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Lois Lucille Christiansen Ahrenholtz

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Birth	:	10 Jul 1928
Death	:	12 Jan 2014
Burial	:	Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0008011, -95.3469009
Description	:	Lois L Ahrenholtz July 10, 1928 - January 12, 2014 Lois Lucille Ahrenholtz was born July 10, 1928 to Johannas and Rosa Riessen Christiansen. She died at the Manilla Manor in Manilla, Iowa, Sunday, January 12, 2014, at the age of eighty-five. Her nurturing began at an early age as she helped tend to the needs of her many younger siblings. Lois was the sixth in line of ten brothers and sisters. Lois attended country school District #1 in Denison, and graduated from the Denison High School with the class of 1946. She was baptized in Christ August 1, 1928 at Zion Lutheran... Read More	Lois L Ahrenholtz July 10, 1928 - January 12, 2014 Lois Lucille Ahrenholtz was born July 10, 1928 to Johannas and Rosa Riessen Christiansen. She died at the Manilla Manor in Manilla, Iowa, Sunday, January 12, 2014, at the age of eighty-five. Her nurturing began at an early age as she helped tend to the needs of her many younger siblings. Lois was the sixth in line of ten brothers and sisters. Lois attended country school District #1 in Denison, and graduated from the Denison High School with the class of 1946. She was baptized in Christ August 1, 1928 at Zion Lutheran Church in Denison and later confirmed there on April 18, 1943. She worked for Lindquist Shoe Store where they offered to pay for her to attend a Business College in Chicago, but instead, while rollerskating one weekend she met and fell in love with a country boy from Defiance, Howard Ahrenholtz. They were married on March 7, 1948 and moved to the Defiance area to farm. This union was blessed with the birth of five children. Lois raised chickens and sold eggs to Defiance Produce, this provided income for all the households needs from furniture to food and clothing. She also worked meticulously to keep accounting records for their many business ventures. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening, baking, cooking, and sewing. She provided meals for her family as well as crews of farm hands. Lois and Howard enjoyed traveling to Hawaii and Arizona. Lois taught Sunday school at the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Defiance. When the family moved to the Manilla area in 1968, she transferred her church membership to Zion Lutheran Church in Denison, where she served as President of Dorcas for several years. In Heaven, Lois joins her parents, her sister Mary Louise, brothers: Arthur, Edgar, Phillip, and her daughter Julia Rosa. Lois is survived by her husband Howard of Manilla; her children Russel and his wife Marcia of Breckenridge, Colorado; Randall and his wife, Lisa of Manilla; Eugene and his wife, Sandy of Denison; and Joni Ahrenholtz of San Diego, California; fifteen grandchildren: Christopher, Matthew, Luke, Zachary, Jessica, Justin, Sara, Brooke, Travis, Amber, Brandon, Briana, Tyler, Devon, and Arielle and seven great-grandchildren; five sisters: Jen Baker of Denison; Norma Juhl of Missouri Valley; Dorothy Smith and her husband, Duane of Nixa, Missouri; Janet Miller and her husband, Greg of Fort Collins, Colorado; Donna Jack and her husband, Donald of Phoenix, Arizona; one brother, Richard Christiansen and his wife, Nancy of Ann Arbor, Michigan; two sisters-in-law, Ilene Christiansen of Fort Collins, Colorado and Lois Christiansen of Valencia, California. Lois is also survived by her nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends. Parents: Johannes Cornelius Christiansen (1895 - 1985) Rosa Katherine Riessen Christiansen (1899 - 1992) Siblings: Arthur Hans Christiansen (1920 - 2010)* Mary Louise Christiansen (1924 - 1925)* Philip John Christiansen (1926 - 2003)* Lois Lucille Christiansen Ahrenholtz (1928 - 2014) Norma Helen Christiansen Juhl (1930 - 2016)*

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Lois Lucille Christiansen Ahrenholtz's memorial is located at: Crawford Heights Memory Gardens, Denison, Crawford County, USA.
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Latitude: 42.0008011
Longitude: -95.3469009

Family Members:

Parent

Johannes Cornelius Christiansen

(1895 - 1985)

Rosa Katherine Riessen Christiansen

(1899 - 1992)

Spouse

Howard Henry Ahrenholtz

(1927 - 2016)

Siblings

Mary Louise Christiansen

(1924 - 1925)

Norma Helen Christiansen Juhl

(1930 - 2016)

Children

Julia Rosa Ahrenholtz

(1955 - 2000)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Crawford Heights Memory Gardens
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0008011, -95.3469009

2. Oakland Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9972000, -95.3478012

3. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9958000, -95.3450012

4. Old Catholic Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0043983, -95.3189011

5. Saint Rose of Lima Cemetery
Denison, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0247002, -95.3394012

6. Washington Township Cemetery
Buck Grove, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9354000, -95.3387000

7. Crawford County Poor Farm Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9508216, -95.4308331

8. Buck Grove Cemetery
Buck Grove, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067841, -95.3839722

9. Butler Cemetery
Arion, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9364014, -95.4627991

10. Deloit Cemetery
Deloit, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1075325, -95.3136520

11. Nishnabotna Cemetery
Manilla, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9086952, -95.2464447

12. Vail Cemetery
Vail, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0647011, -95.2102966

13. Saint Anns Cemetery
Vail, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0513992, -95.1868973

14. King Cemetery
Vail, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1007996, -95.2319031

15. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Manilla, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8922005, -95.2200012

16. Astor Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8636017, -95.2853012

17. Dow City Cemetery
Dow City, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9219017, -95.5119019

18. Lehfeldt Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1458170, -95.3724972

19. Morgan Cemetery
Schleswig, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1394005, -95.4403000

20. Hayes Township Cemetery
Westside, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0083199, -95.1216583

21. Bockelmann Family Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0954020, -95.5357330

22. Union Township Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3471985

23. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3450012

24. Saint Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ricketts, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1215000, -95.5265000