Art E. Lang Obituary (1926 - 2012) - Mandan, North Dakota

Ralph \u0027"Art\u0027 E. Lang, 86, New Salem, North Dakota, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2012, at St. Alexius Medical Center, Bismarck. A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 PM, Monday, May 7, 2012, at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Art was born March 18, 1926, at Mandan, North Dakota, to Arthur and Lena (Graner) Lang. He was raised and educated in Mandan where he graduated from high school in 1944. He enlisted in the Navy and served from February 1944 to June 1946. He attended and graduated from UND where he met his wife JoAnn \u0027"Buzz\u0027 Brezden. They were married in 1950. Art loved hunting, fishing, and especially raising and showing horses. Art\u0027s final years were spent at Elm Crest Manor in New Salem, where he became popular for his sketches and portraits \u0027"Art\u0027s Art\u0027 . He is survived by one son, Dave (Vivian) Lang, Mandan; one daughter, Marcia (Kraig) McFarland, Tulsa, Oklahoma; four grandchildren, Stephanie (Darren) Nieswaag, Kristi (Rob) Whitman, TJ (Tiffany) McFarland, Josh (Gini) McFarland; two great-grandchildren, Presley and Parker McFarland; and many nieces and nephews. Art was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Buzz.