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Visitation:
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, February 29, 2020 at
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hartsburg
Service:
11 a.m. Saturday at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Bertha F. Ahrens-Lessen, 92, of
Lincoln passed away peacefully on Sunday, February
23, 2020 at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in
Lincoln.
Bert was born on August 21, 1927 in Peoria, the
daughter of Herman and Frieda (Wild) Stettner. She
was a 1949 graduate of Bradley University, with a
Bachelors of Science. Bert married William H. Frisch
in 1951. He preceded her in death on May 14, 1964.
She later married William Ahrens on July, 11 1965.
He preceded her in death on December 16, 1996 after
31 years of marriage. Bert married Robert Lessen on
July 7, 2006. He preceded her in death on June 29,
2019.
Bert is survived by her son, William (Joni) Frisch
Jr. of Jacksonville, her step-daughters, Mercedes
Carkuff of Stanley, ND and Brenda (Dennis) Moehring
of Emden, eight grandchildren, and thirteen
great-grandchildren.
Bert was a school teacher for 18 years, sharing her
love of learning in Emden and Morton. Bert’s faith
played a key role in her life which led her to
become an active member of the St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Hartsburg. |
She was a Ladies Aid at St. John’s
Lutheran Church, a member of the American Legion
Post #1146 Auxiliary, Hartsburg Homemakers,
Lincolnland Chorale and the Retired Teachers
Association.
Bert enjoyed gardening, playing
cards, reading and spending time with her family and
friends.
Services for Bert will be held at 11:00 a.m. on
Saturday, February 29, 2020 at St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Hartsburg. The family will receive friends
for a visitation, one hour prior to the service
(10:00-11:00 a.m.) also at the church. Burial will
follow the services at Hartsburg Union Cemetery in
Hartsburg.
If desired, friends may make memorial donations in
Bert’s name to Kogudus Ministries.
Services have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln.
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