AHRENS, Elmer C. J.

1901 - 1966  (65 years)

• Name	AHRENS, Elmer C. J.
  Birth	7 Jan 1901	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Wisconsin National Guard   [1]
  	105th Calvary, Old Troop C, Two Rivers
  Death	Jul 1966	Racine, Wisconsin, United States   [1, 2]
  	Cause: at home
  	Address: 6525 6 Mile Road
  	ELMER AHRENS (d. 1966) Man, 65, Found Dead at Home The death of Elmer Ahrens, 65, whose badly decomposed body was found in an upstairs bedroom of his home at 6525 6 Mile Road Saturday night was due to natural causes, according to Deputy Racine County Coroner Milton Stoffel. Sheriff's deputies who investigated the death said Ahrens may have been dead for 10 days. Deputies were asked to investigate Saturday night after neighbors reported that Ahrens had not picked up his mail for at least the last several days. Journal Times, Racinwe,WI, August 8, 1966 P. 89C ********* Funeral services for Elmer C. J. Ahrens, 65, of Racine, a former Town of Two Rivers resident who died at his home Friday, were at 2 p.m. Monday at Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, the Rev. Paul W. Funk officiating. Burial was in Forest View Cemetery, Two Rivers. Mr. Ahrens was born Jan. 7, 1901, in the Town of Two Rivers, son of the late John C. and Augusta Runge Ahrens. He attended the old Two Rivers High School and in the 1920s moved to Racine where he was engaged as a mason contractor. He was a member of old troop C, 105th Cavalry, Wisconsin National Guard, Two Rivers. Surviving are a son, Master Sgt. George R. Ahrens at Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Peru, Ind.; four sisters, Mrs. Edward Kastrosky, of Two Rivers; Mrs. Milton Mueller, of Manitowoc; Mrs. Raymond Meineke, of Mishicot and Mrs. George Walters, of Spokane, Wash., and a brother, Jerry A., of Rt. 1, Two Rivers. A brother, Harvey, preceded him in death in 1965. Manitowoc Herald, August 8, 1966 P. 13 ******** (07 Jan 1901/Aug 1966/SSDI)
  Burial	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States   [1]
  	Address: Forest View Cemetery
  Person ID	I4766	Jindra and Chaloupka Family Trees
  Last Modified	7 May 2024

  
  

  Father	AHRENS, John Christian,   b. 21 Oct 1867, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 27 Sep 1963, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 95 years)
  Mother	RUNGE, Augusta,   b. 28 Sep 1871, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States d. 29 May 1944, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1896	Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
  Family ID	F338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F1851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Manitowoc Herald News - 2Manitowoc, Funeral Services for Elmer C.J. Ahrens; death notice; 8 August 1966; page 13; viewed online; 15 February 2023. Funeral services for Elmer C. J. Ahrens, 65, of Racine, a former Town of Two Rivers resident who died at his home Friday, were at 2 p.m. Monday at Deja & Martin Funeral Chapels, Two Rivers, the Rev. Paul W. Funk officiating. Burial was in Forest View Cemetery, Two Rivers. Mr. Ahrens was born Jan. 7, 1901, in the Town of Two Rivers, son of the late John C. and Augusta Runge Ahrens. He attended the old Two Rivers High School and in the 1920s moved to Racine where he was engaged as a mason contractor. He was a member of old troop C, 105th Cavalry, Wisconsin National Guard, Two Rivers Surviving are a son, Master Sgt. George R. Ahrens at Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Peru, Ind.; four sisters, Mrs. Edward Kastrosky, of Two Rivers; Mrs. Milton Mueller, of Manitowoc; Mrs. Raymond Meineke, of Mishicot and Mrs. George Walters, of Spokane, Wash., and a brother, Jerry A., of Rt. 1, Two Rivers. A brother, Harvey, preceded him in death in 1965. Manitowoc Herald, August 8, 1966 P. 13 [S266] Newspaper - Wisconsin - Racine Journal Times, Man, 65, Found Dead at Home; news; 8 August 1966; page 86C; viewed online; 15 February 2023; 2manitowoc.com website. Man, 65, Found Dead at Home The death of Elmer Ahrens, 65, whose badly decomposed body was found in an upstairs bedroom of his home at 6525 6 Mile Road Saturday night was due to natural causes, according to Deputy Racine County Coroner Milton Stoffel. Sheriff's deputies who investigated the death said Ahrens may have been dead for 10 days. Deputies were asked to investigate Saturday night after neighbors reported that Ahrens had not picked up his mail for at least the last several days. Journal Times, Racine,WI, August 8, 1966 P. 89C