BRENDA LEE AHRENHOLTZ, 61, of Defiance, died Wed., Dec. 31st, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Funeral services for BRENDA AHRENHOLTZ will be held 11-a.m. Tue., Jan. 6, 2026, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Monday, Jan. 5th, from 4-until 7-p.m.

Burial is in the Union Township Cemetery in Defiance.

BRENDA AHRENHOLTZ is survived by:

Her husband – Keith Ahrenholtz, of Defiance.

Her daughters – Tiffany (Mitch) Wood, of Ankeny; Alyssa (Mark) Meier, of Waukee, and Kimberly (Mike) Huyser, of Indianapolis, IN.;

Her sons – Michael (Kady) Buttry, of Papillion, NE., and Calvin (Stephanie) Buttry, of Granger.

Her sister – Christie Best, of St. George, UT

Her brother- Mike (Adrian) Jensen, of Ivins, UT.

13 grandchildren; Her sister-in-law, Terry Jensen, of Diamond Valley, UT; other family members and many friends.