Dayton Lang
February 16, 2009
Dayton Lang, 76, of Winthrop, died Monday, February 16, 2009 at his home. Dayton was born April 9, 1939 in Charles City, Iowa, the son of Dayton E. Lang and Joan W. Thomas.
He worked at Delavan Manufacturing for over 30 years. On June 17, 2005 he married Evelyn Parks.
Dayton is survived by his wife, Evelyn; son, Robin Hakanson of Ankeny; grandson, Joshua Meeker; granddaughter, Nicole Meeker of Des Moines; step-son, Bill (Deb) of Rowley; very special friends, Ariel and Austin Buhr and Greg Brimmer. He was preceded in death by parents; his first wife, Lois; daughter, Dee; and brothers, David and Franscis John.
A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2009 at Hamilton's near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave., Des Moines. His body will be cremated.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society in loving memory of Dayton.
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Dave Marsh
02/18/2009
My condolences to the family of Dayton. Working for the Old Dutchman was tuff but once you had his repect he would back you and not leave you to fend for yourself. We all knew that there were only three ways of doing things, the Right Way, The Wrong Way, Or The Lang Way. And we all knew which one to choose.
I always respected Dayton even though we didn't always agree. He once said that we didn't argue we just discussed things loudly.
He'll be missed.
Bill & Roberta Logsdon
02/17/2009
We your friends and co-workers from Delavan Corp are saddened.
We will always miss you.
Linda Madison
02/16/2009
I have known Dayton for many years as a friend and an uncle,and he had a special place in my heart. We shared many good times and a few bad times, and some "just times". I loved him so much. Thank you, Evelyn, for sharing your life with him. You made him very happy.