Mollie Louise Allyn
October 9, 1928 - December 10, 2015
Mollie Louise Allyn, 87, passed away on December 10, 2015 in Salt lake City, UT of causes incident to age. She was born on October 9, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio to Ernst and Florence (Kennedy) Jessen. She married John Ubriaco of Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada; later divorced. She married Jerre Allyn in Los Angeles, CA on November 27, 1957. She grew up in the Norwalk/Whittier area of Los Angeles and graduated from Excelsior High School in 1946. Living alternately between Los Angeles and Sault Ste. Marie during her first marriage she settled down with Jerre in the foothills of Los Angeles, first in La Crescenta and then Tujunga. She worked for the phone company and later for Orthopedic Hospital in Los Angeles. She and Jerre moved to Salt Lake in the late 1980's. She loved sports of all kinds--from playing catcher on the phone company's softball team to water skiing on the Colorado River she was adept at many activities and had a special fondness for the beaches of Southern California from Santa Monica to Balboa. She had a great affection for many dear friends and relatives from her years in Los Angeles and was especially happy to be visited recently by a long-time friend, Marcia Noel. Most of all, she loved her family with her entire soul and was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by her husband Jerre, son James, granddaughter Gina, brother Ernie, numerous nephews, nieces, and brothers and sisters-in-law. She is preceded in death by her parents, and grandson Lucas. The family would like to thank Hillside Rehabilitation Center for the care provided to her these last few months and Dr. Stephen Edgely and the rehab staff of University Hospital who supervised care following her stroke some 5 1/2 years ago.
Mollie Louise Allyn, 87, passed away on December 10, 2015 in Salt lake City, UT of causes incident to age. She was born on October 9, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio to Ernst and Florence (Kennedy) Jessen. She married John Ubriaco of Sault Ste. Marie,... View Obituary & Service Information