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Source: Vineyard Gazette

Elizabeth F. Allen, 91, of Vineyard Haven died on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 at the Navigator Homes in Edgartown. She was predeceased by her husband, Stewart Allen in May of 2008. Elizabeth was born on April 3, 1935 in Boston, the second daughter of Francis Joseph Turcotte and Alice Mary Whittier. Her older sister Therese Anne Turcotte died on Nov. 3, 1969 of cerebral palsy. Her brother Paul E. Tucotte also predeceased her on Sept. 7, 2003. Elizabeth attended Beethoven Elementary School and Robert Gould Shaw Junior High School in West Roxbury and graduated from Roslindale High School in June of 1953. She graduated from the Comptometer school in Boston in December of 1953 and worked for H.P. Hood and Sons in Charlestown as a payroll clerk. She attended Northeastern University in Boston for one year in 1954 as a biology major, then went back to H.P. Hood and Sons until Feb. of 1956. Elizabeth met Stewart Allen on Sept. 17, 1955 and married him on June 17, 1956 at St.

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