Josephine H. Allen (Joedy) passed away December 13,2023 in Shrewsbury, MA with her daughter and granddaughter by her side.

Joedy was born January 13,1932 in Watertown, NY to the late Agnes Gamble Horr and Robert Gilbert Horr. She was raised in Watertown with her 2 siblings, the late Mary (Polly) E. Foster (Calvin) and the late Robert G. Horr, Jr. (Dorothy). She graduated from Emma Willard School in Troy, NY and went on to Katherine Gibbs School in Boston, MA.

She was predeceased by her husband George Crawford Allen who she met while at Katherine Gibbs and he at Babson College. They married in Watertown on December 27, 1952.

George & Joedy had 4 children, Margaret Allen Howe (Bruce) of Mendon, MA, David Crawford Allen (Janet) of North Yarmouth, ME, George Crawford Allen, Jr. of San Diego, CA and Robert Wallace Allen (Christine) of Cohasset, MA. Their family grew to include 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. She was loved and cherished by all.

Joedy worked as a librarian at the Amherst, NH library for many years. She enjoyed skiing, boating, traveling and summers on the coast of Maine and the St. Lawrence River.

A private, family gathering to celebrate Joedy’s life will be held on January 13,2024 which would have been her 92nd birthday. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Northern New York Community Foundation (nnycf.org), 131 Washington St., Watertown, NY 13601, The Amherst, NH Town Library, (library@amherstlibrary.org), 14 Main St., Amherst, NH 03031 or Maine Coast Heritage Trust (mcht.org) 1 Bowdin Mill Island, Suite 201, Topsham, ME 04086.