The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Allan M. Eliason
Allan died on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Pinecrest Adult Care Home in Prescott, Ariz. He was born May 20, 1929, in Swift County, Minn., the son of Martin and Allie (Olson) Eliason. Allan was 81 years old.
Allan married Harle L. Gaarder on Jan. 12, 1952, and they had two children, Alden (Eli) and Renee. Allan spent most of his life involved in mission work. He and Harle served as missionaries in New Zealand from 1960-1963. In 1986, he co-founded Global Outreach, a non-profit mission organization, which is still active today serving orphans and widows worldwide. For Global Outreach, Allan made over one hundred trips to Mexico as well as Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Honduras. He was also very proud to have served as the mission director of Valley Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona for several years.
Allan is survived by his wife of 59 years, Harle L. Gaarder; son Eli Eliason and his wife, Celeste of San Diego, Calif.; daughter Renee Reed and her husband, Bill of Prescott, Ariz.; grandchildren David, Julie, Kim and Andy; and great-grandson Andrew.
A celebration of Allan's life will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, 303 South Cortez Street in Prescott, followed by a graveside committal service at the Pioneer Home Cemetery on Iron Springs Road in Prescott.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Allan's name to Global Outreach Inc., P.O. Box 10096, Prescott, AZ 86304, or online at www.global-outreach.net.
You are invited to log on to www.ruffnerwakelin.com to sign Allan's guest book, and share a memory with the family.
Information provided by survivors.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Allan M. Eliason
Allan died on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Pinecrest Adult Care Home in Prescott, Ariz. He was born May 20, 1929, in Swift County, Minn., the son of Martin and Allie (Olson) Eliason. Allan was 81 years old.
Allan married Harle L. Gaarder on Jan. 12, 1952, and they had two children, Alden (Eli) and Renee. Allan spent most of his life involved in mission work. He and Harle served as missionaries in New Zealand from 1960-1963. In 1986, he co-founded Global Outreach, a non-profit mission organization, which is still active today serving orphans and widows worldwide. For Global Outreach, Allan made over one hundred trips to Mexico as well as Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Honduras. He was also very proud to have served as the mission director of Valley Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona for several years.
Allan is survived by his wife of 59 years, Harle L. Gaarder; son Eli Eliason and his wife, Celeste of San Diego, Calif.; daughter Renee Reed and her husband, Bill of Prescott, Ariz.; grandchildren David, Julie, Kim and Andy; and great-grandson Andrew.
A celebration of Allan's life will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, 303 South Cortez Street in Prescott, followed by a graveside committal service at the Pioneer Home Cemetery on Iron Springs Road in Prescott.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Allan's name to Global Outreach Inc., P.O. Box 10096, Prescott, AZ 86304, or online at www.global-outreach.net.
You are invited to log on to www.ruffnerwakelin.com to sign Allan's guest book, and share a memory with the family.
Information provided by survivors.
The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Allan M. Eliason
Allan died on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Pinecrest Adult Care Home in Prescott, Ariz. He was born May 20, 1929, in Swift County, Minn., the son of Martin and Allie (Olson) Eliason. Allan was 81 years old.
Allan married Harle L. Gaarder on Jan. 12, 1952, and they had two children, Alden (Eli) and Renee. Allan spent most of his life involved in mission work. He and Harle served as missionaries in New Zealand from 1960-1963. In 1986, he co-founded Global Outreach, a non-profit mission organization, which is still active today serving orphans and widows worldwide. For Global Outreach, Allan made over one hundred trips to Mexico as well as Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Honduras. He was also very proud to have served as the mission director of Valley Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona for several years.
Allan is survived by his wife of 59 years, Harle L. Gaarder; son Eli Eliason and his wife, Celeste of San Diego, Calif.; daughter Renee Reed and her husband, Bill of Prescott, Ariz.; grandchildren David, Julie, Kim and Andy; and great-grandson Andrew.
A celebration of Allan's life will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, 303 South Cortez Street in Prescott, followed by a graveside committal service at the Pioneer Home Cemetery on Iron Springs Road in Prescott.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Allan's name to Global Outreach Inc., P.O. Box 10096, Prescott, AZ 86304, or online at www.global-outreach.net.
You are invited to log on to www.ruffnerwakelin.com to sign Allan's guest book, and share a memory with the family.
Information provided by survivors.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Allan M. Eliason
Allan died on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Pinecrest Adult Care Home in Prescott, Ariz. He was born May 20, 1929, in Swift County, Minn., the son of Martin and Allie (Olson) Eliason. Allan was 81 years old.
Allan married Harle L. Gaarder on Jan. 12, 1952, and they had two children, Alden (Eli) and Renee. Allan spent most of his life involved in mission work. He and Harle served as missionaries in New Zealand from 1960-1963. In 1986, he co-founded Global Outreach, a non-profit mission organization, which is still active today serving orphans and widows worldwide. For Global Outreach, Allan made over one hundred trips to Mexico as well as Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and Honduras. He was also very proud to have served as the mission director of Valley Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona for several years.
Allan is survived by his wife of 59 years, Harle L. Gaarder; son Eli Eliason and his wife, Celeste of San Diego, Calif.; daughter Renee Reed and her husband, Bill of Prescott, Ariz.; grandchildren David, Julie, Kim and Andy; and great-grandson Andrew.
A celebration of Allan's life will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, 303 South Cortez Street in Prescott, followed by a graveside committal service at the Pioneer Home Cemetery on Iron Springs Road in Prescott.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in Allan's name to Global Outreach Inc., P.O. Box 10096, Prescott, AZ 86304, or online at www.global-outreach.net.
You are invited to log on to www.ruffnerwakelin.com to sign Allan's guest book, and share a memory with the family.
Information provided by survivors.
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