Obituary of Stanley J. Langowski Jr.

Stanley J. Langowski, Jr., age 83, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at home, with his wife of 34 years, Myrna, by his side.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Wisconsin Rapids. Pastor Joshua Pegram will officiate. Burial will take place at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date.  Visitation will take place on Thursday, April 26, 2018, from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Herman-Taylor Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids. Visitation will also take place at the church on Friday, April 27, 2018, from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the memorial service.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.taylorfuneralhome.net.

Stan was born June 15, 1934, to Stanley and Marcella (Modrzejewski) Langowski, Sr. He grew up on the family farm where he learned his strong work ethic. Stan was a graduate of Cotter High School in Winona, MN and the Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis.

Stan owned and operated a Pure Oil Service Station for a short time in Winona. Most of his career was spent working as a superintendent for Winona Plumbing Co.  In 1987, Stan and Myrna moved to California where he worked as a supervisor on sewer and water projects, up and down the west coast. They spent a year in Seattle, WA, while Stan worked on a wastewater treatment project. While they were in Seattle, Stan and Myrna purchased land in Trempealeau County to build a hobby farm, where they raised Llamas. Upon returning to the Midwest, Stan finished his career working for several construction companies in Rochester and Minneapolis.  Never one to truly retire, he continued to work as an inspector for an engineering firm in Rochester. In 2005, they moved to Wisconsin Rapids, where he was a familiar figure walking his dog, Rascals, around Lake Wazeecha, making many friends along the way.

He was an outdoorsman who loved fishing, hunting waterfowl, and trap shooting.  Stan spent many summers boating on the Mississippi River.  In his younger years, he loved to go camping. Stan was an avid reader. He truly enjoyed traveling, especially his many hunting and fishing excursions.

Stan is lovingly survived by his wife, Myrna (Ironside, Boyles) Langowski; children: Debra Schewe, Stan (Wendy) Langowski, Paul (Michelle) Langowski, Lynn (Philip) Kendrick; sisters: Patricia (Richard) Stahmann, Carol (Robert) Heineman, and Geraldine (Gordon) Hughes; sisters-in-law: Nancy Quick and Shelley (Rod) Jeffers; step-children: Kevin (Barbara) Boyles, Kent (Liz) Boyles, and Melinda (Jack) Barrington-Shanfeld; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren; and 2 step-granddaughters. He is further survived by numerous extended relatives and friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Donna G. Krackow; an infant son, Mark; a brother, Ronald; a sister, Jacqueline; his mother-in-law, Myra Ironside; and a sister-in-law, Diana Wolfe.

Special thanks to Dr. Kirschling and the staff at UW Cancer Center-Riverview for all the wonderful gracious care given over these past 10 years and to Ministry Home Care Hospice for their compassionate end of life care.