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Jodi Langenberg Obituary
Oak Ridge, TN
Jodi Ann Langenberg, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016, surrounded by family at her childhood home, following a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born September 1, 1972 at Fort Sanders Presbyterian Hospital in Knoxville to parents Wayne and Glenda Langenberg. She attended Woodland Elementary and Jefferson Middle School prior to graduating from Oak Ridge High School in 1990. Jodi had a gift for working with children, and serving others, which she utilized for many years as a teacher at First Steps Preschool and as the Wednesday Night Fellowship Coordinator at First United Methodist Church where she was a member. She also worked at Oak Ridge Early Head Start, and was a teacher at the Emory Valley Early Learning Center until her health forced her to retire. Family and friends were the focus of Jodi's life, and she greatly enjoyed spending time with them. Jodi was creative and fun loving and all who knew her will remember her cheerful smile.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Zack Carringer, Juanita Gulley, Donald and Sue Langenberg. In addition to her parents, Jodi is survived by children, McKenzie, Jacob and Lilli Grace; brothers, Mark Langenberg and wife Kathy of Livingston, Michael Langenberg and wife, Kristin of Knoxville; nieces, Anna Grace, Abigail, Amelia, Olivia and Madeline Langenberg of Livingston; nephew and nieces, Brandon, Mallory and Morgan Langenberg of Knoxville; aunt, Gloria Bowman of Knoxville; cousins, Donna Roach of Oak Ridge and Karen Carroll of Franklin. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to all of the friends and neighbors who visited and expressed their love and support during Jodi's illness, especially Lisa Manfredo, Melissa Williams, Cassi Russell-Craig, Lee Ann Shelton, Amy Ammons, Holly Young and Kim Ward.
The family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 22, 2016, at First United Methodist Church, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, in Oak Ridge. A celebration of Jodi's life will follow at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 871 Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37909. Arrangements by Cremation Options, Inc. (865)6WE-CARE (693-2273) www.cremationoptionsinc.com.
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Memories and Condolences
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Brenda and Mark Shelton
April 20, 2016
Precious Jodi, rest in peace; your struggle is over.
Kimberley Ward
April 20, 2016
My heart hurts that you are gone but I know you are well, whole and smiling with God and his angels. What a precious soul you are and how much you are loved! You will be missed so much but we can only find a place to put our pain because this void could never be filled. You fought a courageous fight until the very end. And your family took the very best care of you that anyone possibly could have and in turn you did us as well because we saw you never lose hope and the fighter that you were gave us hope.
Much love and sympathy to Glenda, Wayne. Little Lil, McKenzie, Jacob. Mark and Kathy and their family and Michael and Kristin and their family.
Love, Fred, Kim and Emery
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