Rosalie Rae Lange

September 19, 1943 - August 10, 2020

A Private Family Service for Rosalie was held on Friday, August 14, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Carleton, Nebraska with Pastor Connie Raess presiding. A Livestream Video of the service will remain on Farmer & Son’s Facebook page for those folks who could not attend the service. To view the Livestream Video, you can go to Farmer & Son Funeral Home's Facebook Page or in your search engine type @friendlyfuneraldirectors and click the link to Farmer & Son Funeral Home's Facebook Page. There were 5 songs for the funeral service for Rosalie, “She Loved” by Sheri & Jeff Easter, a congregational hymn, accompanied by Organist, Renee Dowdy, “God Understands”, “Come To Jesus” by Chris Rice, “The Prayer Perfect” by Joe Campbell and “Precious Memories” by Jim Reeves. Pallbearers included Greg Heinrichs, Steve Kopisch, Tanner Lubben, Kyle Shultz, Randy Kopisch, Mitch Leth, Josh Mosier and Shawn Winans. Honorary Pallbearers included all of Rosalie’s Grandchildren. Private Family Interment was conducted following the funeral service at the Carleton City Cemetery in Carleton, Nebraska. Memorials were directed to the Zion Lutheran Church or the Carleton Fire Department. Farmer & Son Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements. Rosalie Rae (Penner) Lange was born to Ernest Victor Penner and Fern Rosalie (Nelson) Penner on September 19, 1943 at Sutton, NE, and passed away August 10, 2020 at Bryan Medical Center East in Lincoln, NE at the age of 76 (or as she always said “forever 59”). She was the oldest of 2 children in the family. During her childhood, her father worked for Union Pacific Railroad, so that brought them to living in different communities such as Sutton, NE, Salina, KS, Edgar, NE and lastly Carleton, NE, where she continued living and became very active in the community. As a teenager, she was involved with Pep Club being a cheerleader, a Sunday school teacher, and babysat for many families.She graduated from Hebron High school in 1961 and then married Larry Dean Lange of Carleton, NE, on August 13, 1961, and to them 2 children were born. Rosalie was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Carleton, NE. During her lifetime, she was involved in many organizations, serving as an officer in many: ZIon Lutheran ELCW, FIreman’s Auxiliary, American Legion Auxiliary, BVLH foundation board, BVLH Zion representative, TCHS Foundation, TCHS Health Services Guild, Thayer County visitors and tourism committee, Thayer County Historical Society, Farmerettes singing group (which Larry affectionately called the Heiferettes), Red Hat Club, book club, bible study groups in Davenport, Bruning, Hebron, and Chester, Community Club, Thayer County Democratic Party Treasurer, Election Board, South Central Cattlewomen, Nebraska Cattlewomen and Cattlemen, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Thayer County Livestock Feeders, and Farm Bureau. She ran for Thayer County Commissioner (the only woman to have ever been on the ballot for the position) and served as an usher at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. In addition to all of the volunteering she did, Rosalie (or “Grammy” as the grandchildren called her) loved to be in her kitchen trying new recipes, cooking, baking, decorating birthday cakes for the grandchildren, and at Christmas time, making plates of candy to share. She enjoyed music, singing, keeping things organized, meeting friends in the morning for coffee and exercising, looked forward to outings with the birthday group, and always had the cookies and coffee on after church for fellowship. She was a homemaker most of her life, but did work at a few businesses through the years: Thayer County Bank, Clothes Line, Blue Valley Care Home in the activities department, and Hebron Journal Register Advertising Sales and Kountry Korner recipe column. No matter where she was or what she was doing, she always had a smile on her face! Rosalie was preceded in death by parents Ernest and Fern, husband Larry, sister and brother-in-law Janet and Jim Kopisch, father-in-law and mother-in-law Leo and Dorothy Lange, and granddaughter Jenna Kelly. She is survived by son John Lange and wife Kate of Bruning, NE and daughter Kim Kelly and husband Brett of Omaha, NE; 6 grandchildren (her “angels x6”) Jared Lange (girlfriend Carissa Foreman) of Seward, NE, James Lange of Bruning, NE, Samantha Lange of Lincoln, NE, Courtney Kelly of Omaha, NE, Miranda Kelly of Omaha, NE, and Jordyn Kelly of Omaha, NE; great granddaughter Journee Lange of Seward, NE; Brother-in-law and Sister-in-law Ron and Lucinda Lange of Carleton, NE; nephews Steve Kopisch (Renee) of Grand Island, NE, Randy Kopisch of Hastings, NE; niece Melany Winans (Shawn) of Carleton; great nephews Nathan Kopisch of Omaha, NE, Brandon Kopisch of Grand Island, NE, and Wyatt Winans of Carleton, NE; great great nephew Beckham Kopisch of Grand Island, NE.