Obituary of Ruth N. Lange

Ruth N. Lange, age 94, of Hawley died Monday, May 7, 2012 at home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell A. Lange, in 1990. Born April 6, 1918, in Johnson City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harold and the late Hazel (Odell) Baisden. She was a graduate of Hawley High School, Class of 1936, and worked at the Hat Factory in White Mills in her early years. Mrs. Lange was a member of Cole Memorial Baptist Church and was a volunteer for many years at the Hawley Public Library. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law: Jean and Gerald Burdick of Hamburg, PA; her son: David Lange of Hawley; four grandchildren: Kris Burdick Zweizig and her husband Jason and Kara Burdick Lesher and her husband Randy, all of Hamburg, Colin Lange of Hawley and Darren Lange of Pittsburgh, PA; five great grandchildren: Ashton and Addison Lesher, Austin Zweizig and Matthew and Noelle Lange; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a sister, Norma Reid, and a brother, Harold Baisden Jr. There will be a Memorial Service on Friday, May 11, at 11:00 AM at Teeters' East Chapel, 505 Church St, Hawley, with Rev. Martin L. Cox, Jr., Pastor of Hawley United Methodist Church, officiating. A Gathering of family and friends will take place from 10 AM until the Service time. Private cremation was held at Lake Region Crematory, Lake Ariel. Interment will take place at Green Gates Cemetery, Hawley. The family would like to thank the staff of Traditional Hospice, 113 W. Drinker St, Dunmore, PA 18512 for their wonderful care of Ruth. Memorials may be made to Hawley United Methodist Church, 315 Church St., Hawley, PA 18428 or Hamburg Public Library, 35 N. 3rd St., Hamburg, PA 19526