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Charlotte Mary "Lottie" Ahrens

Female 1885 - 1969  (84 years)


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  • Name Charlotte Mary "Lottie" Ahrens 
    Born 12 Jan 1885  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Christened 26 Apr 1885  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48415661 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Swedenborgian 
    Residence 1901  262 Queen St. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Ahrens Chas A : Jun Manufacturer [Historical Address] 78 Queen S [Current Address 2023] 262 Queen St S
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Swedenborgian 
    Music 1914  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    The Musicial The "BulBul" 
    • Cast members of the amateur production of "Bulbul", a comic operetta performed at the town hall of Waterloo May 19-20, 1914.

      Left to right: John Bruegeman; Eleanor Kirsch; E.W. McKenzie; Gladys Devitt; Dr. Thomas Towers; Lottie Ahrens; William Clement; F.J. Rooney.

      Cast of Operetta 'BulBul', Waterloo, Ontario (no date) Waterloo Public Library Digital Collections. Available at: https://images.ourontario.ca/waterloo/47847/data?n=11 (Accessed: 26 November 2023).
    The BulBul    		 The BulBul
    Group photograph of the principal cast members of the amateur production of "Bulbul", a comic operetta performed at the town hall of Waterloo May 19-20, 1914.

    Left to right: John Bruegeman; Eleanor Kirsch; E.W. McKenzie; Gladys Devitt; Dr. Thomas Towers; Lottie Ahrens; William Clement; F.J. Rooney.

    Cast of Operetta ‘BulBul’, Waterloo, Ontario (no date) Waterloo Public Library Digital Collections. Available at: https://images.ourontario.ca/waterloo/47847/data?n=11 (Accessed: 26 November 2023).
    Name Charlotte Mary "Lottie" Shupe 
    Name Lottie Ahrens 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-38743 
    Died 11 Jul 1969  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I38743  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Charles August Ahrens, Jr.,   b. 28 Aug 1856, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Laura Emma "Emma" Hirschy,   b. 20 Dec 1858, Fredericksburg, Wayne, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1882  Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F10133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stanley Shupe,   b. 24 Feb 1890, Bridgeburg, Bertie Twp., Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 1970  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 11 Jan 1916  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F51292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Stanley Shupe of 174 Queen St. N. died today at St. Mary's Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was 84.

      Mrs. Shupe was the former Charlotte Mary (Lottie) Ahrens. She was born in Kitchener, a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. Charles A. Ahrens, and was a resident of the Twin Cities for most of her life. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, and the women's auxiliary of the church and a life member of the Eastern Star.

      Surviving are her husband, retired Kitchener city engineer, to whom she was married in Kitchener in 1916; one son, Charles A. of Montreal; one daughter, Mrs. David (Mary) Shantz of Sudbury, a brother, Frederick H. Ahrens of Kitchener; one sister, Floss L. Ahrens, RR 1 Preston; and six grandchildren.

      The body will be at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Saturday where the Very Rev. Finlay G. Stewart will conduct the service Monday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Woodland cemetery. Donations to the Arthritic and Rheumatism Society will be accepted, as expressions of sympathy.

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 12.

    2. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Charlotte Maria b. 12 Jan 1884, bapt. 26 Apr 1885 d/o Carl A. & Laura E.

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 25 1911 Pg. 11.

    4. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 25.

    5. [S3193] Directory - Historical Vernon City Directories Mapped - Kitchener - 1901-1903.
      Ahrens Chas A : Jun Manufacturer [Historical Address] 78 Queen S [Current Address 2023] 262 Queen St S

    6. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Oct 1882.
      21 Sep 1882 Charles A. Ahrens Jr., of Berlin, Ont. And Emma Hirschey of Wooster, Ohio were married in Wooster, Ohio by the Rev. David Kammerer.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jan 1885 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 26 Apr 1885 - Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Swedenborgian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Swedenborgian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMusic - The Musicial The "BulBul" - 1914 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Jan 1916 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Jul 1969 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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