Martin “Marty” W. Lange, 87, of Peoria, passed away peacefully in his sleep at 5:34 p.m. on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Manor Court in Peoria.
Born May 9, 1930 in Makoti, North Dakota, Marty was a devoted lifelong Cubs fan, but nothing could match the devotion to his wife, Mary (nee Durre). After meeting as teenagers in Flanagan, Illinois, the two were happily married for nearly 67 years (January 20, 1951). She survives.
Marty is survived by his three daughters, Sue Anderson of Peoria; Joan Lange of Austin, Texas; and Beth (Trevor) Freeze of Charlotte, N.C.; his son Thomas Lange of Austin, Texas; four grandchildren, Christopher Anderson (Jeannie Krakow); Michael Anderson (Heather); Isaac Freeze; William Freeze; and three greatgrandchildren, Kelci, Mason, and Sophie Anderson. He is also survived by sisters Marita Rawski of Gainesville, Virginia; Katherine (Terry) Ferguson of Clinton, Illinois; brother-in-law Myron Durre of Quincy, Illinois and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rev. Frederick and Irene (nee Kamp) Lange and stepmother Lucille (nee Stemm); his sister Elizabeth (Walter) Brock; and his brother Donald (Janet) Lange.
Marty worked for Illinois Bell/AT&T for 30-plus years. He was technologically savvy and could fix just about anything. He served more than 5 years in the Navy during the Korean War. He was honored in Washington D.C. on the Greater Peoria Honor Flight in September of 2015.
A longtime member of Grace Presbyterian Church, Marty served as a cameraman, Sunday School teacher, and maintenance specialist.
Marty became a Cubs fan as a child, listening to games on WGN radio and riding the train to Wrigley Field with his younger brother, watching from the bleachers for $.25.
After enduring endless promises of “there’s always next year,” Marty finally witnessed a Cubs’ World Series Championship in November of 2016 with his family.
Memorial contributions may be made in Marty’s memory to Grace Presbyterian Church Mission Fund or the Greater Peoria Honor Flight.
A visitation will be held on Monday, December 11, from 4-6 p.m. at Clary Funeral Home in Peoria. A funeral service will be at Grace Presbyterian at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 12 (visitation begins at 10 a.m.). Burial will take place in Flanagan at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 12.
| Hendrick Polanco |
My deepest condelences |
December 13, 2017 |
My deepest condolences. May these few words from the Holy Scriptures bring you comfort in your time of grief...
John 11:32-45
32 And so Mary, when she arrived where Jesus was and caught sight of him, fell at his feet, saying to him: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 Jesus, therefore, when he saw her weeping and the Jews that came with her weeping, groaned in the spirit and became troubled; 34 and he said: “Where have YOU laid him?” They said to him: “Lord, come and see.” 35 Jesus gave way to tears. 36 Therefore the Jews began to say: “See, what affection he used to have for him!” 37 But some of them said: “Was not this [man] that opened the eyes of the blind man able to prevent this one from dying?”
38 Hence Jesus, after groaning again within himself, came to the memorial tomb. It was, in fact, a cave, and a stone was lying against it.39 Jesus said: “TAKE the stone away.” Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to him: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.”40 Jesus said to her: “Did I not tell you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?” 41 Therefore they took the stone away. Now Jesus raised his eyes heavenward and said: “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 True, I knew that you always hear me; but on account of the crowd standing around I spoke, in order that they might believe that you sent me forth.” 43 And when he had said these things, he cried out with a loud voice: “Laz´a·rus, come on out!” 44The [man] that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth. Jesus said to them: “Loose him and let him go.”
45 Therefore many of the Jews that had come to Mary and that beheld what he did put faith in him;
Please go to the following link for more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage
http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/dead-live-again-tract/dead-live-again
| C. Bourguet |
My deepest Condolences |
December 9, 2017 |
My condolences, as feelings of pain and bitterness become unbearable. It is my desire to convey a comforting thought based on the Holy Scriptures
John 5:28 "Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out."
This passage speaks of the resurrection of our loved ones. It is not God's plan to see us suffer and die, so He extends the following invitation to us: "Come near to God and He will draw near to you" (James 4:8)
Please go to the following link to obtain more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage and again we are sorry for your loss.
http://www.jw.org
