Janette Ahrens

Janette Louise Buckbee (née Ahrens, December 10, 1925 – April 24, 2016), also known as Deedee Ahrens,[1] was an American figure skater.[2]

Janette Ahrens
Born(1925-12-10)December 10, 1925
Saint Paul, Minnesota
DiedApril 24, 2016(2016-04-24) (aged 90)
Mahtomedi, Minnesota
Figure skating career
CountryUnited States
Medal record
Representing United States
Ladies' Figure skating
North American Championships
Bronze medal – third place1947 OttawaLadies' singles
Silver medal – second place1945 New YorkLadies' singles
Fours' Figure skating
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 1941 PhiladelphiaFours

Life and career

Ahrens was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota on December 10, 1925.[3] She attended the University of Minnesota during the 1940s.[1] Ahrens competed as both a single and pair skater, first with partner Robert Uppgren and later with Arthur Preusch. She also competed in fours with Uppgren, Mary Louise Premer, and Lyman Wakefield Jr. and won the 1941 North American title. Ahrens married Norman Simmons DeCoster in 1947,[4] before divorcing and remarrying to Allen Buckbee in December 1985.[5] During the 1970s, Ahrens lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[6] but later resided in White Bear Lake.[7] She died in Mahtomedi, Minnesota on April 24, 2016, at the age of 90.[7][3]

Competitive highlights

Ladies' singles
Event 1943 1945 1946 1947
World Championships6th
North American Championships2nd3rd
U.S. Championships3rd2nd2nd2nd

Pair skating

(with Uppgren)

Event 1942 1943
U.S. Championships2nd2nd

(with Preusch)

Event 1944
U.S. Championships2nd

Four skating

(with Premer, Uppgren, and Wakefield)

Event 1941
North American Championships1st

References
  1. "Deedee of the Silver Blades". The Alpha Phi Quarterly, Volume 58, Issue 3. June 1946. p. 231. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. "Figure Skating US National Championship Medalists". Go Figure Skating. 1945. Retrieved 2010-01-11. janette ahrens (silver medal: 1945, 1946, 1947)
  3. "Janette A. Buckbee". Mueller Memorial. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. Hasbrouck, Lennarie (7 September 1947). "Janette Ahrens to Marry N. S. DeCoster". Star Tribune. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. "Janette Ahrens DeCoster". Minnesota, U.S., Marriage Index, 1958–2001. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. Brown, Gene (1979). The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Winter Sports. Arno Press. pp. 44, 45. ISBN 9780405126260. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. "Janette "Deedee" Buckbee". Star Tribune. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.