Ahrenholtz, James Allen (1938 – 2019)

AHRENHOLTZ, CARSTENS, JENNINGS, CAMDEN, JEDELE, HUTCHISON

Posted By: Denise Wurner, Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/27/2019 at 19:50:14

Name of deceased: James Allen "Jim" Ahrenholtz

Aged: 80 yrs, 3 mo, 18 days

Residence: Denison, Crawford County, IA

Born: Dec. 26, 1938; Defiance, Shelby County, IA

Died: April 13, 2019; Denison, Crawford County, IA

Funeral services: Sunday, April 28, 2019; First United Methodist Church, Denison, IA

Survived by: Wife of 53 years, Karen of Denison, IA; children, Jay Ahrenholtz (spouse, Carla) of Centennial, CO, and Patricia Ahrenholtz of Des Moines, IA; grandchildren, Jamison and Avery Ahrenholtz; siblings, Willis Ahrenholtz, Leonard Ahrenholtz, Ruth Carstens, Marie Jennings, and Mart Camden; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Peter and Sallie (nee Jedele) Ahrenholtz; daughter, Jill Ann Ahrenholtz; son, Kipp Allen Ahrenholtz

Education: Graduated from Denison (IA) High School; after his military service, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Westmar University, Le Mars, IA.

Religious affiliation: No information provided

Military service: Drafted, U. S. Army, serving 2 years

Marriage: Karen Hutchison; Aug. 27, 1965; location not provided

Employment: While he was a senior in high school, Jim worked at the Denison Seed House, and then at the Crawford County Bank, and REC before serving in the military. After completing his college education, Jim farmed with his wife and later also became office manager at the Denison Municipal Utilities while continuing his farming duties. After 33 years, he retired from Denison Municipal Utilities and spent his retirement years working on farm improvement projects and delivering cars for Adams Motors.

Hobbies/Interests: Time spent with his family, including being involved with the kids’ school activities and 4-H, trail rides with the horses, boating and skiing, bicycle rides, and kayaking; when his grandchildren came along, he loved giving tractor rides, going fishing, building a tree house, taking family hiking trips in Sedona, enjoying the hot springs in Colorado, exploring the islands of Hawaii and taking an extended trip to Alaska with Karen.

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