Obit: Allard, Donald J. Sr. (1927 - 2017)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Allard, Conry, George, Hunt, O’Neil, Queen, Studley, Williams

----Source: The Cornell Courier - Sentinel (Cornell, WI) 11/30/2017

Allard, Donald J. “Don” “Pix” Sr. (27 JAN 1927 - 27 NOV 2017)

Donald J. Allard, 90, formerly of Holcombe, passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, at Cornell Health Services.

Services are tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday Dec. 2, at Sheldon Full Gospel Church. Interment will be in the Cornell Cemetery following the services.

A visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 1, at Borton-Leiser Funeral Home in Cornell.

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----Source: Borton-Leiser Funeral Home (Cornell, WI) 12/05/2017

Donald “Don” “Pix” John Allard Sr., 90, went home to be with the Lord Nov. 27, 2017.

Donald was born to Mildred (Hunt) and Paul Allard, Jan. 27, 1927, the third of seven children.
He was raised in Holcombe. As many young men did back then, he left school early and went right to work.

In his early years, Don was a farmhand, gravel hauler and logger. He then joined the Navy in December 1944. He served as a Painter 3rd Class assigned to the USS Altamaha during World War II. At the end of the war, he returned home and continued working.

He married Iris Laura Ann Studley Sept. 11, 1947. They enjoyed 59 years of marriage, before she passed away in 2006. Don and Iris had eight children and raised them primarily in the Cornell area, although there were times when the family lived in southern Wisconsin or northern Illinois. Don worked hard to support his growing family, and was always involved in the construction industry and logged in the off-season.

He joined the Operating Engineers Union in 1953, and was a member of Local 139 for 65 years. In his work with the union, he ran various heavy equipment machines over the years, because he could just jump in and figure out how to make them go, but mostly he operated cranes.
He assisted in the construction of many buildings, bridges, tunnels and dams, including the Holcombe and Jim Falls dams.

Don was a very loving and devoted husband and father. He loved spending time with his family, and took great joy in watching his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren grow and learn. He often expressed his pride in all of them.

He loved the outdoors. Don enjoyed hunting and fishing, and working in the woods. He reveled in sharing many stories about his family, work, the woods, and of course, some hunting and fishing escapades. He often regaled them over and over, always with the same great animation and entertainment every single time. No one ever tired of listening to them. It was obvious to all who knew him, that he loved life and sharing it with others. Don also loved the Lord, and was a faithful member of Faith Baptist Church in Cornell.

He is survived by his brother – Chet Allard, Arizona; his children – Linda (Robert) Queen, Cornell, Susan Allard, Cornell, Donald Allard Jr., Holcombe, Paul Allard, Kasson, Minn., Julie O’Neil, Kasson, Minn., Sandra Allard, Chippewa Falls, Phillip (Sue) Allard, Cornell, and Joel (Judy) Allard, Holcombe; 26 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings – Clayton Allard, Jack Allard, Nina Conry, Dick Allard and Tommy Allard; his wife; his great-grandson – Zane Donald Mathew Allard; and son-in-law –Wayne George.

Don spent the last several years at the Cornell Area Care Center (now Cornell Health Services) and the family would like to thank them, as well as St. Croix Hospice, for the tender care and concern they showed Don.

Friends called at Borton-Leiser funeral home in Cornell, Friday, Dec. 1, from 4-7 p.m., and also one hour prior to the service Saturday, at the Sheldon Full Gospel Church.

The funeral service was held Saturday, Dec. 2, at 10 a.m., officiated by Pastor Mark Williams of Faith Baptist Church, Cornell. Interment was in the Cornell Cemetery following the services.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.leiserbortonfuneralhome.com.