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Robert F "Bob" Lang
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Birth: Mar. 2, 1930
Pilot Grove
Cooper County
Missouri, USA
Death: Dec. 20, 2011
Iola
Allen County
Kansas, USA
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Published Dec. 22, 2011 - Iola, KS
Robert F. "Bob" Lang, 81, of Iola, Kansas, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at the Allen County Hospital.
Bob was born March 2, 1930, at Pilot Grove, Missouri, the son of Walter and Francis (Horst) Lang.
He graduated from Pilot Grove High School,
He served in the United States Army, Military Police, during the Korean Conflict.
Following his honorable discharge from the service, he lived in Kansas City where he worked as a mechanic at a Ford dealership.
On April 24, 1953, Bob married Lucille M. Caler in Kansas City, Missouri. Lucille preceded him in death May 14, 2010.
They made their home in Kansas City until moving to Iola, Kansas in 1960. He owned and operated Lang Motor Company and later Lanco Distributors.
Bob especially enjoyed restoring antique cars.
Survivors include three children, Gary Lang of Iola, KS, Carol Murray & husband, Brett of Hays, KS, and David Lang & wife, Marla of Evans, GA; one granddaughter, Alyssa Murray of Kansas City, MO; two sisters, Geraldine Ashpaugh of Booneville, MO, and Irene Down of Kansas City, KS; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Mildred Kraus.
Graveside services will be Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, in Highland Cemetery, Iola, KS. Chaplain Lloyd Houk will officiate.
Memorial gifts suggested to Allen County Animal Rescue Facility (ACARF) or Allen County Home Health, and may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements.
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Parents:
Walter George Lang (1897 - 1979)
Frances Margaret Horst Lang (1900 - 1983)
Spouse:
Lucille M Caler Lang (1933 - 2010)
Sibling:
Mildred M. Lang Kraus (1921 - 2001)*
Robert F Lang (1930 - 2011)
*Calculated relationship
Note: VETERAN - KOREA - US ARMY
Burial:
Highland Cemetery
Iola
Allen County
Kansas, USA
Created by: TiogaRose (temp inactive...
Record added: Dec 24, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 82343272
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