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Arlene F. Langel
Arlene F. Langel
Manchester
Arlene F. Langel, 96, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester, on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
Arlene will be missed by her two sons, Daniel (Janice) Langel of Dundee and Richard (Linda) Langel of Manchester; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two siblings, John Bockenstedt of Cedar Rapids and Virgil (Sue) Bockenstedt of Dubuque; sisters-in-law, Valeria Bockenstedt of Manchester, Mary Bockenstedt and Helen Krogmann of Dubuque; and many nieces and nephews.
Online condolences may be sent to www.leonard-mullerfh.com.
Mass of Christian Burial: 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 21, 2025, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester, Iowa, with Reverend Gabriel Anderson presiding.
Visitation: 9:00 to 10:45 a.m., Monday, July 21, 2025, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Manchester, Iowa. Catholic Daughters Rosary will be recited in the church at 10:30 a.m.
Interment: St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Manchester, Iowa.
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