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George D. Allesee Sr. 1898 - 1968

George Allesee of La Porte, La Porte County, IN was born on June 14, 1898 in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa United States to Peter M.h. Allesee. George was baptized on June 13, 1899 at St. Johannes Lutheran Church in Clinton. He married Florence Allesee, and they were married until George's death on July 28, 1968. George Allesee was buried at Pine Lake Cemetery 1367 Pine Lake Rd, in La Porte.

George Allesee
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La Porte, La Porte County, IN 46350
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June 14, 1898
Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, United States
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July 28, 1968
Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana, United States
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    George Allesee was born in Clinton Iowa in 1898 to Danish Immigrants. He grew up in a Danish Lutheran Church. George was the 11th of 12 children. George was very active in sports. He played Basketball, Baseball, Football, and Volleyball at his high school in Clinton. George was drafted by the Chicago White Sox and played in the White Sox minor leagues. George attended YMCA College in Chicago Illinois. George married Florence Sargenson in East Moline Illinois in 1919 and shortly after moved to Michigan City Indiana. He and his wife attended a Methodist Church in Michigan City. In the early 1920s George and his wife moved to La Porte Indiana and became very active in the La Porte First Baptist Church. George over the years was a Sunday School Teacher and Superintendent. George was the Physical Director at the La Porte YMCA. He was also the Athletic Director at Kingsbury Ordnance Plant. George was the voice of La Porte High School athletics on the radio WLOI and gave the Slicers the name Slicers after the US Slicing Company in La Porte. He broadcasted the games for over 40 years. George had 5 children and many grandchildren. He was founder and Chairman of both the La Porte Old Timers Baseball Association and La Porte Baseball Hall of Fame. He coached many Volleyball, Baseball, and Basketball teams at the YMCA that competed for State Championships. He died in 1968 and in 1973 the city of La Porte donated a park in his honor (Allesee Park)
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    1898

    Birthday

    June 14, 1898
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    Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Caucasian

  • Nationality & Locations

    Danish American

  • Early Life & Education

    Clinton High School in Clinton Iowa The YMCA College in Chicago Illinois
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    1899

    Baptism

    June 13, 1899
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    St. Johannes Lutheran Church in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa United States
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  • Religious Beliefs

    Lutheran the first 19 years of his life. Methodist the next 3 years of his life. Then Baptist the last 58 years of his life.

  • Professional Career

    Physical Director, Athletic Director, Broadcaster, Coach, Teacher, Insurance Salesman, and Community Leader.

  • Personal Life & Family

    Clinton River Warriors Varsity Basketball, Baseball, and Football. Chicago White Sox. St Johannes Lutheran Church, La Porte First Baptist Church, Free Mason, La Porte Old Timers Baseball Association, YMCA
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    1968

    Death

    July 28, 1968
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    Heart Attack
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    Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana United States
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    Pine Lake Cemetery 1367 Pine Lake Rd, in La Porte, LaPorte County, Indiana 46350, United States
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    La Porte Herald Argus Tuesday July 30 1968 ALLESEE HEART ATTACK VICTIM George D Allesee SR. 1605 Monroe Street, well known La Portean who devoted most of his life to La Porte youth, and was known throughout La Porte for his work broadcasting La Porte Slicers games, died suddenly Sunday night. He was pronounced dead on arrival at 9:15 PM at Memorial Hospital, Michigan City, the victim of a apparent heart attach. Allesee was 70 years old. Sunday at Fox Park he had announced the Sunday area baseball game as his custom. He came to La Porte in March, 1921, as physical director of the La Porte YMCA, a position he held until 1937. Active over the years with "Y" activities at the annual dinner this spring he was presented a plaque recognizing his dedication to La Porte youth of the Greater La Porte Area. He was born June 14, 1898 in Clinton, Iowa to Peter and Louise Allesee and had lived here since 1921 coming from Michigan City. On June 12, 1919 in East Moline, Illinois he married Florence Sarginson who survives. Allesee had been broadcasting La Porte Slicers games since the mid 1920s and was the first person to call La Porte athletes "The Slicers" in 1927 as a joke after hosting a sporting event at the company picnic of the US Slicing Company here in La Porte. La Porte would officially adopt the name in 1931. Allesee had been a athlete himself as a member of the Chicago White Sox minor leagues and was a star Baseball, Basketball, Football, and Volleyball player at his high school in Clinton, Iowa. Allesee was a member of the First Baptist Church, a former Sunday School Superintendent and at the time of his death a teacher of the Junior High School Class. He was a member of the Evcelsior Lodge 41, F and AM, The Old Timers Baseball association of which he was a charter member and former President. Allesee had served as chairman of the local Baseball Hall of Fame since it's inception in 1955, and was publicity chairman for the organization. Surviving are his wife, four sons, George D. Allesee JR., Richard Allesee, and Tom Allesee of La Porte, and Robert Allesee of Detroit, Michigan. 12 grandchildren, three sisters, Louise and Emma Allesee and Minnie Wriedt, one brother Charles Allesee all of Clinton, Iowa. One daughter, one grandson, three sisters, three brothers, and his parents proceeded him in death. Funeral Arrangements are pending at the Cutler Brothers Funeral Home and will be announced later. In 1922 Allesee organized the Twilight Baseball League here in La Porte and the midgets basketball team. He developed and coached many fine volleyball and baseball teams over the years here which competed for state championships. Allesee left the YMCA in 1937 to sell insurance. In recent years he was affiliated with the California Juice Company as sales representative. During the War Years he worked at Kingsbury Ordinance Plant as the Sports Director for employees. During his lifetime he ran the annual Kids Day at the La Porte County Fair and conducted sports programs at local industrial picnics. Over the years he has been a broadcaster for La Porte Slicers games on the radio and has manned the public address system for all Sunday and Holiday Northern Indiana Baseball games at Fox Park and all Parochial Football games at Kiwanis Field. Several Years ago he was honored with a George Allesee Night at Kiwanis Field. In 1955 he returned to the YMCA in an official capacity as youth director. He has also been in charge of men and women's volleyball classes there. In addition to being one of the staff he has also been a member of the Physical Education committee of the "Y" and active in its annual membership campaign.
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Allesee, Harold (Feb 28, 1904 - Nov 19, 1994) Allesee, Florence (May 29, 1900 - Jul 25, 2000) Allesee, Stella (Jul 6, 1924 - Feb 13, 2011) Allesee, Bertha (Oct 15, 1905 - Jan 5, 1993) Allesee, Marvin (Aug 24, 1902 - Apr 27, 2002) Allesee, Ethel (May 19, 1896 - Aug 1985) Allesee, Irene (Sep 26, 1892 - Jan 1976)
Allesee, Helen (Jun 29, 1916 - Apr 12, 1994) Allesee, Tracy (Nov 10, 1888 - Aug 1964) Allesee, Emma (Jun 26, 1894 - May 1976) Allesee, Louise (Apr 22, 1900 - Aug 1979) Allesee, Charlie (Dec 13, 1891 - Feb 1975) Allesee, Frank (Jan 1899 - Feb 1997) Allesee, Peter (Feb 1851 - 1941)
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