Ahrens, Michael D. – 1957-2010

AHRENS, ALLEN, GLASS, KRIEGEL, MUMM, WALKER, WALLERICH, WATSON, WILKINS

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 7/31/2010 at 19:26:58

Michael D. Ahrens, 52, of Grinnell died July 21, 2010, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center.
A funeral service is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 26, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. Raymond Lott, retired, officiating. Pallbearers will be Todd Ahrens, Bobby and Tony Allen, Mike Kriegel, Dan and Donnie LaGrange, Kurt and Stefan Mumm and Robert Walker. Honorary bearer will be Austin Roshek. Burial will be in Pleasant Township Cemetery in Ewart.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Smith Funeral Home, where the family will be present from 2 to 5 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the Michael D. Ahrens Memorial Fund.
Mike was born Aug. 3, 1957, in Denison, Texas, the son of Donald W. and Virginia Mae Watson Ahrens. He was raised in Grinnell and was a 1975 graduate of Grinnell High School.
On Oct. 15, 1977, he was united in marriage to Shirley Ann Kriegel at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Brooklyn. Following her death on Jan. 16, 1999, he was married to Teresa Ann Wilkins on Feb. 25, 2009, in Brooklyn. He had made his home in Grinnell for many years.
Mike was employed at Maytag in Newton for more than 30 years and retired April 30, 2009. He was a member of the Grinnell Eagles Lodge.
He was devoted to his family and loved sharing his time with his grandchildren. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, golfing and mushroom hunting. He also enjoyed traveling, playing cards, going to casinos and classic cars. He held a great sense of humor and enjoyed having fun with pranks.
Survivors include his wife, Teresa of Grinnell; his mother, Virginia of Grinnell; three children, Jamie Glass of Brooklyn, Amber Wallerich of Grinnell and Matt Ahrens of Grinnell; two step-children, Lauryl and Kassie Wilkins of Grinnell; three sisters, Linda Mumm of Missouri Valley, Vicki Allen of Towanda, Ill., and Debbie Walker of Montezuma; one brother, Richard Ahrens of Grinnell; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father; his first wife; and a son-in-law, Steve Glass.
Source: Newton Daily News; Thursday, Friday, July 23, 2010