Herman Louis Allenbaugh Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Herman Louis "Louie" Allenbaugh passed away Monday afternoon at his home in Butte. He was born February 16, 1922 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to David L. and Elizabeth (Behrendt) Allenbaugh. He attended school in Pennsylvania and worked as a blacksmith with the Civilian Conservation Corp. He was really a Jack of all trades and worked as a coal miner and plasterer in Pennsylvania. On July 12, 1950 he married Ann Bouch Himes in Punxsutawney and together they made their home in Butte in the mid 1950's. He and Ann moved to their home on Albany Street in 1961. Louie worked in the copper mines, the stock yards and as a security guard. He and Ann also ran the South Side AC (now Dano's) for a number of years. Together they lived a full life until her passing on May 28, 2013. Louie was a member of the American Legion and served his country in the Army-Air Force during World War II. He earned six bronze stars in less than a year and a half of service in Europe and North Africa. Louie was an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoyed living in southwest Montana. Besides his wife and parents, Louie is preceded in death by his son, Don Himes, granddaughter, Denise Copeland, brothers and sister-in-law, Arthur "Doug" Allenbaugh, Harry Allenbaugh, William Allenbaugh and Raymond and Dorothy Allenbaugh as well as his sisters and brothers-in-law, Alma Salimore, Dora and Arthur Atcheson, Evelyn and Richard Beers, Ruth Work and Frances Allenbaugh. Survivors include his daughters: Carol Lee Waitkus of Scappoose, Oregon, Louise Flynn of Butte and Jean Ludwick of Mars, PA. Also surviving are his brother, Robert Allenbaugh of Punxsutawney, sister and brother-in-law, Edith and Wesley Oswald of Butte, grandchildren: Andrea and Wayne Hunt, Rene' and Calvin McMillan, Jim Kibodeaux, Keith Williams, Tina Ashley, Tony and Linda Flynn, Gary and Billie Flynn, Vicki and Bob Kowalski, David Himes, Steven and Sherry Himes, Joanie Himes, Susie and Jim Basse and Laura and Joseph Casper as well as 15 great-grandchildren and 16 Great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Herman Louis Allenbaugh

February 16, 1922 - November 14, 2016