Deanna Kay Lange

A memorial service will be held at 4 pm on Thursday, March 20th in the Runge Mortuary Chapel, with visitation beginning at 3pm. Memorials may be to Paula Kelly (Deanna’s niece) for the preparation of a memorial bench to be placed in a park in Davenport, IA at a later date.

Deanna was born October 1st, 1947, to Walter and Helen (Martens) Lange in Davenport, IA. She attended Davenport schools and graduated in 1965 from Davenport Central High School. She then went on to attend Wartburg College in Waverly, IA that fall and received her Bachelor of Art degree in 1969. After graduation from college she moved to Chicago, IL and became a school teacher for the Chicago Public Schools in the fall of 1969 and remained a beloved teacher by many until the early 2000’s, when she retired from Farragut Career Academy.

Deanna enjoyed many things especially educating her students throughout the years, becoming close to many, whom she loved and adored her for years to come.

“It’s the supreme art of the teacher to awaken the joy in creative expression and knowledge”. Albert Einstein

She also enjoyed reading, traveling to different places around the world, playing softball, attending card group with the ladies, supervising Farragut’s Academic Decathlon for multiple years, going to see plays, watching movies at the theater and spending time with her family and friends.

Those left to cherish Deanna’s precious memories are her sister, Kathleen (Edwin) Eveland, Davenport, IA and one nephew, David Harris, Cedar Rapids, IA and two nieces, Paula Kelly, Davenport, IA & Angela (Eric) Lyle, Cedar Rapids, IA and their children, her great-nephews Mickel Harris-Jones, Ahmad Eveland-Gause, DaAngelo Eveland (DaDa) and great-niece, Kameryn Kelly (Kami) and 2 bonus great-nephews, Shaun Angel and DJ Mosley and a bonus niece Kiley Burton and a host of cousins and special friends.

Deanna Kay Lange is proceeded in death by her parents, Helen G. (Martens) Lange, 1974, and Walter E. Lange, 1981 and both sets of her grand-parents, and a host of aunts and uncles.

Perhaps you sent a lovely card or sat quietly in a chair.

Perhaps you sent those beautiful flowers that we saw sitting there.

Perhaps you spoke the kindest words, as any friend could say.

Perhaps you were not there at all, just thought of us that day.

Whatever you did to console our hearts we thank you so much for whatever part.

Thank you all for the love, support, thoughts, prayers and cards during our time of grieving!