Edmund E. Lange

Dickeyville, Wisconsin Edmund E. "Eddie" Lange, 82, of Dickeyville, Wisconsin, died Saturday, September 26, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Dickeyville, with Rev. Bernard Rott, Rev. Francis Steffen and Rev. Bart Timmerman officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military honors accorded. Friends may call from 3-8 p.m. Monday at Casey Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cuba City where the parish wake service will be at 2:45 p.m. Friends may also call from 9-10:15 a.m. Tuesday at the church before the service. Eddie was born on November 4, 1932, on the home farm in Paris Township, Wisconsin, the son of Frank and Louise (Kunkel) Lange. He married Mary L. Hoffmann on October 21, 1961, in Otter Creek, Iowa. Eddie graduated from Loras Academy in 1951. After graduation he served in the Army from May of 1956 until his honorable discharge in April of 1958. He was a farmer, taking charge of the home farm. Eddie was also employed by Swiss Colony, worked as an insurance adjuster for Jamestown Mutual, and delivered the Shopping News for 20 plus years. He enjoyed summer vacations with his family, fishing and hunting. Eddie loved to make homemade wine for many years. He was a lifelong member of the Catholic Knights. Survivors include his wife, Mary, of Dickeyville; a son, Roger (Vonda) Lange, of Platteville; four daughters, Sheila Udelhofen, of Potosi, Jean Rolfe and Karla (Dave) Leuchs, both of Dubuque, and Julie (Bill) Digman, of Cuba City; a brother, John Lange, of Platteville; and thirteen grandchildren, Jessica, Tiffany and Brandon Lange, Brianna and Corey Udelhofen, Jacob, Andrew, Charles and Jeremy Rolfe, and Dominick, Danielle, Dylan and Dustin Digman. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Mary Agnes Tranel; a brother-in-law, Ossie Tranel; and a sister-in-law, Evelyn Lange. An Edmund E. Lange Memorial Fund has been established.