Diane Barbara Allord

Diane Barbara Allord, 79, of Little Falls, passed away peacefully on June 9th at St. Benedict's Senior Center. Services will be Friday, June 23rd at 11am at Camp Ripley Cemetery.

Diane was born on August 15th, 1943 to Roman and Louise (Klehr) Menden in Elk River, MN. She was raised on a farm there as the youngest of 5 children, Kathleen (Clayton) Allord, Ronnie (Jeannette) Menden, Mary (Robert) Mondloch, & Darlene (Jim) Sanoski. She moved with her family to a farm in Little Falls when she was in 1st Grade. She married Donald Joseph Allord at age 19 on January 25th 1962 at St. Anthony’s Church in St. Cloud MN where they made their home for many years. They welcomed their daughter Cynthia (Charles) Walz later the next year in November, and then welcomed their son Leroy (Mary) Allord in December 1965. While raising her two children, Diane enjoyed canning and homemade cooking. She loved to garden and spend her time outdoors. Diane worked at Landy’s Processing as a cleaner for most of her younger years as well as Golden Plump and then worked at Fingerhut until her retirement at age 50. Through their 55 years of marriage, Diane and Donald enjoyed many years of fishing and playing cards together as well as with family members. Donald passed away August 9th 2017 at their home in Little Falls. Diane enjoyed dancing, playing cards, and working with the Franciscan nuns in the years that followed. In her last days, she shared fond memories of playing pranks, going out with her husband Donald, spending time with family and friends over the years and the many fishing trips that she took with Donald and her children and grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband Donald, parents Roman and Louise, sisters Kathleen and Mary and her brother Ronald, and 2 great grandchildren Brett and Aiden. She is survived by her sister Darlene, 2 children Leroy and Cyndy,13 grandchildren, and 27 great grandchildren.