Viewing For Collingswood Woman Saturday As Fiance Continues Fight For His Life

OAKLYN, NJ — A Collingswood man is still fighting for his life days before a viewing service is scheduled for his fiance.

Danielle Nicole Allen, 39, of Collingswood, was killed in a fatal car accident in Oaklyn on Friday, March 10, according to her obituary.

Michael Niessen, 42, was driving an SUV that was involved in a six-car crash on Route 30 on March 10, according to nj.com.

Five people involved in that accident were hospitalized with two fatalities, the Camden Prosecutor’s Office previously reported. Although the two fatalities weren’t identified, nj.com says one was Allen and the other was a passenger in another vehicle that included a woman and her two daughters.

His sister told nj.com Allen meant the world to Niessen.

"They were opposites," Carol DePietropolo told the website. "She was bubbly and outgoing, my brother was stern-looking with a sick, crude sense of humor. She loved everything pretty, he loved dirty. But they both loved cooking and the beach. There were a lot of differences and a lot of the same."

As of early Thursday afternoon, a GoFundMe page set up to help the family pay for the funeral had raised $14,35 toward its $25,000 goal.

“If we reach or exceed our goal, any proceeds over the cost of funeral expenses will go to the family to help cover medical expenses for her fiancé, who is still in the hospital in critical condition,” the organizer of the page wrote. “He will need several surgeries over the coming days and months of recovery (if not years).”

Below is the full obituary for Danielle Nicole Allen, as it appears on Blake-Doyle Funeral Home’s website:

Danielle Nicole Allen, 39, of Collingswood, NJ, was taken from this world too soon, on Friday, March 10th, in a fatal car accident in Oaklyn, NJ.

She was born in Camden, NJ on December 15th, 1977 and raised by parents Deborah and George Allen.

She graduated in 1996 from Collingswood Senior High School and went on to study at PB Cosmetology in Gloucester, NJ, where she mastered hair, makeup, and nails.

Over the years, Danielle worked for several notable salons including Hair Cuttery, Hello Gorgeous, and most recently Great Clips in the Audubon Crossings Shopping Center. She had just completed managerial training, beginning the process to eventually manage her own store.

In her free time, Danielle enjoyed playing cards with family on weeknights, spoiling her children and her dogs Sasha & Bella, and spending weekends with loved ones at the Jersey shore.

She did whatever she could to make others happy, because that is what made her happy. She was a ray of sunshine that has moved behind an eternal cloud.

Danielle was engaged to marry her long-time partner Michael Niessen, Jr. on April 20th, 2017. Together they were raising five children.

She is survived by her loving fiancé Michael, daughter Amber, son Giovanni, step-children Paul, Michael, and Casey, brothers Keith and Chris, parents Debbie and George, several aunts, uncles, and grandparents and countless other members of an ever-growing extended family.

Danielle's life will be celebrated with a public viewing Saturday, March 18th, 2017 from 2-6pm at Blake-Doyle Funeral Home, 226 W. Collings Ave, Collingswood, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to her memorial fund, "Friends of Danielle Allen", at 1st Colonial Community Bank, 1040 Haddon Ave, Collingswood, NJ, or via www.GoFundMe.com/DanielleAllen.

The attached image was posted on the "In Memory of Danielle Nicole Allen" GoFundMe page.