BORN

1923

DIED

2016

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Kaul Funeral Home

28433 Jefferson Ave

Saint Clair Shores, Michigan

Frank Allor Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 9, 2016.

Frank Stephen Allor, 92, a gentle, pleasant man to all who knew him, went to his eternal home with Jesus on March 8, 2016. He was preceded in death by his dear wife Elizabeth Ann and their son Gregory Mark. He s the loving father of Mary Ann (Bruce) Eagleson, and Steven (Colleen). He is the treasured Papa of nine grandchildren: Nicholas Allor, Crystal Allor, Hannah (Nathan) Matias, Eric (Elaine) Allor, Nathan (Stephanie) Eagleson, Miriam Eagleson, Abigail Eagleson, Andrew Allor and Rachel Allor. He is also the beloved Papa of 4 great grandchildren: Christopher Fekete, Ryan Fekete, Kaitlyn (Allor) Fekete and James Eagleson. He is survived by many nieces and nephews.

Visitation is Friday, March 11, 9-11 AM with a service of Christian celebration to follow at 11 AM, both to take place at Erin Presbyterian Church, 30000 Gratiot Avenue, Roseville, Michigan. Please share a memory at www.KaulFuneralHome.com

Frank was born in Mt. Clemens, Michigan in 1923. He grew up in St. Clair Shores, MI and graduated from Lakeshore High school. He served his country as an ambulance driver in Europe during World War II, and below is one of his grandaughter's interviews with him regarding this experience.

He married Elizabeth Darling and they raised their three children in Roseville, Michigan. He was employed by Zenith Carburetor and TRW respectively. He and Elizabeth enjoyed traveling all over the world in later years. They served their family in many countless and wonderful ways. He also was privileged to serve his Lord and church family as a deacon at his church, Erin Presbyterian.

He will be missed greatly by his family and friends, and they are so grateful to the Lord for the gift of this beloved man.

A Serviceman Among Us

by Miriam Eagleson

Bombs are going off and it's night. An injured man at the front lines along the Rhine River in Germany needs to be rescued. Turning the ambulance's headlights on can't be risked. My grandfather had to drive an ambulance to the front lines in such conditions. The only light, besides the lights coming from the enemy's camp across the river, came from a cigarette. A man held it behind his helmet and led them to the front line.
My grandfather, Frank Allor, now 78, had many interesting experiences, such as the above, during World War II.
He started his journey in November 1944. It began with his training as a member of an ambulance squad in New York City, New York for the American Field Service. His squad went from New York to Charleston, North Carolina. They next traveled on a British hospital ship bound for Naples, Italy. For protection, the medical ship was painted with a huge red cross. My grandfather said, "We [the ship] were lit up like a Christmas tree." While in the Mediterranean Sea they saw a periscope, but fortunately it turned out to be a British submarine. The trip total took about three and a half weeks. They stayed there for ten days. Italy was supposed to be beautiful and sunny. Instead it was wet, cold and muddy. There was no winter gear either. They went from "sunny" Italy to Marseilles, France. My grandfather said this about Marseilles: "It was the roughest town I've ever been in. You always had to have at least three people together."
A friend in his squad, a Dartmouth student, could speak five languages including Arabic and Italian. This friend did most of the communicating when they went into a new country.
During his service he was in Gibraltar, Italy, France, southern Germany (Bavaria), and Liechtenstein. By the time the war ended he was in Austria, and he said he was the coldest he'd ever been. Keep in mind he is a Michigander.
One time, shortly after the war was over, he and about five or six others were wandering in the mountains. Without realizing it, they wandered across the border and into Liechtenstein. They encountered the entire army and police force of Liechtenstein. Of course at the time it had about twelve people! The country's population was probably less than one thousand people. The main industry was making rare postage stamps.
He also stayed in a ski lodge in Germany in the Black Forest while waiting to come home.
My grandfather, his ambulance, named Calamity Jane, and the wounded soldier mentioned above all made it back to their headquarters.

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March 6, 2017

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May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

March 12, 2016

My sincere condolences to the Allor family for the loss of your loved one. May prayers strengthen you and memories comfort you, and may our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loves us, comfort your hearts and "make you firm". (2 Thessalonians 2:16, 17)

March 11, 2016

Matt H

It was such a pleasure to see Frank every morning at breakfast and get that big smile and "Hello!" from him. He will be greatly missed by all his friends.

March 10, 2016

The Chapoton family

March 10, 2016

Carol Allor/hoffman

I will miss him very much

March 10, 2016

Pam Speers

Always loved and will be missed forever.

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