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ALLEN, Sister Kathleen Mary, S.O.S - Sister Kathleen Mary Allen died peacefully at LaSalle Manor, Scarborough on June 14th, 2005 in the 53rd year of her Religious Life. Born in North Bay, Ontario, she was one of the nine children born to James Patrick Allen and Olive Mary Walden. She was predeceased by her brothers Harvey, Frank and Walden, her sisters Eileen Grant and Margaret Doyle. She is survived by her brothers Fr. Richard and William and her sister Alma Todd, several nieces and nephews and many friends in Ontario and Alberta. A graduate of St. Joseph's School of Nursing, North Bay, Ontario, Kathleen entered the Sisters of Service in Toronto, January 21st, 1952 and spent her entire Religious Life in the two rural hospitals operated by the Sisters of Service in Alberta, St. John's Hospital, Edson and Our Lady's Hospital, Vilna. She served both hospitals as Staff Nurse, Supervisor of Nursing Services, Community Superior and Hospital Administrator. She was the longest serving member of the Sisters of Service in Edson and retired from her position as Administrator of St. John's Hospital and from active nursing in 1989. Remaining in Edson, she continued to provide volunteer pastoral and ecumenical services to those who sought her help. Much loved, highly respected and esteemed for her commitment to her profession and the people of Edson, she was honoured by the town as Edson's "Senior Citizen of the Year" in 1995. She returned to Ontario in 1996. Friends may call at LaSalle Manor, 61 Fairfax Crescent, Scarborough, after 3:30 p.m. today, June 16th, 2005 with a Vigil Service at 7 p.m. Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated in the Chapel at LaSalle Manor on Friday, June 17th at 11 a.m. by Reverend Roger Keeler of the Edmonton Archdiocese. Interment in the Sisters of Service Plot, Mount Hope Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Rosar-Morrison Funeral Home, Toronto, Ontario. -