AHRENS, Margaret (Dieterichs) 1878-1971

AHRENS, DIETERICHS, KNEISEL

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 3/24/2010 at 00:37:28

MRS. MARGARET AHRENS

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12 FEB 1878 -- 10 MAY 1971

OSAGE, IOWA -- Services for Mrs. Margaret Ahrens, 93, who died Monday at the Faith Home, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery southwest of Osage.

Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Roger Wilson of Dayton, Ohio, Mrs. Ezra Kruckenberg of Lowden and Miss Cordelia Ahrens of Osage; one son, Louis of Osage; one brother, Carl Dieterichs of St. Ansgar; 12 grandchildren, and 22 great-grandchildren.

Champion Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

[Waterloo Courier May 11, 1971]
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RITES HELD FOR
MARGARET AHRENS

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Ahrens, 92, who passed away at Faith Home on May 10, 1971, were held on Wednesday at Trinity Lutheran Church, with interment at Calvary cemetery southwest of Osage. Rev. E. M. Lang conducted the services with the Champion Funeral Home in charge.

Margaret Elizabeth Ahrens, the daughter of Herman F. Dieterichs and Anna Christina Kneisel, was born in Mitchell county on February 12, 1878. She was baptized on April 17, 1878 by the Rev. E. Wiegner and was confirmed in St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church by Rev. E. Hantel. She was education in a rural school and Cedar Valley Seminary. She taught in a Mitchell County rural school for four years.

On April 4, 1899 she was united in marriage with William Herman August Ahrens. Ten children were born to their union. They lived on a farm near Mitchell until 1953 when they moved to Osage.

Mrs. Ahrens was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church southwest of Osage until Trinity Lutheran church of Osage was organized, and was a faithful member of Trinity until her death, where she taught Sunday School and was a member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League.

She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers and three sisters; three sons: Elmer, Alvin and Bill; three daughters: Verna and infant twin daughters; and by three grandchildren.

She is survived by three daughters: Cordelia of Osage, Lucille (Mrs. Roger Wilson) of Dayton, Ohio, Marie (Mrs. Ezra Kruckenberg) of Lowden, Iowa, and one son, Louis of Osage; 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; as well as nephews, nieces, friends and neighbors.

Mitchell County Press-News, May 13, 1971
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NOTES: She was born in Mitchell county, Iowa
on 12 FEB 1878 and died 10 MAY 1971 in Osage, Mitchell co., Iowa. She married Wilhelm Herman August Ahrens on 4 APR 1899 in Osage.

Also known as Margaretha Elisabeth.
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#3: 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY--

[FOLLOWING IS ABRIDGED]

"They were married at St. John's Lutheran Church, south of Osage, April 4, 1899, with the Rev. Julius Drexler officiating. They established their home on the family farm south of Mitchell, remaining there until they retired to Osage in 1953.

"All of their living children will be present for the festivities. They include Miss Cordelia Ahrens, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. Ezra (Marie) Kruckenberg of Louden; Mrs. Roger (Lucille) Wilson, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Darrell (Verna) Maxson, Spirit Lake; William E. and Louis Ahrens of Osage; and their daughter-in-law, Mrs. Resell a Ahrens, Rudd, wife of Alvin Ahrens, deceased. They lost twin daughters, Edna and Elsie, at birth [1900], and a son, Elmer, in 1919.

"There are 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mrs. Ahrens has two brothers, Carl Dieterichs, St. Ansgar, and Will Dieterichs, Osage, and Mr. Ahrens, one brother, Herman of Osage."

[Above article is from the April 3, 1959 Globe Gazettle article concerning William & Margaret Ahrens' 60th wedding anniversary.]
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#4: BIRTHDAY--

Margaret Ahrens observed her 93rd birthday on Friday, February 12, 1971. Members of her family and friends spent the day with her and served birthday cake to all.

Although Margaret is pretty much confined to her room, this hasn't kept her apart from the outside world, in fact, she is very much the opposite. She keeps up on worldly happenings: past, present and future. Her keen memory is to be marveled at. She enjoys each day as it comes and has a host of friends and relatives who keep her mail box full and she enjoys all of it. She enjoys reading and crochets to keep her fingers nimble. She says, "That's my therapy."

One day while visiting with her she taught me how to master the afghan stitch, a stitch in crocheting I had never tried to do before. She received several beautiful bouquets of cut flowers along with other gifts and loads of lovely cards and letters.

Source: Mitchell County Press, Feb. 18, 1971
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Photo of William and Margaret (Dieterichs) Ahrens, from their 50th Wedding anniversary in 1949. (MC Press, April 14, 1949)

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