Cecil Lang

Cecil Lang

Hinton, Iowa

Cecil Lang, 89, of Hinton passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Hinton, Iowa. Reverend Dr. Klaus Raab will officiate. Burial with military honors provided by the Casper American Legion Post 477 of Hinton will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. today at Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars. The family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be a Prayer Service at 7 p.m. Visitation will resume from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Saturday at the church. Arrangements are with the Rexwinkel Funeral Home in Le Mars. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com.

Cecil Harold Lang was born Aug. 3, 1932, to Chris and Clara (Krause) Lang on the family farm east of Hinton. He attended school in Lincoln Township until he started farming with his dad at age 14. He was later drafted into the United States Army where he served until he returned to the family farm.

On Jan. 4, 1959, Cecil was joined in marriage to Carol Jean Brink at Melbourne EUV church near Hinton. The couple lived on the family farm for their entire marriage, where they worked hard and raised their two sons, Brian and Steve.

In addition to farming the land he loved, Cecil was a life-long volunteer in agriculture. As a young man, he started leading the Lincoln Toppers 4-H Club along with Harold Binneboese and received the Honorary 4-H Member Award for 35 years of service. Both of his sons were active 4-H-ers as well. A highlight was chaperoning a busload of youth in 1984 for a 4-H Citizenship Trip to Washington D.C.

Cecil was very active in the Plymouth County Fair where he served in various superintendent role of the dairy barn for more than 30 years, sat on the Fair board, and received the Plymouth County Fair Hall of Fame Award in 2001.

His years of service also included the County 4-H Committee, the Extension Council, the Farm Service Board, and he was a 66-year Farm Bureau Member. The couple received the Farm Bureau Service to Agriculture Award in 1999.

Cecil belonged to Casper American Legion Post 477 and served as the Commander. He was elected to the Plymouth County VA board and served for several years.

With his quick smile and sense of humor, Cecil never met a stranger. His faith, family and friends were the foundation of his life. He was a life-long member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Hinton where he worshipped and served as a trustee. In 2021, the Langs received the Farm Bureau Century Farm Award, and Cecil was born in the home in which he lived his entire life. Thanks to the devotion of his wife Carol, he was able to stay at home through his final days and died there peacefully with his family by his side.

He is survived by his wife Carol of Hinton; two children Brian of Dakota City, and Steven (Greta) of Ankeny, Iowa; three grandchildren Hilary (Nick) Van Erem of Ankeny, Natalie Allen of Humboldt, and Austin Lang of Des Moines; five great-grandchildren Pearl, Eddie, Landon, Aiden and Sawyer; brothers-in-law Darwin and Bob Brink; and many loving nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Chris and Clara; sister Maycele (Elroy); and brother Maynard (Bonnie).

The family would like to thank the staff of St. Croix Hospice and Visiting Angels for the care and comfort they provided for Cecil.