Allene C Kornmueller

Allene Kornmueller, 83, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, February 26, 2023. She was born to Lillian and Allen Steel on April 26, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be missed by many. Allene married her first husband, Clifford Schoner, Jr. right after high school and together they had 2 daughters. Due to a tragic accident, Allene was widowed in her twenties and left to raise her two daughters on her own. Her girls felt she needed to marry again and made it their mission to find her another husband. One time they even invited their swim teacher to lunch, not knowing he was already married. Some friends had encouraged Allene and her girls to come skiing with them one winter to the Poconos in Pennsylvania. On that trip, she met the man who was to become her second husband, Guenter Kornmueller. By chance they lived near each other in New Jersey and began dating. They were married on June 29th, 1969. A son was born to them in October of 1970. Allene was a homemaker as well as an enterprising woman. She raised three children and helped raise her younger sister when her mother began having health issues. She also helped run several manufacturing businesses that Guenter established. At one point, she even established her own clothing boutique store called "Allene's Personal Touch". In addition to her home and business ventures, she was a very passionate, active member of her church and was involved in numerous church related ministries, including Worldwide Marriage Encounter and Women's Aglow. She began to embark on short term mission trips and eventually encouraged Guenter to go as well. She placed God first in all she did in life. After semi-retiring, Allene and Guenter moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to be closer to grandchildren. They joined Victory Christian Church and felt called to be missionaries for Christ. They received missions training at Victory Bible Institute (VWMTC at the time), were ordained as pastors and set out to preach the gospel. Their ministry focused on the Dominican Republic, Sudan, Burma and others. When not ministering, Allene loved to cook, play her piano and enjoyed watching her grandchildren grow into adulthood. Allene was preceded in death by her husbands, Clifford Schoner in 1967 and Guenter Kornmueller in 2020. She is survived by her daughters Ellen Mader and Bonnie Arnould of Tulsa, Oklahoma, son Jason Kornmueller of Lake Forest, California, and sisters Deborah Saldarini of Toms River, New Jersey, and Lois Volkert of Florida. She was "Nanny" to Justin Jones, Lindsay Jones, Tyler Arnould, Caroline Arnould, Ryan Milana, Courtney Somers, Brent Saldarini and Christopher Milana. She was great Nanny to Carter Somers. She will also be missed by her sons-in-law, Doug Mader and Forrest Arnould III, her daughter-in-law Natalie Kornmueller as well as extended family members in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. There will be a celebration of her life on Saturday April 22nd, at 10 a.m. at Victory Church. In lieu of flowers the family requests a donation be made to Victory Church in support of missionaries.

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Allene C Kornmueller

April 26, 1939 - February 26, 2023