Allan Mahler

Allan Kenneth Mahler, 61 year-old, Seminole, Oklahoma resident was welcomed into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Seminole Intgris Hospital, after a lengthy illness. He survived brain cancer in 1991. He was born March 11, 1949 in Rochester, Indiana to parents Harold Melvin Mahler and Norma Elaine (Thompson) Mahler. Allan was named the Valedictorian of the 1967 graduating class of Monterey High School, Monterey, Indiana. Allan earned his Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rose Polytechnic Institute (now Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) Terre Haute, IN and served in the United States Army Reserve with ranking of 1st Lt. as a Mechanical Engineer.  He was a member of the THETA XI KAPPA Chapter. He was a member of the A.S.M.E. (American Society of Mechanical Engineers). Allan married Ann (Wallace) Conatser on January 2, 1999 at the Freewill Baptist Church in Prague, Oklahoma.  The couple has been active members of the First Church of God in Holdenville, Oklahoma. Survivors include his wife, Ann Conatser Mahler of the home; mother, Norma Elaine (Thompson) Mahler of Plymouth, IN; one daughter, Christina Elaine Mahler and partner, Karen Pease of Iowa City, Iowa; one step-son, Clifton Conatser and partner, Aaron Siria of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one step-daughter, Sherri Conatser and fiancé, Ishawn New of Seminole, Oklahoma; one brother, Melvin Richard Mahler and wife Carole of Plymouth, Indiana; one sister, Catherine Bernice Ruhling and husband Bill of Amber, Pennsylvania; Sister in law, Sharan Wallace Bryant and Brother in law, Allen Wallace and wife Sherry of McAlester, Oklahoma; two step-grandchildren, Kena Rhoten and Mason Seeley; two step-great-grandchildren, Kamari Rhoten-Hill and Emree Rhoten-Hill; and a host of other family and dear friends. Special thanks to the owners Joyce and Dick, and staff of the Western Sizzlin, Seminole, close friends, Pastor Jon and Nancy Ewers, Bill West, Ernest Conatser, Billy Jack Stewart, Tammy Stewart, Glen Bryan, Karla and Mrs. Evans, Kent Dawson, Pastor Roger and Karen Brewer, Sharon Bussey Merritt, Sandy Kinslow, the aides and staff of Seminole Estates Care and Rehab; the Medicus attendants and ER staff of Seminole Integris Hospital and warmest thanks to the kind and professional service of Hugh Megee and Carl Whitfield of Swearingen Funeral Home of Seminole. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the First Church Of God located at 624 East Main Street in Holdenville, Oklahoma.  Pastor Jon Ewers will officiate the service followed by military honors provided by the United States Army. Casket Bearers: Glen Bryan, Bill West, Ernest Conatser, Wendell Dilday, Joe Sorrell and Larry Storts. Honorary Casket Bearers will be the men of the Holdenville First Church of God. Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Funeral Information: January 29, 2011, 11:00 AM Holdenville First Church Of God located at 624 E. Main St., Holdenville, OK 74848