Bonnie Ahrens (1934-2006)

AHRENS, SORENSON, NEUMAN, FEAKER, FLORES, LEYTHAM

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 3/15/2006 at 06:55:40

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, March 14, 2006.

Bonnie Rae Ahrens, 71, of 120-1st Street No. 48 in Story City and formerly of rural Boone, died Saturday, March 11, at home. Her body has been cremated, and graveside services were this morning in Lawn Hill Cemetery near Stanhope. Burial of the cremains followed the service.

Bonnie was born June 24, 1934, in Granite Falls, Minn., the daughter of Earl and Minnie (Neuman) Sorenson. She attended Stanhope Elementary Schools and graduated from Stanhope High School in 1952. She married Lawrence "Dick" Ahrens Nov. 11, 1970, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.

From 1965-67, she was a saleswoman for J.C. Penney's in Ames and also an operator for Bell Telephone Company in Stanhope. She worked at the Jewell Record newspaper from 1968-69. She also was employed at Mode O Day and the Tee Pee in Ames from 1978-82. From 1984-94, shee had a successful home business raising and selling chickens, homegrown popcorn, and angel food cakes while her husband Dick farmed and drove trucks for Fareway.

She enjoyed many hobbies, including building and furnishing miniature doll houses, doing puzzles and crossword puzzles, and needlepoint. One of her most extraordinary pieces was a sequined jacket that she hand beaded, taking more than 1,000 hours to complete. She also enjoyed the slot machines at Prairie Meadows and had much success with them.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dick; and an infant daughter, Riqui Ann.

She is survived by four sons, Mike Feaker of Ames, Denny Feaker of Phoenix, Doc Feaker and fiancée Carla Fuhs of Boone and Mark Feaker and wife, Erin of Story City; 11 grandchildren; Jody Flores and husband Eddie, Jenny Feaker, Jayson Feaker and wife Kelly, Mason Feaker, Ayla Feaker, Harrison Feaker, Ryan Murray, Alex Feaker, Jeff Feaker, and Keith Leytham and Kreg Leytham; and three great-grandchildren, Kayla and Sierra Flores and Hallee Feaker.

Memorials may be given to Israel Family Hospice House or the Bliss Cancer Center, both of Ames.

Schroeder Memorial Chapel at Sixth and Marshall streets in Boone was in charge of arrangements.

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