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Alfreda K. Ulferts Lange
May 24, 1932 – April 18, 2018
Alfreda Ulferts Lange May 24, 1932 – 2018 Alfreda K. Lange, 85, of Monticello, Iowa died Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Monticello Nursing and Rehab Center.
Alfreda was born May 24, 1932, in rural Jones County to Clara (Dirks) and Louis Ulferts. She married Vernon Lange on August 5, 1949. They started their life together farming near Scotch Grove, later moving to Monticello. Alfreda was a member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. She worked many retail jobs including over twenty-four years at Schultz Bros. Alfreda and Vernon loved camping and fishing, she loved working in the yard and taking her dogs for walks.
Alfreda moved to Pennington Square Assisted Living in 2004. Vernon passed away in 2005. She loved to listen to music and sing along. She enjoyed the activities at Assisted Living and helping others. In July of 2010, she entered Monticello Nursing and Rehab Center also enjoying the activities especially singing and music until her death.
She is survived by two sons, Greg (Charlotte) Lange of Cedar Rapids and Dennis Lange of Batavia, Illinois; two grandsons, Travis (Lindsay) Lange and Nathan (Jill) Lange of Marion; two granddaughters, Carrie (Chance) Wolinski and Chelsea Lange (Ryan) of Batavia, Illinois; three great-granddaughters, Darby and Tamzin Lange and Lotte Lange; and a great-grandson, Lance Wolinski, a sister, Dorothy (Bing) Postel; a brother LaVern (June) Ulferts both of Anamosa; a half-sister, Linda (Marvin) Smulevitz of Savannah, Georgia; step-sisters, Helen Heiken of Monticello and Wilma Cox of Anamosa; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by husband, Vernon (Bud) Lange; daughter-in-law Kathy Lange; her parents; stepfather, Bill Oltmanns; stepbrother, John Oltmanns; and stepsisters, Rachel Griffith and Elda French; and sisters-in-law Ruth Morton and Joyce Serbousek.
The family would like to thank the staff at Pennington Square and Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and Above and Beyond Hospice for all the wonderful care given to Alfreda over these many years and last difficult days.

Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
Source: Anamosa Journal-Eureka, Anamosa, Iowa, 26 April 2018

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