James William Lange (1926-1979)

LANGE, HELLMAN, OETKEN, VANBECK

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Date: 2/18/2016 at 02:12:46

JAMES W. LANGE

I am home in Heaven, dear ones;
Oh, so happy and so bright!
There is perfect joy and beauty
In this everlasting light.
All the pain and grief is over
Every restless tossing passed;
I am now at peace forever.
Safely home in Heaven at last.
Did you wonder I so calmly
Trod the valley of the shade?
Oh! but Jesus' love illumined
Every dark and fearful glade.
And He came Himself to meet me
In that way so hard to tread;
And with Jesus' arm to lean on,
Could I have one doubt or dread?
Then you must not grieve so sorely,
For I love you dearly still:
Try to look beyond earth's shadows,
Pray to trust our Father's Will.
There is work still waiting for you,
So you must not idly stand:
Do it now, while life remaineth —
You shall rest in Jesus' land.
When that work is all completed.
He will gently call you Home
Oh, the rapture of that meeting.
Oh, the joy to see you come!

Funeral services for James W. Lange were held Thursday, January 3, 1980, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Germantown. Mr. Lange passed away December 31 at a Sioux City hospital. Rev. Charles Kramer officiated at the services. Pallbearers were Leslie Dau, Martin Strampe, Leland Koehlmoos, Leonard Wikstrom, Wallace Fiddelke and Leonard Pauling. Mrs. Charles Brockman was organist and accompanied the congregation as they sang two hymns. Mr and Mrs. David Pauling and Mr. and Mrs. Weber Clayton were in charge of flowers. Burial was in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery near Germantown with Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

James William Lange, the son of George and Emilie Hellmann Lange, was born June 17, 1926, in rural Paullina. James was baptized into the Lutheran faith on June 19, 1926, in St. John's Lutheran Church in Germantown, and was later confirmed on May 5, 1940. also at St. John's. James attended Paullina schools and graduated with the class of 1944. It was a year later that he was called to serve his country from 1946 to 1947 serving in the Army.

After returning from the service he engaged in farming in the Paullina area and was later united in marriage to Darlene Oetken in Craig, Iowa on August 19, 1956. After their marriage they returned to farming in the Paullina area. James continued to farm until his health failed and entering St. Joseph's Hospital in Sioux City where he passed away on Monday, December 31, 1979, reaching the age of 53 years, 6 months and 14 days.

James was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church, serving as church treasurer, school board and was currently an elder. James is survived by his wife, Darlene; daughters, Janice and son-in-law, Dan Van Beck of Primghar; Joyce and Pamala, both residing at home and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Kenneth and Fredrick Lange.

Paullina Times, Paullina, Iowa, January 10, 1980, p4