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 George
Ahrens
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[August
15, 2007]
George
C. Ahrens, 97, of Lincoln died Tuesday, Aug. 14,
2007, at 10 p.m. at the Christian Village.
His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
Zion Lutheran Church of Mount Pulaski, with the
Rev. Mark Drews officiating.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Zion in Mount
Pulaski on Saturday. |
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Burial will be in New Union Cemetery, Lincoln.
Mr. Ahrens farmed east of Mount Pulaski before
retiring.
He was born March 27, 1910, at Hartsburg to
Melchert H. and Grace Arends Ahrens. He married
Marie Deverman on Aug. 18, 1937, in Lincoln.
He is survived by one son, Kenneth (and
Linda) Ahrens of Bloomington; two daughters,
Jean (and Ronald) Crane of Decatur and Lois (and
David) Graney of Fayetteville, Ark.; four
granddaughters; two stepgrandsons; three
great-grandchildren; and six
step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers,
Recus, John and William; and one sister, Hanna.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of
Mount Pulaski, where he served nine years as an
elder and 42 years as an usher. |
After he and his wife retired, he built and
sold woodcraft items for many years.
Memorials may be made to Zion Lutheran Church
of Mount Pulaski.
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