Ione Erdean (Stadtlander) LANGDON

LANGDON, STADTLANDER, MUHLENBRUCH, SANFORD

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/16/2014 at 20:26:47

June 25, 1922 --- January 30, 2014

Memorial services for Ione Langdon will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, at Faith United Methodist Church in Spring Valley, with Pastor David Lieder officiating. Burial will take place in the Spring Valley Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Hindt Funeral Home in Spring Valley, and one hour before the service at church.

Ione Langdon, 91, of Spring Valley, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at the Spring Valley Care Center. Ione Erdean Stadtlander was born June 25, 1922, the daughter of Fred and Ida (Muhlenbruch) Stadtlander. From eighth grade until graduation, Ione played on the girls' varsity basketball in Iowa. She also was a part of the Glee Club and played piano. In 1940, Ione graduated from Rowan (Iowa) High School, being the valedictorian of her class. On July 6, 1945, Ione was united in marriage to Albert Langdon at her parent's home in rural Rowan, Iowa. Ione loved gardening and especially enjoyed African violets. When she wasn't gardening, Ione could be found playing card games, canasta and Rummikub. She was a very good friend and was very thrifty and frugal.

Ione is survived by her husband, Albert Langdon, of Spring Valley; children, Bruce (Donna Faye) Langdon, of Ash Flat, Ark., Kent (Diane) Langdon, of Oshkosh, Wis., and Carol (Roger) Sanford, of Spring Valley; and grandchildren, Joanna Langdon, of Boston, Mass., and Catherine Langdon, of Oshkosh, Wis. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Marladean; and granddaughter, Rachel.

January 31, 2014
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