Langer, Douglas Brian (1948 - 2022)
LANGER, WHELTON, TORNBLOM, PETERSON, TIETJEN, CARROLL, STEVENS, PAULSEN
Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/6/2022 at 14:39:05
Name of deceased: Douglas Brian Langer
Aged: 74 yrs, 4 mo, 9 days
Residence: Shelby, Shelby County, IA
Born: March 26, 1948; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA
Died: Aug. 4, 2022; Shelby, Shelby County, IA
Funeral services: Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA; burial was in the Minden Cemetery, Minden, IA
Survived by: Children, Dawn (spouse, Mike) Whelton of Omaha, NE, Brian (spouse, Jen) Langer of Walnut, IA, Misty (spouse, Ben) Tornblom of Shelby, IA, Brandt (spouse, Heidi) Langer of Harlan, IA, and Kelsey (spouse, Blake) Peterson of Shelby, IA; 13 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; siblings, Denny (spouse, Penny) Langer of Hancock, IA, Laurie (spouse, Craig) Tietjen of Scottsdale, AZ, and Lynette Langer of Avoca, IA; other family members and friends
Predeceased by: Parents, Donald and Betty (nee Carroll) Langer
Education: Attended grade school in Walnut, IA, Hancock, IA and Avoca, IA; graduated from Avo-Ha with the Class of 1966. After graduation, he attended Iowa State University, Ames, IA, for 1 year and played baseball while there.
Religious affiliation: no information provided
Military service: no information provided
Marriages: (1) Barbara Stevens; 1967; location not provided; children born to this union were Dawn and Brian. They later divorced. (2) Cheryl Paulsen; 1982; location not provided. Children born to this union were Misty, Brandt and Kelsey.
Employment: Was employed as a system analyst for Union Pacific Railroad and retired after 35 years there; he spent the next 10 years managing the Avoca golf clubhouse. He was known for his play-by-play action on Friday nights at the Viking Football games for more than 20 years; enjoyed working and helping Dale Kardell with harvest
Hobbies/Interests: Loved playing cards, the Cubs, the Iowa State University Cyclones and supporting Viking high school athletics
Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com
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