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In Memory

James Langendorfer - Class Of 1951

OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:

James Langendorfer
BIRTH          13 Jul 1933, Gary, Lake County, Indiana, USA
DEATH          20 Dec 2018 (aged 85), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
BURIAL         Cremated
MEMORIAL ID    195536933

James Langendorfer, Age 85, of Portage, IN passed away in Chicago, IL on December 20, 2018. He was born in Gary, IN on July 13, 1933 to Lowell and Melvina (Onsen) Langendorfer. He was married to Barbara Brown in September of 1952.

James is survived by his loving wife of over 66 years, Barbara Langendorfer of Portage, IN; children, Lynn Vaught of Portage, IN; Randy (Carlos Rojas-Jara) Langendorfer of Costa Rica, Ron Langendorfer of Chesterton, IN and Jim (Carol) Langendorfer of Dunwood, GA; son-in-law, Al Vaught of Houston, TX; daughter-in-law, Marcia Guth of Chesterton, IN; grandchildren, Michelle Vaught of Chicago, IL, Steven (Maribel) Vaught of Chandler, AZ, Laura (Dan) Schuster of Westfield, IN, Bobby (Amanda) Langendorfer of Fredricksburg, VA and Tim Langendorfer of Athens, GA; great grandchildren, Bryce and Brianna Vaught of Chandler, AZ and Hannah and Henry Schuster of Westfield, IN; he was also survived by special nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Keith Langendorfer.

James was a switchman for Inland Steel and drove a bus for Portage Township Schools for many years.

He was a model train enthusiast and worked at the Carriage House in Hobart after retirement. He enjoyed working in and beautifying his yard.

This information was obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195536933/james-langendorfer. The picture above was obtained from the 1949 HHS Memories yearbook (when Jim was a sophomore), made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1949Images/.