Funeral services for Dorothy “Dotti” M. Ahrens, age 78 of Albany Avenue in Ogdensburg will be held on Thursday (Jan 30, 2014) at 10:00am at Notre Dame Church with Rev. F. James Shurtleff officiating. Burial will be in the spring at Notre Dame Cemetery.
Calling hours will be held on Wednesday (Jan 29, 2014) from 5:00-7:00pm at the Fox & Murray Funeral Home. Mrs. Ahrens passed away at her home on Monday (Jan 27, 2014) surrounded by her loving family.
Surviving is her husband Douglas; a son Marc Ahrens & his wife Gina of Ogdensburg; a daughter Lisa Decker & her husband John of Ogdensburg; two brothers John “Jack” Moore & his wife Donna of Florida, Joseph Moore & his wife Darlene of Ogdensburg; a sister Anne Binion & her husband Frank of Lisbon; five grandchildren Juliann MacKay, Jorden Decker, Matthew Ahrens, Mollee Ahrens & Maxwell Ahrens; great-grandchildren Kaitlyn MacKay, Carson MacKay & John Patrick Decker along with several nieces, nephews & cousins. An infant daughter Mary Anne Ahrens predeceased her.
Dotti was born on November 18, 1935 in Ogdensburg, NY a daughter of the late Ernest J. & Alberta I. (Boyer) Moore. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy and continued her education at the Ogdensburg Business School. She married Douglas H. Ahrens on Sept 22, 1956 at Notre Dame Church with Msgr. Leary officiating. During her career she was employed at the Diocese of Ogdensburg and St. Mary’s Catholic Church for a period and then Niagara Mohawk where she worked for 9 years in the Accounts Receivable Dept. She then was employed with Sears where she worked for 3 additional years until becoming disabled.
Dotti was a parishioner of both Notre Dame and St. Mary’s Cathedral, and a member of the Ogdensburg Moose Lodge. She enjoyed reading, boating, going for rides, dancing, watching boats on the St. Lawrence River and caring for others, especially her grandchildren. Memorial contributions can be made to the Argarwal Renal Center or Hospice of St. Lawrence Valley. Condolences can also be shared online at www.foxandmurrayfuneralhome.com.
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