Obituary for BRENT G PRANGE
Brent G. Prange, 60, of the 1100 block of Northwest 67th Place died of cancer Wednesday at Mercy Hospice - Johnston. Cremation will follow the visitation. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Ankeny, of which he was a member. Burial of the cremains will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Prange was born in Waverly and had lived in Des Moines since 1980. He was a retired counselor with Saydel High School and a member of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association, the Upper Iowa Hall of Fame and the Allison-Bristow Hall of Fame. He had served as president of the Saylorville Officials Association and enjoyed baseball and officiating.
He is survived by his wife, Jane; a son, Bill of Des Moines; a daughter, Kris Ann Ropa of Cedar Rapids; a stepson, Brian Dixson of Urbandale; two stepdaughters, Robin Steinkamp and Christy Hemry, both of Des Moines; four grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to his church. Hamilton''s Near Highland Memory Gardens Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Mr. Prange was born in Waverly and had lived in Des Moines since 1980. He was a retired counselor with Saydel High School and a member of the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association, the Upper Iowa Hall of Fame and the Allison-Bristow Hall of Fame. He had served as president of the Saylorville Officials Association and enjoyed baseball and officiating.
He is survived by his wife, Jane; a son, Bill of Des Moines; a daughter, Kris Ann Ropa of Cedar Rapids; a stepson, Brian Dixson of Urbandale; two stepdaughters, Robin Steinkamp and Christy Hemry, both of Des Moines; four grandchildren; and four step-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to his church. Hamilton''s Near Highland Memory Gardens Funeral Home is handling arrangements.