Ida Lange

Ida K. "Sue" Lange, 80, of Jackson passed away Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Feb. 25, 1939, in Cape Girardeau to Leo Pete and Irene Diebold Urhahn. She and Walter Lange were married May 16, 1958, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Tilsit. They had been married 61 years when Walter passed away June 25, 2019.

Sue attended St. Mary's Catholic Grade School and the former Catholic High School in Cape Girardeau. Her father owned and operated the former "full-service" Urhahn's Phillips 66 Station in Cape Girardeau. In her early years, Sue worked as an attendant, washing windshields and filling up vehicles. She later worked in the medical field, first at Saint Francis Hospital, then for Dr. Burford, Dr. Crowe and the former Cape Doctors' Group, all in Cape Girardeau.

Sue was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson and was active in the Concordia Guild until her health rendered her unable to participate. She had a special passion for dogs and cats and was an avid supporter of the Humane Society in Cape Girardeau.

Loving survivors include two children, John Lange of Jackson and Laura Richardson of Cape Girardeau; grandsons, Ryan and Derek Richardson of Cape Girardeau; sister-in-law, Adela (the late John) Moore of Shawneetown; and her beloved dog, Turbo.

She was preceded in death by her husband; infant son, Walter Pete Lange; and siblings, Robert Urhahn and Dorothy (Harold) Annis.

Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joshua Schmidt officiating. Sue will be laid to rest privately with Walter at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the Humane Society of Southeast Missouri.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.