Theodore Lang

Former State Legislator Theodore A. "Ted" Lang, 94, Sterling, died Sunday morning, March 5, 2006, at the Linton Hospital. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church, Sterling. Burial will be in the Sterling Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday and 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday at Eastgate Funeral Service where a prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church. Ted was born on June 18, 1911, on the family homestead north of Sterling, ND, to Max Emil and Lydia Mueller Lang. He spent over 93 years of his life on the family farms north of Sterling. He actively farmed and ranched at Sterling until his physical disabilities forced him to move to an apartment in Linton in late 2004. Ted married Helen W. Parke on March 14, 1940 in Ellensburg, Washington. Helen passed away on December 28, 1999. Ted was a devoted and active member of the Sterling Methodist Church. He was active in many community, county and state organizations, including Farm Bureau, the Republican Party, Capital Electric Coop, Sterling Elevator Board, Sterling Mens Club, and the Sterling Lions Club among many others. He served as a Burleigh County Commissioner. He was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives for 26 years. He was instrumental in bringing rural electric power to rural areas in the 1940's. Ted loved attending auctions, bowling and traveling. His family fondly remembers many vacation trips to the Black Hills, Glacier Park, Yellowstone Park, and many other areas of the United States. He and Helen attended a number of national conventions. He especially loved his trips to Alaska and Reno, and his yearly visits to Medora. Ted is survived by his four children, Arlene Gary Gran of Fargo, ND, Sandi Joe Frenzel of Dickinson, ND, Kay Gene Brandner of Linton, ND, and David Sharon Lang of Sterling, ND; his nine grandchildren, David "Davey" Hendrickson, Michelle Corrie Haux, Nicole Lang and her husband, Paul Uttke, Christopher Gran, Shelly Chris Mills, Keri Kelly Thomas, Jessica Len Updike, Jeremiah Frenzel, and Kodi Frenzel; his six great-grandchildren, Alayna Kohler, Gregory Kohler, Kage Mills, Parker Frenzel, Jackson Steadman and Hogan Updike; and his sister, Margaret L. Watts of Mandan, ND. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen; his sister, Esther Johnson; his son-in-law, Jim Hendrickson; his grandsons, Erik Hendrickson and Gregory Kohler; and one great-grandson, Isaac Theodore Steadman.

Theodore Lang

June 18, 1911 - March 5, 2006