Allan Peter Scholl

A graveside service will be held honoring and remembering the life of Allan Peter Scholl on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 10 AM at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, OK.
Allen passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. He was 91.


Born 1927 in London, England to Frank and Edith Scholl, Allan was the fourth of five children. The family remained in London until 1939, when events in Europe became too hostile to remain. Allan, his younger sister and his parents moved to Chicago. He attended Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and later was admitted to The Citadel military college in Charleston, South Carolina.


He received an appointment to West Point in 1946 and graduated in 1950 with a bachelor of science degree. Shortly after graduation from West Point, the Korean War began. Allan was commissioned into the Infantry and by good fortune was not assigned duty in Korea. He went to jump school at Fort Benning before reporting to the 82nd Airborne Division. Later, he was stationed at Fort Bragg. His last appointment was in Berlin, Germany before retiring in 1971.


Allan graduated from West Point Military Academy, he served for 20 years in the special forces is a veteran of the Vietnam War, and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.


Allan married Sonya Zoe Little in 1953 and they ushered in three sons from that marriage. Ten years later, the couple divorced.

In 1967, Allan married Nari Kaufmann. She remained by his side until passing away, January 2016. The couple enjoyed a wonderful life, spending time between homes in Germany and the United States and travelling to all points across the globe.


Mr. Scholl is survived by his three sons and their wives, Eric and Jacque of Tulsa, Karl and Robyn of Cairns, Australia, Mark and Cathy of Fredericksburg, Texas. He also leaves behind seven grandchildren, William and his wife Francesca, James, Leslie, Eric, Elizabeth, Nicholas and Jayde and two great-granddaughters, Olivia and Alexandra.

Viewing for Mr. Scholl will be held Tuesday, December 4, 2018 from 5 to 8 PM at Schaudt's Tulsa Funeral Service.