Hildegard Langner

Hildegard Helena Langner Our beloved mother, Hildegard Helena (Paetsch) Langner went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 18th, 2008, at the age of 97 years. Her funeral will be on Saturday, November 1st, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lanigan, SK. Arrangements are entrusted to Greg Lalach of Park Funeral Chapel, Saskatoon, 244-2103. She was born July 14th, 1911, on a farm near Jansen SK, the oldest of six children: Herbert, Arnold, Harry, Eleanor, and Erwin (who died at 9 months of age). She married Edward Langner on April 17th, 1932, and lived in Wolverine, Jansen, and Lanigan, SK. Their children are: Ruby, Edwin, Mona, and Gerald, with an earlier brother having died in infancy. She loved music and was organist at church services, funerals, weddings, and many other occasions throughout her life. She was also involved in choir, Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Bible studies, and prayer meetings. She served as Education Helper, Conference Secretary, and President in the Evangelical Lutheran Women. She was involved as chairperson in visiting the sick for the Hospital Auxiliary, Ladies Legion, and the Merry Mixers. She worked with the Stitchers making quilts, was active in the 4H program in Home Decorating, and helped the Red Cross and Bible Society programs. She also enjoyed handiwork such as crocheting, knitting, embroidering, and tatting. Hildegard is survived by her sister, Eleanor Paetsch; and four children: Gerald Langner; Mona (Charles) O'Sullivan, grandchildren Tamara (Rob) Olson, Hilary (Julien) Henley, and Charlotte (Jonathan) Airey, great-grandchildren Annika, Brendan, Eden and Rhiannon; Edwin (Leone) Langner, grandchildren Paul (Natasha) Langner and David (Lynn) Langner, great-grandchildren Michael, Nicholas, Erika, Augustus, and Montana; Ruby (Horst) Naujok, grandchildren Grant and Trevor (Michele) Dusterhoft and Andrea Ludwig (Philip Drube), great-grandchildren Rachael, Hannah, Aleisha, Brandon, Monica, and Lucas; step-grandchildren, Heidi (Les) Krenbrink, Tammy Naujok-Flett (David), Heather (Stewart) Fedorus, and their families; sister-in-law, Martha Angell; niece, Annabelle Paetsch; nephew, Marvin (Roma) Paetsch; and two grandnieces. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Langner; her parents, Gustav and Ottilie Paetsch; her sonin-law, Edward Dusterhoft; and her brothers, Herbert, Arnold, Harry, and Erwin Paetsch. Condolences may be sent to the family via www.parkfuneral.ca