Amal G. Lange, 1862-1916

LANGE, MOEN, SMITH, THORNTON, CADY, MOODIE, JONES

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 7/5/2012 at 18:19:39

DIED IN COLORADO

A.G. Lange and Son, Howard Lange

The remains of A.G. Lange and son Howard, mention of whose deaths were made in last week's Reporter, arrived in this city at 3:30 Wednesday afternoon over the Milwaukee road and were taken to the Christian church where impressive funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday after which all that was mortal of father and son were tenderly conveyed to Riverside cemetery where they now rest in peace. Rev. William Baler, pastor of the Christian church, conducted the services and spoke in, words of tenderest sympathy and comfort to the bereaved ones who had been called upon to part with, their loved ones, first the son and brother, and then within a few short days the husband and father.

None but those who have sat in the shadow of a great bereavement can justly weigh such a sorrow as death brings and it is seldom indeed that the death angel visits a family circle twice within so short a time.

A. G. LANGE
A.G. Lange was a native of Denmark. He was born there fifty-three years ago and when a lad of four years he came to America with his parents and settled in Wisconsin, later he came to Clay county where he grew to manhood and was successfully engaged in farming.

On January 1st, 1887 he was united in marriage to Miss Sophia Moen and they resided on a farm five miles northeast of this city until in 1906, when owing to failing health he with his family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado, where he lived until his death which occurred on April 15, 1916, and which was due to tuberculosis.

His wife proceeded him to the grave in 1907 and in 1912 he married Sadie Smith, who survives him together with his five daughters, Mrs. Lillie C. Thornton, of Marshalltown; Mrs. Laura Cady, Mrs. Anna J. Moodie and Mrs. Effie Jones of Los Angeles, California, and Miss Gladys Lange of Marshalltown, Iowa.

Mr. Lange lived an honorable upright life, and won many friends through his unswerving honesty of purpose and his endeavors to do right at all times. He was a good husband and a loving father.

Source: Spencer Reporter, Spencer, Clay County, Iowa; April 26, 1916.

Interment in Riverside cemetery
 

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