Born on Sep. 3, 1914 to Arthur Burt Allen and Katherine Margaret Campbell Allen in Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming; passed away July 26, 2012 in Seattle. Vera graduated from Snohomish High School in 1932 and had a prosperous career as a legal secretary. Vera was a well-loved mother, grandmother, wife and sister. Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard "Kaz" Martin; daughter, Katherine Margaret Armstrong Lavinter; and siblings, Irma Belle Allen, Kenneth Elwood Allen and Arthur "Don" Donald Allen. Survived by granddaughter, Molly Susan Lavinter; sister-in-law, Anne Allen and many nieces and nephews including Roger, Tim and Susan.
