Died peacefully at the Algoma Manor in Thessalon on September 1, 2007. She was born in Thessalon on May 26, 1910, first child of Herb and Lottie Allen. A few years later the family moved to a farm at Livingstone Creek, 5 miles east of Thessalon. Nora and her siblings walked 1.5 miles to a one-room school house on Maple Ridge. Her father had made the bricks for that school, from Maple Ridge sand in 1903. Nora became a teacher and her first post was to the Maple Ridge School where her students included her youngest brothers, Ray and Dean. She then moved to Sault Ste Marie and taught in the Greenwood School in Korah. In 1938 she married Joseph Allan and they had 3 children, Ken, Joy, and Pat. Joseph died in the Second World War in 1945. Nora and her three children moved back to the farm at Livingston Creek to live with her father and two youngest brothers in 1947. She returned to teaching in Sault Ste Marie at Greenwood in 1954. Over the next 20 years she also taught at James Lyons, Isabel Fletcher, Prince of Wales and Broadview (where she became the special education teacher). In 1969 she married Bill Jeffrey, a member of her church. Nora has been a life-long member of the Christian Science Society. Nora is predeceased by husband Bill, brothers Bill, Ray and Glen, sisters Ivy and Goldie. She is survived by brother Dean (Thelma), sons Ken (Paddy) and Pat (Patricia), daughter Joy (Bert). By direct descent she had just one grandchild, Joe (Stephanie), and one great grandchild, John. But through the marriages of Ken, Pat, Joy and Joe she was happy to welcome into the family grandchildren Jonathan (Marina), Ken (Elizabeth), Wendy (Doug), Sue (Grant), Debbie (Wes), Sky (Rob), Reed (Brian), Wave (Otto); great grandchildren Sasha (Greg), Chantal, Kody, Leaf (Tanya), Rain (Rory), Teslin (Peter), Brandon, Curtis, Brendon, Bryce, Alysha (Mark), Kyle, Jordan, Dustin, Derek; great great grandchildren Anna and Landon. The descendants of Herb and Lottie have remained close, in good part due to the efforts of Nora’s niece, Lynne Flood. Lynne and numerous nieces and nephews will remember Nora with love and affection. The family would like to thank the staff of the Algoma Manor for their high level of loving care over the past two years. Friends may call at the Arthur Funeral Home & Cremation Centre on Wednesday September 5, 2007 from 11 am until the time of service in the chapel at 1 pm. Mabel Coulter officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Algoma Manor Redevelopment Fund would be appreciated by the family.
