Ahlers, Frances, Mrs. Henry, 1887-1970

AHLERS, SCHNEIDER

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/21/2012 at 17:55:16

MRS. HENRY AHLERS

Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Catholic church in Granville at 10:30 a.m. February 25 for Mrs. Henry Ahlers, 82, of Granville, who died February 21 at her home of a heart ailment. Services were conducted by the Rev. Cecil Friedman of Algona and burial was made in the parish cemetery at Granville.

Mrs. Ahlers, the former Frances Schneider, was born October 28, 1887, at Alton and was a lifelong resident of Granville. She was married to Henry Ahlers at Alton September 15, 1914.

Survivors include a son, Odilo, of Salix; three daughters, Mrs. Savrena Fisch and Mrs. Angeline Klein, both of Granville, and Mrs. Alice Schlichte of LeMars; 27 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren; three brothers, George and Ed, both of Granville, and Chris of Alton; three sisters, Mrs. Jake Friedman of Alton, Mrs. Bill Hodapp of Las Vegas, Nev., and Mrs. Leo Blanchette of Newburg, Oregon.

Source: Sioux Center News, February 26, 1970.

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A similar obituary (partially illegible in the Digital Archives of Sioux County) was published in the Alton Democrat, February 26.
It adds that she was a member of the St. Joseph's parish, Catholic Daughters of America, and Christian Mothers Society. Pallbearers at her funeral were grandsons David Fisch, Ronald Klein, Thomas Klein, Russel Ahlers, and Dennis Schlichte.