Richard Joseph Lange

M, b. 13 August 1954, d. 28 November 2015
Father*John Martin Lange b. 21 Apr 1929, d. 21 Jan 2017
Mother*Evelyn Mary Digman b. 19 Mar 1928, d. 18 Jun 2013
Richard Joseph Lange
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationRichard Joseph Lange was also known as Rich.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth13 August 1954Richard Joseph Lange was born on 13 August 1954 at Dubuque, Iowa.
He was the son of John Martin Lange and Evelyn Mary Digman.
Death28 November 2015Richard Joseph Lange died on 28 November 2015 at Wisconsin at age 61 Richard Joseph "Rich" Lange passed away on Nov. 28, 2015, at Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville, Wis., at the age of 61, after a year-and-a-half-long battle with cancer.

Rich was born on Aug. 13, 1954, in Dubuque, Iowa, to John and Evelyn (Digman) Lange. He graduated from Platteville High School in 1972. He married Patty McGuire on Sept. 9, 1978. They were married for 37 years and had five wonderful children, Becky (Shawn) Fenn, Karen (Jeremy) Smith, Cheryl Lange, Rachel Lange, and Adam Lange, and a granddaughter, Natalie Fenn.

Rich loved farming and was proud to farm alongside his dad. Together, they made the decision to farm organically, and in 1994, they became members of the Organic Valley Cooperative. Rich started an organic meat business, Lange Farm Meats, in 1995. He was passionate about organic farming and the organic meat industry, and he enjoyed sharing that passion with the numerous stores, restaurants, customers, and organizations he worked so closely with. He was very thankful for all of the relationships he formed through Lange Farm Meats.

Rich enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, hunting, fishing, antique tractor pulling, and being part of his card club. Rich had his commercial pilot's license and flew for many years.

He was on the Board of Directors for Jamestown Mutual Insurance for over 30 years and served as Township Supervisor for the Platteville Township for two consecutive terms. He also served on many organic farming advisory boards over the past 25 years. He was a Fourth Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus and a member of St. Mary's Parish.

Rich is survived by his wife, his five children; and his granddaughter; his father, John Lange; two brothers, Gary Lange (Robert Van Dyke) and Joe (Sandy) Lange; five sisters, Mary Jane (Kevin) Colopy, Ann (Larry) Miesen, Pat (Dave) Melzer, Joan (Randy) Check, and Cathy (Herb) Yanke; and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn (Digman) Lange; his grandparents, August and Josephine Digman, and Frank and Louise Lange; his mother-in-law, Lorraine McGuire; and two sisters-in-law, Jeanne McGuire and Linda McGuire.

Richard LaVern Lange

M, b. 24 August 1940, d. 18 June 2017
Father*LaVern Lange b. 14 Jan 1916, d. 9 Nov 1995
Mother*Anna Mae Richter b. 1918, d. Oct 1949
Richard (Rick) LaVern Lange
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationRichard LaVern Lange was also known as Rick.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth24 August 1940Richard LaVern Lange was born on 24 August 1940 at Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin.
He was the son of LaVern Lange and Anna Mae Richter.
Marriage4 April 1964Richard LaVern Lange married Emily Carol Taylor on 4 April 1964.
Death18 June 2017Richard LaVern Lange died on 18 June 2017 at Platteville, Grant, Wisconsin, at age 76 Richard “Rick” LaVern Lange, 76, of Platteville, WI, formerly Boscobel, WI, passed away from a heart attack Sunday afternoon June 18, 2017 in his home. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m. (Noon) on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville where military rites will be accorded. Rev. Connie Matye will officiate. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service on Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Richard “Rick” Lange Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.melbyfh.com.

Rick was born August 24, 1940 in Platteville WI to LaVern and Anna Mae (Richter) Lange. He attended school in Platteville until he joined the United States Air Force in 1958. He was stationed at many bases throughout the world; however, it was at the Grand Forks Air Force Base that he met his wife of 53 years, Emily Carol (Taylor) Lange. They were united in marriage on April 4, 1964 and welcomed their only child Angela Mae (Lange) Edgington into the world on July 4, 1965.

Rick was a well-respected Tech Sargent, earning many metals in Vietnam and was very proud of his service to his country and the time he served. He had many adventures in his military career and always liked to tell everybody about exactly what a “Boom Operator” did and loved to brag about how he had “flown around the world seven times.” He was lastly stationed at Grissom Air Force base in Walton Indiana where he was part of a team that set up the local emergency response system. Rick retired from the USAF in June of 1978 but continued to work on base as a civilian for another ten years before moving back to his home town in 1989. Rick worked many jobs here in Wisconsin (sometimes several at a time) but most recently driving roll off trucks for Town & Country Sanitation of Boscobel for almost twenty years before he finally decided to retire.

Rick enjoyed many things in life but was most passionate about the local CB club in Indiana, camping, boating, bowling, hunting, wood work, playing marbles, spending time with friends and family, and of course Ricks second love….Golf! Rick will forever be remembered for his great ability to tell a good story, his incredible passion and pride in his military service, and his willingness to always lend anyone and everyone a helping hand.

Rick is survived by his wife Emily Lange of Platteville, WI, their only child Angela (Norman) Edgington of Boscobel, WI, three grandchildren Amber (Scott Richardson) Hines of Platteville, WI, Erika (Mike Feldmann) Edgington of Boscobel, WI, and Addison Edgington of Boscobel, WI. Four brothers Bob (Charolette) Lange of Rockville, WI, Roger (Sandy) Lange of Boscobel, WI, Terry Lange of Lancaster, WI, and Tim Lange of Banfield, WI as well as his step siblings Clarence, Ray, and Tommy Iverson, and many nieces and nephews. He is proceeded in death by his parents LaVern and Anna Mae Lange, a step-mother Marcella Lange, his mother and father in-law Arthur and Agnes Taylor, his sister Patricia (Pat) Bloom, brother Allen Lange, and a step brother Jack Iverson.

Emily Carol Taylor

F, b. 23 November 1944, d. 30 January 2021
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name4 April 1964As of 4 April 1964,her married name was Lange.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth23 November 1944Emily Carol Taylor was born on 23 November 1944.
Marriage4 April 1964She married Richard LaVern Lange, son of LaVern Lange and Anna Mae Richter, on 4 April 1964.
Death30 January 2021Emily Carol Taylor died on 30 January 2021 at age 76 Emily Carol (Taylor) Lange, 76, of Platteville, WI, formerly of Boscobel, WI passed away at her Platteville home Saturday morning, January 30, 2021. Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 5, 2021 at the Melby Funeral Home & Crematory, Platteville. Pastor Mary Ann Floerke will officiate. Friends may call from 3:00 p.m. until the time of the service on Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Emily Lange Memorial Fund, which can be mailed to the funeral home at PO Box 245, Platteville, WI 53818.

Emily was born on November 23, 1944 in Cream Ridge, NJ to Arthur and Agnes (Sanford) Taylor. She attended the Cream Ridge School until the 8th grade when it was decided that she would stay home to help on the family farm. She eventually adventured out to Grand Forks, ND with her sister.

It was in Grand Forks that she met and married her husband of 53 years, Richard LaVern “Rick” Lange. The two were united in marriage on April 4, 1964 and welcomed their only child Angela Mae (Lange) Edgington into the world on July 4, 1965.

Emily dedicated her life to being an exceptional military and house wife. She held many odd jobs on the several Air Force bases they were stationed at throughout their military years, but always focused on the keeping of her family. After Rick’s retirement they relocated to Wisconsin permanently. Emily continued to work small cleaning jobs around the area with her latest being a cleaning position for a local business for 20+ years.

Emily truly lived life and has often been described as the definition of being “young at heart” forever. She enjoyed many things in life including painting, drawing, reading, listening to her extensive record collection, camping, and spending time with her family and friends. Emily always enjoyed a cup of coffee and chit chat with anyone right up to the end.

Emily is survived by her daughter, Angela (Norman) Edgington of Boscobel, WI, and her beloved fur baby, George Henry Lange; three grandchildren, Amber (Scott) Richardson, whom she resided with in Platteville, WI, Erika (Mike) Feldman, and Addison Edgington, both of Boscobel, WI; one sister, Barbara Ansteth of Zephyrhills, FL; four brothers-in-law, Bob (Charolet) Lange of Potosi, WI, Roger (Sandy) Lange of Boscobel, WI, Terry Lange of Lancaster, WI and Tim Lange of Potosi, WI; as well as several “adopted” grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Emily was preceded in death by her husband, Rick; her parents, Arthur and Agnes Taylor; her mother and father-in-law, LaVern and Marcella Lange; as well as, four sisters Ann, Mary, Jean, and Judy and five brothers, Arthur Jr., Laurence, LeRoy, Donnie, and Russel.

Allen Lange

M, d. before 2017
Father*LaVern Lange b. 14 Jan 1916, d. 9 Nov 1995
Mother*Anna Mae Richter b. 1918, d. Oct 1949
Life EventDateDescription
Allen Lange was the son of LaVern Lange and Anna Mae Richter.
Deathbefore 2017Allen Lange died before 2017.

Patricia Ann Lange

F, b. 24 December 1937, d. 11 February 2010
Father*LaVern Lange b. 14 Jan 1916, d. 9 Nov 1995
Mother*Anna Mae Richter b. 1918, d. Oct 1949
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name8 September 1957As of 8 September 1957,her married name was Bloom.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth24 December 1937Patricia Ann Lange was born on 24 December 1937.
She was the daughter of LaVern Lange and Anna Mae Richter.
Marriage8 September 1957Patricia Ann Lange married Pat Bloom on 8 September 1957.
Death11 February 2010Patricia Ann Lange died on 11 February 2010 at age 72.

Pat Bloom

M
Name TypeDateDescription
NicknamePat Bloom also went by the name of Bud.
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage8 September 1957Pat Bloom married Patricia Ann Lange, daughter of LaVern Lange and Anna Mae Richter, on 8 September 1957.

Christina Brant

F, b. 1882, d. January 1963
Father*August Brant b. 8 Jun 1849, d. 19 Nov 1899
Mother*Regina Kaiser b. 17 Apr 1857, d. 7 Jun 1895
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationChristina Brant was also known as Brand.
Married Name10 September 1901As of 10 September 1901,her married name was Jansen.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth1882Christina Brant was born in 1882 at Kieler, Grant, Wisconsin.
She was the daughter of August Brant and Regina Kaiser.
Marriage10 September 1901Christina Brant married Henry Hubert Jansen on 10 September 1901.
DeathJanuary 1963Christina Brant died in January 1963.

Henry Hubert Jansen

M, d. 1944
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage10 September 1901Henry Hubert Jansen married Christina Brant, daughter of August Brant and Regina Kaiser, on 10 September 1901.
Death1944Henry Hubert Jansen died in 1944.

Rose Brant

F, b. 28 September 1894, d. 12 September 1964
Father*August Brant b. 8 Jun 1849, d. 19 Nov 1899
Mother*Regina Kaiser b. 17 Apr 1857, d. 7 Jun 1895
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationRose Brant was also known as Brand.
Married NameHer married name was Runde.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageRose Brant married Albert Runde.
Birth28 September 1894Rose Brant was born on 28 September 1894 at Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin.
She was the daughter of August Brant and Regina Kaiser.
Death12 September 1964Rose Brant died on 12 September 1964 at age 69.

Albert Runde

M
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageAlbert Runde married Rose Brant, daughter of August Brant and Regina Kaiser.

Elizabeth Anna Brant

F, b. 27 January 1892, d. 30 December 1968
Father*August Brant b. 8 Jun 1849, d. 19 Nov 1899
Mother*Regina Kaiser b. 17 Apr 1857, d. 7 Jun 1895
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationElizabeth Anna Brant was also known as Brand.
Name VariationElizabeth Anna Brant was also known as Anna.
Married Name1916As of 1916,her married name was Banfield.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth27 January 1892Elizabeth Anna Brant was born on 27 January 1892 at Jamestown, Grant, Wisconsin.
She was the daughter of August Brant and Regina Kaiser.
Marriage1916Elizabeth Anna Brant married Clyde Amos Banfield in 1916.
Death30 December 1968Elizabeth Anna Brant died on 30 December 1968 at age 76.

Clyde Amos Banfield

M
Life EventDateDescription
Marriage1916Clyde Amos Banfield married Elizabeth Anna Brant, daughter of August Brant and Regina Kaiser, in 1916.

Margaret Brant

F, b. April 1885, d. 12 May 1973
Father*August Brant b. 8 Jun 1849, d. 19 Nov 1899
Mother*Regina Kaiser b. 17 Apr 1857, d. 7 Jun 1895
Name TypeDateDescription
Married NameHer married name was VanDeWiel.
Name VariationMargaret Brant was also known as Maggie.
Married NameHer married name was Van De Wiel.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageMargaret Brant married Henry VanDeWiel.
BirthApril 1885Margaret Brant was born in April 1885 at Wisconsin.
She was the daughter of August Brant and Regina Kaiser.
Death12 May 1973Margaret Brant died on 12 May 1973 at age 88.

Henry VanDeWiel

M
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationHenry VanDeWiel was also known as Van De Wiel.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageHenry VanDeWiel married Margaret Brant, daughter of August Brant and Regina Kaiser.

Catherine Brant

F, b. 18 December 1887, d. 16 May 1955
Father*August Brant b. 8 Jun 1849, d. 19 Nov 1899
Mother*Regina Kaiser b. 17 Apr 1857, d. 7 Jun 1895
Name TypeDateDescription
Name VariationCatherine Brant was also known as Kate.
Married NameHer married name was Apel.
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageCatherine Brant married Nicholas Apel.
Birth18 December 1887Catherine Brant was born on 18 December 1887.
She was the daughter of August Brant and Regina Kaiser.
Death16 May 1955Catherine Brant died on 16 May 1955 at age 67.

Nicholas Apel

M
Life EventDateDescription
MarriageNicholas Apel married Catherine Brant, daughter of August Brant and Regina Kaiser.

Merlin William Kuhl

M, b. 21 September 1914, d. 8 January 2001
Father*Francis Bernard Kuhl b. 24 Jan 1883, d. 9 Oct 1979
Mother*Anna Maria Kieler b. 2 Apr 1889, d. 11 Nov 1985
Life EventDateDescription
Birth21 September 1914Merlin William Kuhl was born on 21 September 1914 at Louisburg, Grant, Wisconsin.
He was the son of Francis Bernard Kuhl and Anna Maria Kieler.
Marriage1939Merlin William Kuhl married Zora Ethel Slaght in 1939.
Death8 January 2001Merlin William Kuhl died on 8 January 2001 at Oregon at age 86.

Zora Ethel Slaght

F, b. 22 March 1916, d. 23 October 1993
Name TypeDateDescription
Married Name1939As of 1939,her married name was Kuhl.
Life EventDateDescription
Birth22 March 1916Zora Ethel Slaght was born on 22 March 1916 at Potosi, Grant, Wisconsin.
Marriage1939She married Merlin William Kuhl, son of Francis Bernard Kuhl and Anna Maria Kieler, in 1939.
Death23 October 1993Zora Ethel Slaght died on 23 October 1993 at Dubuque, Iowa, at age 77.

Elmer Joseph Kuhl

M, b. 21 September 1918, d. 4 July 1980
Father*Francis Bernard Kuhl b. 24 Jan 1883, d. 9 Oct 1979
Mother*Anna Maria Kieler b. 2 Apr 1889, d. 11 Nov 1985
Life EventDateDescription
Birth21 September 1918Elmer Joseph Kuhl was born on 21 September 1918 at Wisconsin.
He was the son of Francis Bernard Kuhl and Anna Maria Kieler.
Death4 July 1980Elmer Joseph Kuhl died on 4 July 1980 at Dubuque, Iowa, at age 61.