More detail on this person: JENNINGS -- Mr.
Philip John Ahneman, 72, passed away at 12:15
a.m., Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in the Southwest
Louisiana War Veteran's Home in Jennings LA. This information was last updated 11/03/2016
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03/10/2024
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A memorial service will be held at a later
date.
Mr. Ahneman was born in Morris, Minnesota and he
spent 15 years in the U.S. Army, served in the
Vietnam War and eventually settled in Lafayette as
a Corporate pilot until retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Jana Marifjeren
Ahneman of Lafayette; his daughter, Carrie Lynne
Ahneman of Carencro; his son, Christopher Robert
Ahneman of Lafayette; one sister, Judi Christensen
of Portland, Oregon; one brother, David Ahneman of
Eugene, Oregon; and his nine year old grandson,
Cole Hunter Ahneman of Lafayette: Jana's sisters
Judy (Bill) Raymer of Denver, CO and Joni (Roar)
Rommesmo of Fargo, ND and sister-in-law Kathy
Marifjeren, of Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Ahneman is preceded in death by his parents,
Gaylord and Marian Peterson Ahneman.
Donations in Mr. Ahneman's memory may be made
to the Michael J. Fox Parkinson's foundation.
Words of comfort may be expressed to the family at
www.miguezfuneralhome.com
Phillip J. Ahneman was a long time friend. I
didn't attend OCS or flight school with Phil or
serve with him in RVN but we did a tour with the
2d Avn Bn, 2d Inf Div in Korea in 1977 where he
was the S2 and I was the S3. A We spent many
hours talking about the central highlands where he
flew out of Camp Hollaway at the same time I was
flying out of Camp Enari. We also spent many
hours talking about fishing and hunting as Phil
was a life-long enthusiasts. We finally got
to fish together in Texas and Minnesota for about
10 years in the early 2000's.
I tried on many occasions to get him to join the
VHPA or attend a reunion but was unsuccessful. A
At one point I sent him a box of Aviators and a
directory to try to get him interested but he just
wasn't.
Phil grew up in Morehead, Minnesota where he met
a girl from Fargo (his wife of more than 50 years,
Jana), they were married around 65 or 66. Phil
went in the Army in 1966 and after normal training
attended infantry OCS and then flight school. He
flew slicks for the 189th AHC in '68\'69.
His wife lives in Lafayette, LA <337-988-2130> as
well as a grown son and daughter.
From: John Parker