Charles William Lang

Charles W. Lang age 76 of Arden died Friday November 18, 2005 at The John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center. He was a native of Hudson County New Jersey, but has been a resident of the Asheville area for many years. He was the son of the late Charles F. and Augusta Stueben Lang. He was an electrical engineer and retired from Kearfott in Black Mountain with forty years of service. He had several patents one of which was a probe that was sent to Mars. He was also an avid gardener. Mr. Lang is survived by his wife Vera Wells Lang, sons Charles Richard Lang of West Milford New Jersey, Michael J. Sullivan and his wife Grace of Sussex NJ., daughters Anita Lang Walch of Guttenburg NJ, and Catherine Flavin of Arden. He is also survived by his sister Helen Bechtold of Metuchen NJ. and 5 grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday November 21, 2005 in the Chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian, 72 Long Shoals Road, Arden. The Rev. Edwin H. Olson will officiate. Burial will be in The Grove Church Cemetery in North Bergen, NJ. Mr. Lang’s family will receive friends Sunday from 7:00 - 8:30 PM at Groce Funeral Home, Arden. The family asks that memorials be made to The John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center at PO Box 25338 Asheville, NC 28813.