Gerald E. Lang, 90, of Meadville and a resident of Embassy of Park Avenue died there, Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
He was born March 12, 1931 in Wayne Twp. Crawford County a son of Milton Edward and Elizabeth Anna Reese Lang.
He was a 1949 graduate of Randolph High School and served for 3 years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 15 months of which was in Korea during the Korean War. He was a member of Mt. Hope United Methodist Church, Cochranton Masonic Lodge #790, lifetime member of Black Ash Sportsman's Club and VFW Post #2006. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, trapping and skeet shooting.
He is survived by a son, Keith O. Lang (Victoria) of Billings, MT; a daughter, Glenda J. Beedle (Ed) of Lebanon, TN; a grandson, Toby M. Lang of Meadville; three granddaughters, Whitney N. Lang of Pahrump, NV, Kelly Wolford (Dave) of Lebanon, TN and Wendy Eadler of Key West, FL; four great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; a sister, Margaret Minnick of Meadville; three brothers, Milton E. Lang (Elaine), James F. Lang and Gary Lang (Donna Lukich) all of Meadville and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by seven sisters, Rita Rolff, Carolyn Pavlik, Rose Stanford, Faye Culbertson, Lois Troutner, Marion Alexander and Lucille Bleasdale and two brothers, Robert Lang and Donald Heffern.
Visitation will be Tuesday, July 27, 2021 from 10-11 a.m. at the Robert W. Waid Funeral Home, 581 Chestnut Street, Meadville. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Alice McClymonds, Pastor of Mt. Hope United Methodist Church, officiating and military honors provided by Huidekoper VFW Post #2006. The service will be live streamed and is available at: https://my.gather.app/remember/gerald-lang
Interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Robert W. Waid Funeral Home, Inc., 581 Chestnut Street, Meadville where memories and condolences may be shared at www.waidfuneralhome.net
Send Flowers: When Is the Ordering Deadline?
ANY DAY OF THE WEEK
Order any time up till the day before
MON-FRI Order by 2:00PM
SAT & SUN Order by noon
TUES-SAT
Order by 3:00PM
The day before
SAT & SUN Order by Saturday
Note: These are general guidelines; some florists may not be able to operate within these timelines. During peak periods such as Valentine’s Day, Memorial Day and most holidays, florists are not always able to keep up to demand. Tribute will contact you if there are any issues.
No Events Scheduled At This Time
Send Flowers: When Is the Ordering Deadline?
ANY DAY OF THE WEEK
Order any time up till the day before
MON-FRI Order by 2:00PM
SAT & SUN Order by noon
TUES-SAT
Order by 3:00PM
The day before
SAT & SUN Order by Saturday
Note: These are general guidelines; some florists may not be able to operate within these timelines. During peak periods such as Valentine’s Day, Memorial Day and most holidays, florists are not always able to keep up to demand. Tribute will contact you if there are any issues.
Plant a tree: How does it work
When your purchase is complete, a post will be made on the tribute wall of the deceased signifying the planting of a memorial tree.
An official certificate recognizing your purchase will be included with your email receipt. You can then forward the email to the family or print it and give it to them personally.
After an order is placed, our forestry partners will plant the tree in the area of greatest need (nearest the funeral home), according to the planting schedule for the year.
Due to seasonal conditions, the tree planting takes place during the spring and summer.
Tree Planting Timeline
Orders placed in:
January - May
Planting will take place in Spring or Summer of the same year.
June - December
Planting will take place in Spring of the following year.
Hide Detail
To download this photo, the file name must have less than 255 characters. If you are having trouble, click Save Image As and rename the file to meet the character requirement and try again.