John H Ahearn Jr Rescue Squad

Mary Elizabeth Emmott was the daughter of George William Emmott & Lorena Mae Smith and traces back to Hezekiah Rogers Jr & Hannah Vincent. At 25, she married John Henry 'Crabby' Ahearn Jr, the son of John H Ahearn & Bridge Singen.  

Like his father, John Jr was a volunteer fireman but this obit does not do him justice.

John Jr founded a privately-run volunteer fire service in Mechanicville & then when the ambulance service was added, it was named the John H Ahearn Jr Rescue Squad.  Clifton Park & Halfmoon Emergency Corps acquired the service in 2014and his name continues to honor the hall.

The Saratogian, 6 Jul 1954
AHEARN - Mechanicville - John H Ahearn died early this morning at the Homestead Sanitarium. Husband of Betty Emmott Ahearn; son of Bridget Ahearn and brother of William Ahearn. Survivors also include two nieces, Zita and Jill Ahearn; one aunt, several uncles and cousins. Funeral arrangements under the direction of J D Dunn Funeral Home are incomplete.

courtesy of the Times Union, Aug 6, 2015

The Saratogian, Wed, 7 Jul 1954
Civic Groups Honor Ahearn
Mechanicville - Members of the W L Howland Hose Co will meet tomorrow at 715 pm at the fire station to march to the Dunn Funeral Home where they will pay their respects to their late brother fireman, John H Ahearn. William Crounse, fire chief, and Harold Sheehan, president, invite all members of the department to take part. Other groups which will pay their respects include:  Star of Liberty Chapter, OES, which will meet at the Dunn Funeral Home Thursday at 730 pm and the Lions club, which will meet in front of Dr Abraham's office at 815 pm Thursday. The funeral will be held Friday at 9 am from the Dunn Funeral Home, 319 Park Ave and 930 at St Paul's Church. Burial will be in Hudson View Cemetery. The funeral home will be open from 7 to 9 tonight and 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 Thursday.