Mary was born February 18, 1951, the only daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Allen in East St. Louis, Illinois.  She grew up in Coloma, graduating from Coloma High School.  Mary worked at Modern Plastics and VM before going to Coloma Frozen Foods for many years until she found her true calling in health care working for Juniper, Lakeland, and Spectrum health care systems.  Outside of work Mary enjoyed reading, knitting and watching movies.  She also enjoyed spending time with her family which includes: her mother Margaret (Paul) Soderborg of Coloma; six brothers Dr. Otis Allen of Bloomington, IL, Larry (Debbie) Allen of College Station, TX, Steven Allen of College Station, TX, David Allen of Coloma, John (Calista) Koneff of Hudson, OH, and Michael (Michelle) Koneff of Coloma; and many nieces and nephews.

Mary died Monday, February 27, at Countryside Nursing Home in South Haven.  She is preceded in death by her father Benjamin Allen and two brothers Martin Andrew Allen and Benjamin J. Allen Jr. "Skip".  Funeral services will be celebrated Friday, March 3 at 2:00 PM with visitation prior starting at 1:00 PM at Hutchins Funeral Home in Watervliet. Burial will follow in Watervliet Cemetery.  You may leave a message for Mary's family at hutchinsfuneral.com.