Doris B. Lang

Doris Ann (Bombard) Lang, 91, passed away peacefully in her home at Benchmark on Clapboardtree in Norwood, MA, on Saturday, October 21, 2023.

She was born in Vernon, VT, spending her early childhood on a dairy farm there before the family moved to Brattleboro, VT. Doris went to high school in Brattleboro, in the building that later housed the local fire department, before attending Bryant College in Providence, RI, now Bryant University in Smithfield, RI. While attending Bryant, Doris met the love of her life, Alan, also a student at Bryant. They married in 1953, shortly after graduating, and began their life together in Providence.

Family meant the world to Doris, and she and Alan began their own family with Stephen, then added Susan. Alan’s job took the family to Madison, CT, where Jennifer was born. When granddaughters Kayla and Murphy came along, Doris treasured being a grandmother, happy to share stories and traditions, and the girls always loved a visit with Grammy and Grandpa.

The First Congregational Church of Madison meant a great deal to Doris, and she was an active member, participating in women’s groups, helping with events and fundraising. Her daughters still have their Meeting House Lane cookbooks!

Doris will always be remembered as strong and resilient, and for the way she came through family tragedies and multiple health challenges with her faith and smile intact. She never sweat the small stuff, and somehow managed to take everything in stride; as she often said: “What else could I do?”. Her sweetness will be remembered not only by friends and family, but by her daughters’ friends, her granddaughters’ friends, and even her amazing nursing staff. To know her was to love her. We couldn’t have asked for a better mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and friend. We will miss Doris every day. We are comforted knowing she is at peace, with Alan, and had a life well lived.

She is predeceased by her son, Stephan, and her husband, Alan. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Lang and Jennifer Rowan and husband John, and granddaughters Kayla and Murphy Rowan.

A Funeral Service will be held in the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street, Norwood, MA on Monday, October 30 at 11:00am.