Charles August Ahrens was an industrialist born on August 28, 1856 in Port Elgin, Ontario to parents Charles Andrew and Charlotte Henrietta Ahrens. He was a harness maker and went to Iowa to specialize in making special harnesses for horse racing. He married Laura Emma Hirschy September 21, 1882 in Wayne, Ohio. He founded Chas. A. Ahrens Ltd. in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario in 1882, which he operated for 55 years. in addition to his business activities, he built several buildings and homes in the area. Ahrens was a charter member of the Kitchener Board of Trade, and served for a time on the Board of Health and the K-W Hospital Board. Together he and Laura had three children: Fredrick Hirschy; Charlotte Mary; and Florence L. He died September 14, 1937 and was entombed at Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. At the time of his death, he held the record within the Dominion for the uninterrupted operation of a show factory by the same person.

Charles Andrew Ahrens was an industrialist, businessman and bookkeeper born July 11, 1827 in Hohen-Wesdt, Holstein, Germany. He emigrated to Berlin (now Kitchener) in 1851 at the age of 24. He began working as a bookkeeper at Louis Breithaupt's tannery 1857. He later worked for Beardmores in Toronto for 5 years. On April 16, 1854, Ahrens married Henrietta Charlotte Roth, who had emigrated from Germany to Preston, Ontario in 1852. Together they had twelve children. The family lived for a time in Port Elgin, where Charles operated a general store, in partnership with a Mr. Kinzie. Upon their return to Kitchener, Charles worked as bookkeeper for the Hepburn Shoe Factory. Charles was also the clerk and treasurer for the town of Berlin and in 1886 he was a Town Councillor. In 1879 he opened his own shoe store, and later a factory, C.A. Ahrens Shoe Co., which operated across from the Walper Hotel on Queen Street South. By the early 1900's, the shoe factory was a thriving and eventually taken over by Ahrens' son, Charles August.The company was purchased by Savage Shoe Co. in 1949. Charles Andrew died on August 18, 1903 following a series of strokes and was interred at Mount Hope Cemetery in Kitchener, Ontario.

Caroline Seiler Ahrens was born June 3, 1861 in Waterloo County, the daughter of George Seiler and Elisabeth Schmidt. She married Henry Jacob Ahrens November 6, 1884 and the couple had five children: Walter Henry Ahrens, George Seiler Ahrens, Mabel Laura Ahrens, Carl Hermann "Charles" Ahrens, and Edith Louisa Ahrens. Ahrens attended the Church of the Good Shepherd and served as treasurer of the Woman's Auxiliary for 27 years. She was a member of Eastern Star, and sat on the board of the YWCA for several years and served as the treasurer of the board for 25 years. Ahrens died February 3, 1944 and was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener.

Caroline "Carrie" Ahrens was born on January 25, 1862 in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario to parents Charles Andrew Ahrens and Henrietta Charlotte Roth. She was the fourth child of eleven, her siblings being: Maria Charlotte; Herman Emmanuel; Louisa; Henry Jacob; Charles August; Wilhelmine; Helena; Emma; Albert Edward; and Laura Emma. Ahrens was a member of the Church of the New Jerusalem. She died March 24, 1934 and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

Albert Edward Ahrens was born on April 4, 1867 in Berlin (later Kitchener) Ontario to parents Charles Ahrens and Charlotte Roth. He worked as a shoe manufacturer with his father and brothers at their company Charles A. Ahrens & Sons. Albert is listed as married to Eva I. (birth name unknown, born June 29, 1873 in United States, immigrated to Canada in 1900) in the 1901 census. He later married Isabella Louisa Hachborn September 26, 1910. He had one child with Isabella; Mildred Marie Ahrens. Albert died December 20, 1920 and is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

Four welded steel sculptures by Ron Baird.