Ronald Lynn "Dutch" Langenderfer

LANGENDERFER
Ronald Lynn “Dutch”
Ronald Lynn “Dutch” Langenderfer, 65, passed away at home surrounded by his family on March 21, 2016. He was born on August 14, 1950, in Toledo, Ohio to Richard Lee “Dick” and Margaret Marie “Peggy” (Harbauer) Langenderfer, and married Elaine Ann (Kindell) Langenderfer on October 1, 1983.
Born and raised in Toledo, Dutch attended Blessed Sacrament Elementary and graduated from Toledo Central Catholic High School in 1968. He graduated from the University of Toledo with a degree from the College of Business in 1985 and was employed by General Mills as a production manager for nearly thirty years. While employed with General Mills Dutch entered the University of Toledo College of Law graduating in 1990 while working nearly 70 hour weeks. He cherished his law degree and passing the Ohio Bar. Following retirement from General Mills, he maintained a small law practice, specializing in personal injury, probate and estate planning, often providing assistance for little compensation.
Dutch was very active in his community and not only with his three children's many sports and other activities, but he also volunteered with the Boy Scouts of America and German American Festival Society, the Toledo Schwaben Verein, West Toledo Council 3122 Knights of Columbus, Bishop James Hoffman Assembly 807 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, Ohio Bar Association and Little Flower Parish Council. He also enjoyed the great outdoors including camping, hiking, golf, trap shooting, and archery. Dutch was also an excellent billiards player (somewhat of a hustler in his youth), an avid aviation enthusiast and pilot as well as a loving and dutiful family man.
Dutch was preceded in death by his parents, Dick and Peggy and is survived by his loving wife, Elaine and three admiring children, Rebecca “Becky” (Nick) Fahim, Patrick (Dani) Langenderfer and John (Natalie) Langenderfer. Also surviving are his siblings, Richard “Dick” Langenderfer Jr., Robert “Bob” Langenderfer, Rodney “Spike” Langenderfer and Michelle “Shelly” Steer.
Family and friends are welcome for visitation on Monday, March 28, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., in the Thomas I. Wisniewski Funeral Home, 2426 North Reynolds Rd. (between Central and Bancroft) with Memorial Chalice Presentation by the Bishop James Hoffman Assembly 807 at 7:00 p.m. and recitation of the Rosary by the West Toledo Council 3122 Knights of Columbus. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. in Little Flower Church where visitors may call beginning at 9:00 a.m. Interment Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.
Memorial tributes suggested to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
As published in The Blade