This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Pedersen, Brauneis, Chase Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/8393 Message Board Post: Thelma Louise Allen Long time Tehachapi resident Thelma Louise Allen, 81, passed away on June 27 in a Bakersfield hospital. Thelma was born Oct. 18, 1923 in Boston, Mass. to Hans and Magda Pedersen. She moved with her husband, Willie, to Stallion Springs 28 years ago. Thelma was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Thelma is survived by her husband of 53 years, Willie L. Allen of Stallion Springs; sons, Robert Henry and his wife Betty, of Delaware and Mark Allen and Cindy of Lancaster; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and sisters, Norma Brauneis and Edna Chase, both of Massachusetts. There will be no service per her wishes. Wood Family Funeral Service handled the cremation arrangements. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 106 - No. 12 July 6-12, 2005