LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Jean Allen passed away peacefully at home with her husband, Dennis Shoffeitt, by her side, on Feb. 23, 2017.

Born on Jan. 1, 1932, in Vienna, Mo., she was the sixth of seven siblings, all of whom were very close and are now united.   

After graduating from college and a successful career working at Southwestern Bell, Jean married her first husband, Jerry Allen, who preceded her in death in 1974. They moved from Orange County, Calif., to Lake County to raise their family and start a successful business: Allen's Sales. 

Jean remarried in 1983 to Dennis Shoffiett in Hawaii and continued a wonderful life in Lake County, where they lived, worked and enjoyed their lives together.

Dennis was a dedicated husband and friend. They loved to travel together in their motor home and shared many of those experiences with friends.
 
Throughout her life she strived to nurture her family, continue her career, support her local community and enjoy her church. Jean was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, great aunt and friend. 

She volunteered at the Lower Lake Community Action Group, the Adult Literacy Program and various philanthropic organizations. She enjoyed tennis, playing cards, dominoes, traveling, work and walking on the beach. She had a rich and happy life. 

Jean was a loving mother to Cindy Allen and Karen Berg; devoted wife of 34 years to Dennis Shoffeitt; stepmother to Renee, Bill, Keith and Michael; and grandmother to seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She will always be missed, loved and never forgotten.  

Services to be held on Sunday, March 5, at 2 p.m., with a reception following in the Fellowship Hall at Kelseyville’s United Methodist Church, 3810 Main St.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Lower Lake United Methodist Church would be greatly appreciated:  P.O. Box 516, Lower Lake, CA  95457 - in memory of Jean Allen.