Alexander 'Sandy' Allen

Sandy Allen died Thursday, May 23,2024 at his home surrounded by his family.  He was 75.
 
Memorial service will be held 11:00 am June 15, 2024 at Northview-North Mankato Mortuary with visitation two hours prior to the service.

Memorials may be sent to Nicholas Carey Allen Memorial Nursing Scholarship at Minnesota State University, Mankato.  It was his wish to continue to fund scholarships for future nursing students to learn about the care of the disabled.

Alexander “Sandy” Allen was born on Aug. 7, 1948, in Marshfield Wisc. To Duane (Pink) and Ardith Allen.  As a boy the family moved to Owatonna, where his father was co-owner of radio station KRFO.

Sandy was involved with sports in high school and sang with the Owatonna High School choir.  He graduated with honors from Mankato State University in 1977.  He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity.  He married Wendy Sharits on Aug. 6, 1977.  They had three boys, Nicholas, Nathan, and Benjamin.

Kindness and compassion were the hallmarks of Sandy’s life.  His eldest son Nick, was born with severe medical challenges.  Sandy met those challenges, becoming Nick’s best friend and playmate.  Sandy poured his heart into his other sons too, ensuring they had quality time with dad and doing all the things that fathers and sons do.

Sandy had a 30-year career with the Community Education and Recreation Dept. with ISD77.  He worked especially hard to make the puzzle of all the city’s softball fields and teams come together into a clear and fair picture.

Sandy’s interest in music and singing continued throughout his life.  Publicly, he sang with the Riverblenders, Soul Purpose, and the Singing Hills Chorus.  Privately, he sang in the house, in the car, in the gazebo- wherever he was he was singing.

Sandy will be missed by his wife, Wendy, son Nathan and daughter-in-law Sarah, son Benjamin and daughter-in-law Cassie, grandchildren, Penelope, Cordelia, Margot, and Wells Allen, daughter Jaime Christopher, husband Brad, and grandchildren Eli, Sierra and Joshua, and many nieces and nephews as well as friends. He was preceded in death by his son Nick, and his parents.