Cory Bogardus Allen, of Boyne City, Michigan, died May 25, 2022 at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Cory was born in St. Helens, OR on May 9, 1961. He graduated from St. Helens High School and Idaho State University with a B.S. degree in health physics. Cory served in the U.S. Navy for 6 years. He was a nuclear medicine technologist in Oregon and Florida.
Cory had an infectious laugh and enjoyed boating and camping, and he loved his family and greyhound Rudy.
He is survived by his wife Cindy; mother Tommy Coleman; sister Kara Sound; nephew Brandon Sound; niece Kailey Sound; Uncle Jerry and Aunt Laura Couture. He was preceded in death by his father, Perry Bogardus.
Donations to honor his memory may be made to the Columbia Humane Society, Charlevoix Area Humane Society, or Little Traverse Conservancy. He will be buried at Willamette National Cemetery in Happy Valley, Oregon. Cory’s memorial will be held in Happy Valley, Oregon, in the fall.