He married Emma Leikam Sept. 24, 1917 at Catherine. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; four sons, Mike Jr, Santa Barbara, Calif., Virgil, Kansas City, Alex and Eugene, both of Hays.; eights daughters, Mrs. Mary Jane Sowards, St. Louis, Erna Silkman, Goodland, Mrs. Edna Critchfield, Hill City, Mrs. Ida Groff, Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Melvine Thomas, Hobbs, N.M., Mrs. Emma Brungardt and Mrs. Irene Staab, both of Hays, and Patricia Raip, Salina; a sister, Christine Hogan, Hays; one brother, Victor Lang, Hays; one sister, Mrs. Anna Rupp, Hays; 33 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, burial was in the church cemetery.
Ellis County Star, 8/5/1982
He married Emma Leikam Sept. 24, 1917 at Catherine. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, of the home; four sons, Mike Jr, Santa Barbara, Calif., Virgil, Kansas City, Alex and Eugene, both of Hays.; eights daughters, Mrs. Mary Jane Sowards, St. Louis, Erna Silkman, Goodland, Mrs. Edna Critchfield, Hill City, Mrs. Ida Groff, Phoenix, Ariz., Mrs. Melvine Thomas, Hobbs, N.M., Mrs. Emma Brungardt and Mrs. Irene Staab, both of Hays, and Patricia Raip, Salina; a sister, Christine Hogan, Hays; one brother, Victor Lang, Hays; one sister, Mrs. Anna Rupp, Hays; 33 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, burial was in the church cemetery.
Ellis County Star, 8/5/1982
Family Members
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Alexius Joseph "Alex" Lang
1918–2007
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Melvina Marie Lang Thomas
1919–1983
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Irene Adeline Lang Staab
1921–2011
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Edna Mary Lang Critchfield
1923–2022
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Emma C Lang Brungardt
1925–1998
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Eugene Joseph Lang
1926–1988
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Mary Jane Lang Sowards
1931–2018
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Michael "Mike" Lang
1933–2015
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Ida Marie Lang Groff
1936–2008
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Virgil F. Lang
1938–2022
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Patricia Ann Lang Riat
1944–2021
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