Official Obituary of
Ross V. Lange
July 23, 1922 ~ January 2, 2013 (age 90) 90 Years Old
Ross Lange Obituary
Ross Victor Lange, 90 of Chariton, passed awayon Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at the Lucas County Health Center in Chariton, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church, 1004 Curtis Ave, Chariton, with Pastor Rich Gates officating. The family will greet freinds and family at a luncheon following the service. Burial will be at a later date in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Memorials may be directed to the First Augustana Lutheran Church ELCA of Lockridge, Iowa or to the American Heart Association.
Ross was born on July 23, 1922 in Shelby County, Iowa the only child of Mads and Freda Petersen Lange. He graduated from the Audubon High School in 1939, after high school Ross worked with his father on the farm and helped run the family seed corn business Lange Hybrids in Shelby County. On February 25, 1950 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Petersen in Atlantic Iowa. To this union four children were born, Linda Paulette, Donald Eugene, Randall Lee and Scott Brian. Ross and Dorothy moved to Fort Dodge where he worked several years as a saleman for Gus Glaser Meat Company. The family later moved to Clarke County where Ross farmed and also sold Harvestor silos and Purina Feeds. The family relocated to a farm in Adair County near Greenfield. Later in life, they lefted the farm, moving to Des. Moines where he sold real estate.
After semi retirement, Ross and Dorothy moved to the Mt. Pleasant area where he continued to work until his eightieth birthday. Ross enjoyed visiting with people and being outdoors, fishing and hunting. He had a true love for horses and always had a dog by his side. Ross was baptized as an infant and was a current member of the First Augustana Lutheran Church ELCA of Lockridge, Iowa.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy of Chariton, one daughter, Linda Schilling and her husband Dr. Tom Schilling of Corydon, Iowa, three sons, Donald Lange and his wife Marcia of Osceola, Iowa, Randall Lange of St. Charles, Iowa and Scott Lange and his wife Sandra of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Six grandchildren, Eric Lange and wife Kris of Osceola, Erin Berentschot and husband Chad of Inwood, Kyle Lange and his wife Jessica of Osceola, Todd Schilling and his wife Crystal of Hampshire, IL, Justin Lange and his wife Chasity of Mt. Pleasant, and Crystal Even and her husband Dr. John Even of West Des. Moines, thirteen great-grandchildren and his sister-in-law JoAnn Petersen of Manning.
Ross was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law Ivan Petersen.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 12, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church, 1004 Curtis Ave, Chariton, with Pastor Rich Gates officating. The family will greet freinds and family at a luncheon following the service. Burial will be at a later date in the Forest Home Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant. Memorials may be directed to the First Augustana Lutheran Church ELCA of Lockridge, Iowa or to the American Heart Association.
Ross was born on July 23, 1922 in Shelby County, Iowa the only child of Mads and Freda Petersen Lange. He graduated from the Audubon High School in 1939, after high school Ross worked with his father on the farm and helped run the family seed corn business Lange Hybrids in Shelby County. On February 25, 1950 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Petersen in Atlantic Iowa. To this union four children were born, Linda Paulette, Donald Eugene, Randall Lee and Scott Brian. Ross and Dorothy moved to Fort Dodge where he worked several years as a saleman for Gus Glaser Meat Company. The family later moved to Clarke County where Ross farmed and also sold Harvestor silos and Purina Feeds. The family relocated to a farm in Adair County near Greenfield. Later in life, they lefted the farm, moving to Des. Moines where he sold real estate.
After semi retirement, Ross and Dorothy moved to the Mt. Pleasant area where he continued to work until his eightieth birthday. Ross enjoyed visiting with people and being outdoors, fishing and hunting. He had a true love for horses and always had a dog by his side. Ross was baptized as an infant and was a current member of the First Augustana Lutheran Church ELCA of Lockridge, Iowa.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy of Chariton, one daughter, Linda Schilling and her husband Dr. Tom Schilling of Corydon, Iowa, three sons, Donald Lange and his wife Marcia of Osceola, Iowa, Randall Lange of St. Charles, Iowa and Scott Lange and his wife Sandra of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Six grandchildren, Eric Lange and wife Kris of Osceola, Erin Berentschot and husband Chad of Inwood, Kyle Lange and his wife Jessica of Osceola, Todd Schilling and his wife Crystal of Hampshire, IL, Justin Lange and his wife Chasity of Mt. Pleasant, and Crystal Even and her husband Dr. John Even of West Des. Moines, thirteen great-grandchildren and his sister-in-law JoAnn Petersen of Manning.
Ross was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law Ivan Petersen.
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