Sheila Allard Obituary

Dear Mr. Allard, Steve and Jenny,
I am sending each of you warm, caring thoughts on the anniversary of my dear friend, and your mother and wife's passing! How I appreciate her and you, her family! I called Mr. Allard in memory of her passing and thinking of his 90th birthday as well. I gave him a card for his upcoming birthday the last time I visited him.
I was blessed to read her obituary again recently. What a wonderful lady, friend and supportive neighbor for over 60 years!
I am sorry for your great loss!
May God be with each of you.
Sharon

Dear Family,
The memories of Mrs. Allard are still treasured in my heart. She and Mr. Allard were wonderful friends and neighbors for over 60 years! Both of them showed their friendship and love many times from"across Sheila's garden!" I still have the flyer out from her memorial service.
I love and CARE about each one of you!
Sharon Weese

Sheila Dyanne Ford Allard
June 11, 1937 - March 9, 2021


You were an important figure in my childhood. You taught me proper etiquette, table manners, and told me not to care what people think. You guided me in the right direction when I needed it and gave me pointers for a happier life. I will always cherish all the dresses you made me for every holiday. The frog blanket you made me with eyes that glowed in the dark. You took me to plays, museums, and loved to try and get me to hike with you. I felt honored when you gave me your map of the mountain ranges and showed me places you had been many times. You kept an immaculate house, and taught me what is possible. You showed me how to garden and bought me my first bike. You taught me how to cook and preserve things. You played endless puzzles, board games and cards with me as a child. You paid for classes to correct my dyslexia. You read endless mother goose stories to me and I will never forget the way you treated me as a little adult, respected my ability to take care of myself even at such a young age. I love you grandma. You will be missed.

Dear Friends,

I can't begin to say what it has meant to me and to my family to be your neighbors and friends for more than sixty years! The first joy I remember is when your daughter, Stephanie, was born when you were living in our apartment. I can still almost see Mr. Allard's beaming face! I know both of you were really thrilled!

Many of my visits with you were at your garden where Sheila tenderly nurtured her plants and vegetables. Mr. Allard so carefully made Mrs. Allard's garden hail proof and deer proof, and prepared the soil for her to raise wonderful tomatoes, beans etc.! It was a joy to visit with both of you. You were always interested in all aspects of our lives.

Mother, Daddy and Aunt Dona have shared many joys and a few sorrows with your family and you have shared them with us as well. Both of you attended my parents' Golden Anniversary celebration, and Steve was pallbearer for each of them. We were indeed sorry to share the deep sorrow of Stephanie's passing nearly six years ago.

It was always so wonderful to know that we could be there for each other. A number of times you, Mr. Allard, watched over our house, plants and pets when we were gone, and I was happy to do the same for you. Your "Kitty," or "The Flying Nun," as Mrs. Allard called her, loved to follow you to your garden and everywhere you went.

Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Allard for being such an integral part of our lives for all these years, and for almost being like "adopted parents" to me. Mrs. Allard, like my mother, was an encourager and always upbeat. Mr. Allard, like my father, had a beautiful, manicured lawn, and all four of you were HARD workers!! Thank you, Steve for the love and respect that you have shown. It always meant a lot to have you take the time to visit. Oh, and I almost forgot to mention that Mother prayed for your cows--remember? I still enjoy the "lazy susan" adjustable shelves you installed in our kitchen cupboard and I appreciate you making the kitchen countertop for the newly remodeled apartment. Jenny, I know that your parents are/have been very proud of you, Dr. Allard! Both you and Steve are the results of what your parents so much exemplified--joy in the results of hard work! I know they were/are proud of both of you!

The celebration of life was beautiful, even down to using Mrs. Allard's favorite color, purple! And the tribute was so well written!! Thank you!
God bless, care for and keep you, Precious Friends! May the Everlasting Arms hold and enfold you at this time of great sorrow. My heart CARES deeply, and my prayers are with you.

Love from your long-time neighbor and friend,
Sharon

P.S. It's hard to imagine life without The Allards nearby. How much I miss you already! It has been an a wonderful sixty-plus year journey. Let's continue it!

Sheila was my cousin. She was one of the few cousins on my Dad’s side of the family that lived close by and though we are 15 years apart in age, she was always so happy to see me and to visit as was I. She and Bill were good in visiting my Mom, her Auth in Pueblo. When I could join them, enjoyed their laughter and conversations. Sheila was always so interested in individuals, in learning more and more about some a variety of topics, loved nature and the great outdoors and was committed to her faith and spiritual journey.

I loved her energetic spirit in her hiking, gardening, canning, baking, and cooking. If I needed a recipe for canning, I would always turn to her. She was a positive force that will be missed and was loved by my immediate family, Mom and Ed.

Sister Marie Therese Summers OSB
Cousin: AKA “Kathy”

Sheila was a dear friend to my mother who began to attend Trinity United Methodist Church when she was 80 years old. Sheila included mother in many gatherings and made mother's move from a small town in Kansas less foreboding. Mother enjoyed Sheila's tales of her childhood ranch life. Shelia was also a welcoming and continuing presence at Trinity. She and mother will greet one another happily in heaven. Linda Day, daughter of Gerry Brown.

What a beautiful and talented woman...her friends and hiking companions will miss her greatly. How I loved her sweet demeanor!

Condolences to Jenny and Sheila's family from the Gelner family.

When Therese and I were publishing the Westside Pioneer newspaper, we always enjoyed the times Sheila would come by to place classified ads for Trinity Church. There was a fun elegance about her, dressed in a quietly stylish way that matched her bright wit and upbeat spirit. Her visits, though relatively brief, felt like more than business transactions and boosted the day for Therese and me.

Oh Sheila........
I should have known since I had not heard from you in a long time that you were headed for the great peaks and trails in the sky. God Bless you. I will miss our fun times under blue skies with your riotous laughter. You were the best of trail companions. Peace my friend.
Judy Childers