Harold C. Lange (1914-2005)

LANGE, WREDE, LARSON

Posted By: jane austin (email)
Date: 8/13/2021 at 01:28:52

Harold C Lange , was born on Monday; August 10, 1914 in O'Brien County, Iowa. He was the son of: Edward and Martha (Wrede) Lange. He attended school in a country school and later at Zion Lutheran School.

He was baptized on August 19, 1914 and later confirmed on May 27, 1928 and was a long time member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina, where he had served on the church council and building committee. He was a former director of the Farmers Co-op Elevator in Paullina and of the Land-O-Lakes Board. He enjoyed bowling, fishing and traveling.

On May 21, 1938, he was united in marriage to Elsie Larson in Paullina, Iowa. After their marriage the couple farmed south of Paullina for many years. They retired from farming and moved into Paullina in February of 1975. His wife preceded him in death on January 5, 1997 in Orange City, Iowa.

After her passing Harold remained in the family home until moving to the Paullina Care Center in March of 2003.

Harold C Lange, age: 90 passed away on Wednesday; January 5, 2005 at the Orange City Hospital.

Those left to mourn his passing are his: two sons and their wives: Douglas and Wilma Lange of Amherst; Erie County and Genesee Counties, New York and Loren and Rosemary Lange of Potomac; Montgomery County, Maryland. His four grandchildren: Bonnie, Matthew, Katherine and Jeremy; his two great-granddaughters: Anna and Sophia; his two sisters: Helen Recker of Paullina; O'Brien County, Iowa and Marlys Ault of League City; Galveston and Harris Counties Texas; also nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife: Elsie; a daughter: Sharron Lynn; his parents; his twin brothers: Merle and Earl and his two sisters: Caroline in infancy and Eleanor Gebert.

Graveside Funeral Services will begin at: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 10, 2005 at the Zion Lutheran Church in, Paullina, Iowa with The Reverend Karl Eckhoff, officiating. Interment will be at the Prairie View Cemetery in Paullina, Iowa. The Gaudian~Eldridge Funeral Home in Paullina, Iowa is entrusted with the arrangements and the care of the family.

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