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Joshua Stange Obituary
Joshua Michael Stange, age 45, passed away on April 19, 2025.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM at Jurrens Funeral Home in Ashton, Iowa on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Burial to follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Ashton, Iowa. The family will direct memorials.
He was born April 28, 1979 to Perry Stange and Sheryl (Goedken) Stange in Sioux City, IA. Joshua graduated high school in Mustang, Oklahoma, with the class of 1997. He attended college at both Saint Catherine and Spalding University in Kentucky. Joshua was currently working at Google.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edwin and Lucille Stange, and Cyril and Adeline Goedken.
Joshua is survived by his mother, Sheryl Stange; father, Perry Stange & his wife, Susie Leber; brothers and sisters-in-law, Brett & Meagan Stange and Cody Stange & Amanda Herby; nephews, Elijah and Jeremiah; aunts, uncles, and cousins; a host of other family and friends.
Memorial visitation will be held from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM with special remarks at 7:00 PM at Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home on Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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