AHRENS, Charlotte Marie (nee Proett) 1874-1962

AHRENS, PROETT, SMOLIK, PHILLIPS

Posted By: Diane Scott (email)
Date: 7/31/2010 at 12:10:11

Charlotte Marie (nee Proett) Ahrens, was born September 6, 1874 in Herman, Missouri, and died August 20, 1962 in Osage.
Wife of Reverend Henry Jacob Ahrens

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Mrs. Ahrens Dies at Osage; Rites Thursday

Osage---Mrs. Henry J. Ahrens, 87, died Monday at the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital here. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Eden Presbyterian Church, preceded by a prayer service at the Edward Ahrens Home, Rudd. The Rev. Marvin Camp will officiate and burial will be in Eden Presbyterian Cemetery with Champion Funeral Home in charge.

Charlotte Marie Proett, daughter of Antone and Charlotte Proett, was born in Herman, Mo. She was married there to Henry J. Ahrens, October 28, 1903. They moved to Osage in 1947. Since his death in 1959 she had lived with her daughter, Esther, principal of Lincoln School, Mason City.

Surviving are two daughters, Esther, Mason City; Mrs. Edward Smolik, Osage; three sons, Edward P., Rudd; the Rev. Chester Ahrens, Renville, Minn.; the Rev. Milton Ahrens, Carleton, Minn.; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

Mason City Globe Gazette, Tuesday, August 21, 1962

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According to the WWI Draft Registration , Henry Jacob Ahrens was born April 10, 1877. He and Charlotte were living in Webster County, Nebraska.
He was the son of Edward Ahrens and Catherine (Phillips) Ahrens who are both buried in the Eden Presbyterian Cemetery, Meroa, Mitchell, Iowa