Gerarden, Mary E.

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• Obituary: 15 Jun 2010; Appleton Post Crescent

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Obituary:
Mary E. (Ahrens) Stegert, 96, Appleton, went to be with Jesus Saturday, June 12, 2010, at Renaissance. She was born October 26, 1913, in the Fox Valley to the late Patrick and Hattie (De Bruin) Gerarden. She married Harold "Red" Ahrens and they had three children together; he preceded her in death in 1974. Mary later married Donald Stegert and he preceded her in death in 2003. She worked for the City of Appleton as a parking cashier for many years. She loved old movies, bingo, horses, bird watching, flowers and time spent at the cottage at Lake Metonga in Crandon.
Survivors include her children: John "Jack" Ahrens, Appleton; Patricia (David) Parry, Wellington, NV, and Tom (Rose) Ahrens, Appleton; 12 grandchildren: Marcus Ahrens, Tim Ahrens, Dawn Ahrens-Trams, John Ahrens, Tom Parry, David Parry Jr., Lori Johnson, Tricia Courtright, Michael Ahrens, Lisa Stroess, Brian Ahrens and Thomas "TJ" Ahrens; 18 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Louis (Sally) Gerarden, Appleton and two sisters-in-law: Louise Gerarden and Merle Gerarden.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; a great-grandchild, Nicholas Behling; a grandson-in-law, Duane Trams; siblings: Ted and Tony Gerarden, Florence Heinritz and Vin and Jack Jensen.
A prayer service for Mary will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at Valley Funeral Home. Friends may visit the family from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Highland Memorial Park, Appleton.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Renaissance, Affinity Hospice and Home InStead for their wonderful care of Mary and her family.
Valley Funeral Home
2211 N. Richmond St.
Appleton 920-733-5435
www.valleyfh.com
"Serving as would

Mary married Ahrens, Harold "Red" Aft 1931. Harold was born 27 May 1910; died 27 Feb 1974; was buried , Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Mary married Stegert, Donald 31 Aug 1979. Donald (son of Stegert, Otto and Renner, Minnie) was born 24 Mar 1917, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; died 11 Jun 2003; was buried , Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Obituary: 1 Nov 2016; APC

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Obituary:
Tom Ahrens, age 77 of Appleton, passed away Friday, October 28, 2016. He had battled Lewy Body Dementia for over five years. Tom was born in Appleton on July 20, 1939, son of the late Harold and Mary (Gerarden) Ahrens. He attended Appleton High School, and on July 8, 1961 married Rose DeDecker who survives him. Together, the couple celebrated fifty-five years of marriage this past July. He was employed by Spencer Johnston and J.J. Plank for thirty-eight years, and after a very brief "retirement" spent another ten years working for Bergstrom Lexus of Appleton.
Tom was a wonderful husband and father, always caring for his family. He enjoyed bowling and playing softball with the guys from work. He also loved to play cards, or just spend quiet time at the cottage with dear friends Stan and Sandy Woldt.
He is survived by his wife: Rose Ahrens of Appleton; three children: Michael (Malissa) Ahrens of Menasha; Brian (Melissa) Ahrens of Appleton; and T.J. (Faren) Ahrens of Bristow, Virginia; six grandchildren: Amber Behling, Katie Ahrens, Lexi Ahrens, Baylee Ahrens, Matthew Ahrens, and Elijah Ahrens; a brother: Jack Ahrens of Appleton; a sister: Pat (David) Parry of Winona, Texas; two sisters-in-law: Kathy (Bill) Gardner of Appleton and Terri Schmidt of Seymour; a brother-in-law: Dr. Randy (Nancy) DeDecker of Hortonville; a son-in-law: Kent Stroess; and a step-grandson: Jesse Stroess. There are also several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter Lisa Stroess, a grandson Nicholas Behling, Rose's parents Harold and Gertrude DeDecker, and his step-father Don Stegert.
A memorial funeral liturgy for Tom will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at ST. THERESE CATHOLIC CHURCH, Morrison Street at Wisconsin Avenue, with Fr. Ryan Starks officiating. Inurnment will take place at Highland Memorial Park. Family and friends are invited to gather at the church on Saturday morning from 9:00 AM until the time of the service.
For more information or to share a memory of Tom, please visit www.wichmannfargo.com.
The family would like to thank their many relatives and friends for the prayers and support offered to both Tom and Rose. You have all been so kind to us. Words cannot express our appreciation for the entire staff at The Bridges of Appleton for the lovely care they provided to our entire family and to Tom. You treated him as though he was your very own. We consider you all to be God's special angels here on earth and will never forget your kindness.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from Nov. 1 to Nov. 4, 2016

Thomas married DeDecker, Rose (daughter of Dedecker, Harold and Paulowske, Gertude) [Group Sheet]

John married Knabenbauer, Barbara (daughter of Knabenbauer, Clarence J. and VanElzen, Agnes J.) [Group Sheet]

John married Young, Joann [Group Sheet]