Thomas Lange

Thomas Lee Lange
Thomas Lee Lange, 50, Hibbing, died Monday, January 23, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family after fighting a courageous battle with ALS. He was born in Slayton, MN to Dale and Judith (Steinhoff) Lange on February 19, 1966. Tom was an athletic trainer for Essentia Health, assigned to the Hibbing High School Bluejackets for many years. He enjoyed fireworks, his work, the Hibbing High School student athletes, and his family but his number one were his Ladies. He was a member of St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Nashwauk.
Tom will be missed by his wife of 27 years, Julie, daughters, Kate (Mike) Sterns, Duluth, and Emily Lange of Chanhassen, MN, his parents, Dale and Judy Lange, Slayton, MN, and his brother, Tim Lange, of Slayton, his mother-in-law Clare Dulong, of Pengilly and extended family.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents, and his father-in-law, Richard Dulong.

Pallbearers are Scott Jackson, Murray Herrboldt, Bill Kearney, Ray Jensen, Dennis Nucech, and Kevin Schulte.

Honorary Pallbearers are the Hibbing High School athletes classes of 1992 -2015, the Swan Lake Fireworks Crew and the Palmers Softball Team.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm . Monday January 30, 2017 in St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, Nashwauk, with the Rev. Fr. Seth Gogolin celebrating the Mass of Christian Burial. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 pm . Sunday in the Dougherty Funeral Home (the family requests the wearing of Trainer Tom T Shirts) with wake prayers at 7:30 pm . Visitation will continue in St. Cecilia’s at Noon on Monday . Burial will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to The Lange Gang Foundation.