleton, Wis.; and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband she was preceded in death by three sisters, Margaret Urbancic, Grace Devitt, and Dorothy Langin; and a half-brother, William Allinger. At Mrs. King's request the funeral and interment will be private at the convenience of the family. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Ridgway Public Library. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Thompson Funeral Home.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHS2-S2G : accessed 2 August 2019), Hazel I Allinger in household of Leopold Allinger, Ridgway, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 7B, line 57, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2034; FHL microfilm 2,341,768.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQFJ-DJF : 28 July 2019), Hazel Allinger in household of Leo Allinger, Ward 4, Ridgway, Ridgway Borough, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 24-21, sheet 8B, line 46, family 145, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3499.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27Q7-4KT : 20 May 2014), Hazel A King, 30 Aug 2013; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Obituary: “Hazel A. (Peachie) King.” The Daily Press, Sept. 2013, www.smdailypress.com/content/hazel-peachie-king.

See Also

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2019), memorial page for Hazel A. “Peachie” Allinger King (3 Nov 1925–30 Aug 2013), Find A Grave Memorial no. 147238753, citing Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Ridgway, Elk County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Doug Johnson (contributor 48480056) . Find A Grave: Memorial #147238753.