Burton Prentice "Pete" Allen, Jr., 83, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at his home in Milaca.
Memorial services were held Friday, April 20, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca and a funeral service at Trinity Saturday, April 21.
B. P. Allen, Jr. was born in Milaca November 23, 1928, to Burton and Stella Thompson Allen. He grew up in Wabash, IN, where his dad moved in 1933 to start a bank. He graduated from Wabash High School in 1946, and attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, IN.
Pete graduated from Carleton College in Northfield with a BA in economics. He received his MBA in accounting from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania in 1952.
After a brief stint on the audit staff of Arthur Anderson & Co. in Chicago, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, spending three years as a 1st Lt. and Special Agent of Special Investigations with duty in the US, Germany and London.
In 1956, Pete returned to Milaca to join his father at The First National Bank of Milaca. Pete's father, Burton Sr., was president for many years, as had his grandfather, J. A. Allen, since the early 1900s. Pete became president and CEO in 1965.
Pete married Thora Olson in 1959.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Burton and Stella Allen; brother, Jack Allen; sister-in-law, Margaret Allen; and nephew, Mac Allen.
Full obituary in the
Mille Lacs County Times, Milaca. MN
Princeton Union-Eagle, Princeton, MN
Memorial services were held Friday, April 20, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca and a funeral service at Trinity Saturday, April 21.
B. P. Allen, Jr. was born in Milaca November 23, 1928, to Burton and Stella Thompson Allen. He grew up in Wabash, IN, where his dad moved in 1933 to start a bank. He graduated from Wabash High School in 1946, and attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, IN.
Pete graduated from Carleton College in Northfield with a BA in economics. He received his MBA in accounting from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania in 1952.
After a brief stint on the audit staff of Arthur Anderson & Co. in Chicago, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, spending three years as a 1st Lt. and Special Agent of Special Investigations with duty in the US, Germany and London.
In 1956, Pete returned to Milaca to join his father at The First National Bank of Milaca. Pete's father, Burton Sr., was president for many years, as had his grandfather, J. A. Allen, since the early 1900s. Pete became president and CEO in 1965.
Pete married Thora Olson in 1959.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Burton and Stella Allen; brother, Jack Allen; sister-in-law, Margaret Allen; and nephew, Mac Allen.
Full obituary in the
Mille Lacs County Times, Milaca. MN
Princeton Union-Eagle, Princeton, MN
Burton Prentice "Pete" Allen, Jr., 83, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012, at his home in Milaca.
Memorial services were held Friday, April 20, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca and a funeral service at Trinity Saturday, April 21.
B. P. Allen, Jr. was born in Milaca November 23, 1928, to Burton and Stella Thompson Allen. He grew up in Wabash, IN, where his dad moved in 1933 to start a bank. He graduated from Wabash High School in 1946, and attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, IN.
Pete graduated from Carleton College in Northfield with a BA in economics. He received his MBA in accounting from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania in 1952.
After a brief stint on the audit staff of Arthur Anderson & Co. in Chicago, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, spending three years as a 1st Lt. and Special Agent of Special Investigations with duty in the US, Germany and London.
In 1956, Pete returned to Milaca to join his father at The First National Bank of Milaca. Pete's father, Burton Sr., was president for many years, as had his grandfather, J. A. Allen, since the early 1900s. Pete became president and CEO in 1965.
Pete married Thora Olson in 1959.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Burton and Stella Allen; brother, Jack Allen; sister-in-law, Margaret Allen; and nephew, Mac Allen.
Full obituary in the
Mille Lacs County Times, Milaca. MN
Princeton Union-Eagle, Princeton, MN
Memorial services were held Friday, April 20, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Milaca and a funeral service at Trinity Saturday, April 21.
B. P. Allen, Jr. was born in Milaca November 23, 1928, to Burton and Stella Thompson Allen. He grew up in Wabash, IN, where his dad moved in 1933 to start a bank. He graduated from Wabash High School in 1946, and attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, IN.
Pete graduated from Carleton College in Northfield with a BA in economics. He received his MBA in accounting from the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania in 1952.
After a brief stint on the audit staff of Arthur Anderson & Co. in Chicago, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, spending three years as a 1st Lt. and Special Agent of Special Investigations with duty in the US, Germany and London.
In 1956, Pete returned to Milaca to join his father at The First National Bank of Milaca. Pete's father, Burton Sr., was president for many years, as had his grandfather, J. A. Allen, since the early 1900s. Pete became president and CEO in 1965.
Pete married Thora Olson in 1959.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Burton and Stella Allen; brother, Jack Allen; sister-in-law, Margaret Allen; and nephew, Mac Allen.
Full obituary in the
Mille Lacs County Times, Milaca. MN
Princeton Union-Eagle, Princeton, MN
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