Allen L. Pratt, 73
Oct. 24, 1937 — Dec. 26, 2011
Allen L. Pratt, 73, of Knott Road, Niles, died at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles.
- Allen L. Pratt
He was born Oct. 24, 1937, in Bourbon, Ind., to Leroy and Erma (Lemler) Pratt and was raised by his father and stepmother, Winifred Pratt. He moved to the South Bend area at the age of 12. Allen was a retired Master Senior Chief Petty Officer in the US Navy. He was a service manager at Coit’s in South Bend and worked for Tem Pace in Niles.
On June 15, 1957, in Niles, he married the former Alice Hargreaves, who survives. Also surviving are their sons, Ricky Pratt and Michael Leroy Pratt, both of Niles, and their daughter, Sheila Mazingo of Cassopolis, nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, his sisters, Elaine Whitfield of Mishawaka and Betty Vance of North Carolina, stepsister Joan Walton of Kansas and an aunt, Frances Lemler of Bourbon.
Mr. Pratt was preceded in death by his father, mother, stepmother and sister, Diane Liggett.
The funeral service for Allen L. Pratt will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles with Pastor Jeffrey L. Whitaker of Michiana Christian Embassy officiating. Internment will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles and conclude with Full Military Honors by the United States Navy Honor Guard and American Legion Post 51, Buchanan.
The family will receive friends and relatives beginning one hour before the service at the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Allen may be made to the American Cancer Society or American Lung Association.
Niles Daily Star, Published online 7:49pm Wednesday, December 28, 2011