Anna B. (Ippilito) Allen Obituary (1917

Anna B. (Ippolito) Allen, 98 of Monroe Township died Monday January 11th at the Gardens at Monroe. Born in Jamesburg, Mrs. Allen lived there and San Rafael, CA for 25 years. She returned to Jamesburg before moving to the Rossmoor Community in Monroe Township in 1998. During World War II she worked in Seminara's Dress Shop in Jamesburg. After the war, she and her husband James Craparotta owned Club Monroe in Monroe Twp. Mrs. Allen retired after 25 years as a sales person at a dress shop in San Rafael, CA. She was a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary Star Unit 127, Jamesburg and a member of the St. James Mt. Carmel Society. She was predeceased by her husband William Allen, her daughter Charlotte Ludwig, her five sisters Lucy Governale, Mary Tartallo, Kate Seminara, Lena Intravartola and Rose Ippolito, her three brothers Frank, Joseph and Samuel Ippolito, her granddaughter Linda Ludwig and her two grandsons Jeffrey Ludwig and Joseph Craparotta Jr. Surviving are her son Joseph Craparotta and his wife Anne of East Windsor, her stepson James Craparotta of Monroe Twp., her six grandchildren James Craparotta (Janette), Lisa Reid, Gerald Ludwig (Cindy), Denise Ludwig, Gregory Ludwig (Monica) and Barbara Garrity (Andrew), eight great grandchildren, two great great grandchildren and her sisters-in-law Lena Ippolito of PA and Edith Cramer of Columbus, NJ. Services will begin 11 a.m. Friday January 15th at the Lester Memorial Home 16 W. Church St., Jamesburg followed by an 11:30 a.m. funeral liturgy at St. James RC Church, Jamesburg. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visiting hours for family and friends will be Thursday 4-7 p.m. and Friday 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jamesburg Elks Lodge.