Obituaries

ATCHISON - Freida Nadine Navinskey, 88 of Atchison, KS died on Sat. Dec.

LEAVENWORTH - Robert Allison Lang, 82, of Leavenworth, Kansas, died at his home on December 2, 2021. On June 8, 1939, he was born to Robert McKinley and Inez Hanna Lang. He graduated from Leavenworth High School where he excelled in basketball, marching band, choir and math. In the Lang household, Bob was the quintessential big brother on whom the family relied to provide encouragement, protection and wise counsel. In the eyes of his siblings, there was no question he couldn’t answer, no problem he couldn’t solve and no challenge he wouldn’t try. Brother Bobby was special. After graduation, he worked as a medical technician at the Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital. Later, in Leavenworth, Kansas, he began a successful-government career working for the Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons as a procurement officer who negotiated government contracts. On May 26, 1990, he married Catherine Mitchell Lang in Kansas City, MO, After his retirement in 1994, Bob successfully transitioned into civilian life by pursuing relaxing and rewarding activities like golf, oil painting, playing with his faithful companion a Shith Tzu named Dotson, and maintaining in his neighborhood, the most beautiful lawn for which he received many local recognitions. However, spoiling his grandchildren is what he enjoyed the most. He is survived by his wife, Cathy of the home. Other survivors include his four brothers, Donald, Lees Summit, MO, Ronald (Carolyn) Lawrence, KS, Leo (Debbie) Lee’s Summit, MO and Leon (Pat), Kansas City, MO. He is also survived by his son Robert Lang Jr. (Andrea) and daughter Dione Miller (Derrick), four-step children, Stephen, Nina, Eric and Karen, seven grandchildren, seven-step grandchildren, nine-great grandchildren, and a loving host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his only sister, Goldie Lang Watkins (Curtis).

LEAVENWORTH - Sister Mark Friday, 88, a Sister of Charity of Leavenworth (SCL) for 69 years, died on Nov. 27, 2021, in Ross Hall at the SCL Mother House in Leavenworth, Kan. Sister entered the religious community on Aug. 21, 1952, and served as a long-time educator and school administrator. To read her complete obituary, please visit the SCL website at https://www. scls.org/sistermarkfriday/

Sister Mary Eleanor Schram, 96, a Sister of Charity of Leavenworth (SCL) for 76 years, died on Nov. 27, 2021, in Ross Hall at the SCL Mother House in Leavenworth, Kan. Sister entered the religious community on Aug. 14, 1945, and served as a long-time nurse. To read her complete obituary, please visit the SCL website at https:// www.scls.org/sistermaryeleanorschram/.

Municipal Judge for the cities of Leavenworth, Lansing, Basehor and Tonganoxie, William E. Pray, died on November 16, 2021.