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WENDY J. LANG

1948 - 2018

BORN

1948

DIED

2018

WENDY LANG Obituary

WENDY J.
LANG, 70
Department of
Agriculture

LAKE ALFRED - Mrs. Wendy Jeanne Lang, age 70 a resident of Lake Alfred passed away Monday, December 31, 2018. Mrs. Lang was born October 12, 1948 in Renton, WA to Wendell Emil and Martha Lavina (Beard) Tschirgi. She was of the Catholic faith and graduated from Holy Names Academy in Spokane, WA. She was a Polk County resident since February 1984. Wendy was a retired fruit and vegetable inspector for the Department of Agriculture. Her hobbies included 4 wheeling, camping, cooking and spending time with her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and son, James Roy Coffinberry, Jr.
Wendy is survived by her loving family, her husband of 32 years, Tommy Lang; daughters, Trina An-derson and Sheryl Lawry; grandchildren, Michael and Taylor Anderson; stepson, Thomas Lang, Jr.; stepdaughter, Sonya Mas-sey; grandchildren, Thomas and Shelby; siblings, John Tschirgi, Mary Pack, Ann Adams, Christine Nov-otny, Geralyn Bennett, Sylvina Machtolf.

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Published by The Ledger from Jan. 5 to Jan. 6, 2019.

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Michele Bruya Prosser

January 10, 2019

I went through grade school and high school with Wendy. She always had a great sense of humor. Im so sorry for the familys loss. May the Lord lead her into paradise.

Mary Valdez

January 7, 2019

Wendy and I were high school friends at Holy Names Academy in Spokane. We continued our friendship when we later reconnected in Portland, Oregon. We had some good times and created wonderful memories while raising our young children.
I missed Wendy and her family when they moved to Florida in 1984, but grateful we met again when years later I made a business trip to Orlando. Although it had been a long time, our friendship picked up right where it left off. That's who Wendy was--once a friend, always a friend.
I am saddened for her family, especially her girls, Trina and Sheryl. She will be missed.

Trina Anderson

January 6, 2019

Mom had a great "wicked" sense of humor as she would say, and she could be as airy as a windy day. She was determined and strong. Once she made up her mind about something, right or wrong, she rarely changed her decision anytime soon, if ever.

Mom was not a passive observer of life. Mom jumped right in and steered her life the way she decided. It wasn't always what others would do, but she didn't much care about what others thought, except her husband. Depending on the subject, even that may have been up for discussion.

She grabbed a hold of life and rode the ups and downs like a roller coaster, rather than a tragedy at times, it was an adventure. She found a way to fight back from the toughest of all losses and smile, finding peace with it while loving the highs, like a school girl.

Many people don't know the jobs she held in her life. She was rather versatile. She was a bookkeeper, a convenience store cashier, became a machinist, build armatures for airplane wings, got a CDL and drove long haul with her husband, which is the most ironic, because I was with her when she learned to drive a stick shift. The kids from the neighborhood would yell, "Get in the car, Wendy is practicing!" and we would laugh ourselves silly in the back seat. She killed it at nearly every stop. Finally, she retired as a Dept of Ag citrus inspector. Climbed trees, counting limbs until she was 66.

She was simple in that she didn't want for much. She was not materialistic, at all. When a special event would come up, she would always ask, "Do I have to dress up? Are you going to make me dress up? Can I wear jeans?" If you knew her, then you likely knew her preferred attire was a sweatshirt, at any time of year, of course, with jeans. She could pull it off, she had that kind of swagger.

I firmly believe she chose to leave this earth in the final hours of 2018, no desire to see 2019 at all. She left on her terms, when she was ready, and not a moment before. The last conversation I had with her, she was in a great mood and sounded well. An hour later she slipped into Heaven, as we would all like, taking a nap. What has been a sad time for her family, is a time of reunion and pure joy for her. 25 years she waited. Setting the example of what patience and the enduring love of a mom looks like.

I will and do miss you already, Mom. I love you. Give Jimmy my love.

Love,
Rina May

Annette and Wendy

Jeanell Pruitt

January 6, 2019

Wendy and Tommy

Jeanell Pruitt

January 6, 2019

Wendy & Tommy Lang - 2007

T. Anderson

January 5, 2019

Wendy and Sheryl - 2016

T. Anderson

January 5, 2019

Mother's Day - 2016. Wendy, Sheryl & Trina

T. Anderson

January 5, 2019

Grandma Wendy and Taylor - 2016

T. Anderson

January 5, 2019

Grandma Wendy & Grandson Michael - 2003

T. Anderson

January 5, 2019

Grandkids Taylor & Michael with Grandma Wendy - May 2018

T. Anderson

January 5, 2019

Wendy, playing games with Taylor

T. Anderson

January 5, 2019

Grandma Wendy and Taylor, 2007

T. Anderson

January 5, 2019

Wendy, forever in the kitchen, whipping up a meal. - Nov 2007

T. Anderson

January 5, 2019

Mike and Jeanell Pruitt

January 5, 2019

My prayer go out to the families, I met Wendy from my brother and sister in law Robert and Annette, plus she work a while where I work at citrus research center in lake alfred. I really enjoyed knowing Wendy she was a good friend and a very caring person there wasnt nothing that she wouldn't do for you we will miss her dearly.