Allen Thomas Shepard, 100, of Asbury, IA, died May 29 at Grand Meadows Assisted Living.

In keeping with his wishes, there will be no services. His cremains will be interred at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery.

Allen was born on August 11, 1925, in Cleveland, OH, the son of Albert James and Sylvia (Cannas) Juhasz (the family name was later changed to Shepard). He was the middle child in a family of three sons.

Allen enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 and served during World War II in the Pacific. He was wounded in combat and later was awarded the Purple Heart for Military Merit. After his honorable discharge from the Marine Corps in 1945, he spent the next several years living and working in Thailand and Hong Kong. On his return to the US, he went to college via the GI Bill and graduated with a degree in journalism from The Ohio State University. After serving as a newspaper editor for a few years, he moved to Columbus, OH and founded Promotion Printing and, later, The Shepard Agency.

Allen was an avid golfer and made numerous trips with his golf buddies to the birthplace of golf, Scotland, and other areas of the British Isles. His other key interests included piloting his airplane, playing competitive bridge, and taking out his boat for some fishing on Lake Erie.

Allen is survived by his partner of over 50 years, Beverly Kolz; his nieces, Alana (Michael) Demma and Frieda (Danny) Piscura; his nephew Jimmy (Gayle) Shepard; and numerous great nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents, his brothers, Alvin and Albert, and a niece, Elaine Yuratovac.

Memorials may be given to Hospice of Dubuque or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of the arrangements.

Condolences can be sent to the family by visiting Allen’s obituary at www.hskfhcares.com.