Colleen J. Ahrens, 94, of Oil City, PA., passed away peacefully Sunday March 3, 2024 at Oil City Healthcare and Rehab. , after an extended illness.
Born Sept. 7, 1929 in Meadville, PA., she was the daughter of the late Clarence W. Smith and Marian Frances Gable Smith Fox.
Colleen was a 1947 graduate of Rocky Grove High School.
She was married to Donlad Paul Ahrens Sr and he preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 1991
Colleen worked many years as a telephone operator at GTE in Franklin and had also worked at Falco's in Siverly. She enjoyed doing puzzles, going to the senior center and reading, and was a great cook, who enjoyed cooking meals for her family. Colleen also enjoyed traveling across the states with her sisters and enjoyed Bible study.
She is survived by two children, Joyce Marie Schattauer and her husband Frederick an Donald Paul Ahrens Jr.; grandchildren, Michael, Joseph and Amy; She is also survived by sisters Carol Campbell, Patricia Lindberg and Lois Kline.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sons James Michael Ahrens and Christopher Ahrens, who passed away the same day as his mother and an infant daughter Mary Frances Ahrens.
She was also preceded in death by brothers William, Jerome, Ellwood and Keith Smith and sisters Donna Snyder and Corliss Smith
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Reinsel Funeral Home, Oil City, Pa
Colleen J. Ahrens, 94, of Oil City, PA., passed away peacefully Sunday March 3, 2024 at Oil City Healthcare and Rehab. , after an extended illness.
Born Sept. 7, 1929 in Meadville, PA., she was the daughter of the late Clarence W. Smith and Marian Frances Gable Smith Fox.
Colleen was a 1947 graduate of Rocky Grove High School.
She was married to Donlad Paul Ahrens Sr and he preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 1991
Colleen worked many years as a telephone operator at GTE in Franklin and had also worked at Falco's in Siverly. She enjoyed doing puzzles, going to the senior center and reading, and was a great cook, who enjoyed cooking meals for her family. Colleen also enjoyed traveling across the states with her sisters and enjoyed Bible study.
She is survived by two children, Joyce Marie Schattauer and her husband Frederick an Donald Paul Ahrens Jr.; grandchildren, Michael, Joseph and Amy; She is also survived by sisters Carol Campbell, Patricia Lindberg and Lois Kline.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sons James Michael Ahrens and Christopher Ahrens, who passed away the same day as his mother and an infant daughter Mary Frances Ahrens.
She was also preceded in death by brothers William, Jerome, Ellwood and Keith Smith and sisters Donna Snyder and Corliss Smith
Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Reinsel Funeral Home, Oil City, Pa
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