Gonda (Ewers) Allin, 85, of 165 Country Club Road, Laconia, died Wednesday afternoon, February 1, 2012, at Lakes Region General Hospital, Laconia.
She was born July 21, 1926, in Bremerhaven, Germany, the daughter of the late Berthold and Anna Rebecka (Debelts) Ewers. She was raised in Germany and came to Tilton in 1947, to become the bride of Reynold E. Allin, whom she met while he was stationed in Germany during World War II. She lived in Tilton for 22 years, moving to Concord in 1969. After the death of her husband, she moved to Laconia.
Gonda had been employed as a secretary with Shepard Insurance and later as a teller for Franklin Savings Bank. When she moved to Concord, she was employed by Blue Cross/Blue Shield, NH Savings Bank, The Concord Savings Bank and Providian Bank until her retirement in 2003.
She was an active member of 65 years and Past Matron of Peabody-Mt. Washington Chapter #35 Order of the Eastern Star, Tilton, and was currently Grand Representative of Alberta in New Hampshire. She was also a member of the Tilton-Northfield United Methodist Church in Tilton, and enjoyed being a member of the Kaffeklatsch.
She enjoyed gardening and sewing, as well as traveling with her husbadn to 39 states and 13 countries in Europe. She loved her family and had many friends.
Gonda was the wife of 57 years of the late Reynold E. Allin, who died in2004, and is survived by her daughter, Marlis Jurta and her husband , Robert, of Laconia; a granddaughter, Roxanne Braynion and her husband, Craig, of Aberdeen, Scotland; a grandson, Robert Jurta and his companion, Rose Sutera, of Loudon; three cousins in Germany and Sweden. She was predeceased by her sister in 2008 and two nieces in 2005 and 2010 in Germany.
There will be no calling hours. Memorial services with an Eastern Star service will be held on Saturday, May, 19, 2012, at 11am, in the First United Methodist Church, Gilford, followed by burial in Park Cemetery, Tilton.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Red Cross, 2 Maitland St., Concord, NH 03301.