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Simon Langel

Carroll

  Simon Langel, 83, of rural Carroll died Saturday, April 21, 2007, at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.
  Mass of the Christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 25, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll with the Rev. James McCormick officiating. Gift bearers will be Lisa Raner, Pam Wilford, Sarah Martin, Jessica James and Jennifer Schroeder.
  Casket bearers will be Leon Bauer, Dale Schlichte, Bill Rupiper, Ron Langel, Terry Masching and Gene Nellesen.
  Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery at Carroll.
  Visitation starts at 4 p.m., the Knights of Columbus will lead a rosary at 4:30 p.m. and a vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Twit Funeral Home in Carroll. Visitation will resume at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the church.
  A son of Clem and Anna (Fangman) Langel, he was born June 1, 1923, at Templeton and attended Sacred Heart School there.
  He and Viola Masching were married Jan. 21, 1947, at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Carroll with the Rev. Lambert Schenkelberg officiating.
  Mr. Langel farmed in Carroll County throughout his working life.
  He was a member of Holy Spirit Parish and Men's Club, an honorary 50-plus-year member of the Knights of Columbus and member of the Old Iron and Royal Rovers camping group. He enjoyed taking his miniature ponies to parades, area nursing homes, Living History Farms at Des Moines and pony rides for children. He also enjoyed displaying his antique toys and engines and spending time with his dog Tiny.
  Survivors include his wife, Viola, of Carroll; a son, Tom Langel, and his wife, Cindy, of Carroll; a daughter, Judy Mayer, and her husband, Ron, of Jordan, Minn.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Vincent Langel, of Templeton; four sisters: Hildegard Rupiper of Carroll, Kathryn Dopheide of Carroll, Justine Langel of Carroll and Margaret Murray of Templeton; and sisters-in-law: Bonnie Langel of Carroll, Evelyn Langel of Carroll, Marian Berning of Breda, Julie Schmitz of Carroll, Helen Stevens of Templeton, Dorothy Masching of Carroll, Marvin and Judy Masching of Worthington, Minn., and Alvin and Ruth Masching of Colorado Springs, Colo.
  Mr. Langel was preceded in death by his parents; his parents-in-law, Fred and Mayme Masching; five brothers: Henry, Adolph, Joseph, Edward and Ted Langel; and five sisters: Clara Bauer, Mayme Bauer, Regina Schlichte, Anna Dopheide and Beatrice Langel.
(Daily Times Herald, Carroll, Iowa, Sunday, April 23, 2007)

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