Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Helen R. Lang

July 19, 1913 - March 26, 1999

 

South Bend Tribune 3/28/1999

Helen R. Lang, 85, of N. Adams Road in South Bend, Ind., passed away on Friday, March 26, in Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Lang was born on July 19, 1913, in Detroit, Mich., to Francis and Maria (Walter) Csernai. She retired in 1979 after 25 years of service with White House Manufacturing. On Sept. 14, 1946, in Fairfield, Ill., as Helen R. Csernai, she married Walter Lang, who preceded her in death on March 5, 1980. She is survived by three sons, Walter Lang II, Robert (Patty) Lang and Terrence Lang all of South Bend; six grandchildren, Michael (Lydia) Lang of South Bend, Diane (Ron) Babbs of Grovertown, Ind., Richard Brittain of South Bend, Walter Lang III of Chicago, Ill., Christina (Shawn) Lang and Cristiana (Tim) Scott both of South Bend; seven great grandchildren. A sister, Catherine Weigang and a brother, Frank Csernai preceded her in death. Mrs. Lang was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, and the Legion of Mary.

 

A prayer service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday in the Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. in Holly Cross Catholic Church. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Kaniewski Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 535 W. Edison Road, Unit #6, Mishawaka, IN 46545.