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LAKE MILLS — Wilma Harang, age 83, of Lake Mills, died Saturday, September 7, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills, with Pastor David E. Jordon officiating.
Burial will take place in Salem Memorial Cemetery, rural Lake Mills.
Visitation for Wilma Harang will be on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street in Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday.
Wilma Maxine (McClain) Harang was born on December 3, 1929, in Forest City, Iowa, to parents John and Maggie (Anderson) McClain. She attended and graduated from Scarville High School in Scarville, Iowa.
On March 27, 1949, Wilma was united in marriage with Kermit Harang at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills. The couple lived and farmed in rural Joice and the Bristol Township area until the early 1950s, following which, they moved south of Rice Lake. During that time, Wilma worked in Hanlontown at the hatchery and Kermit farmed.
In 1956, the family moved into Lake Mills, and when Deluxe/Fleetguard began production in 1958, Wilma was one of the first to be hired. She was employed by Deluxe for over 35 years. Upon her retirement, she worked part-time at the Lake Mills Care Center, enjoyed traveling with her friends, and was very active with the American Legion Auxiliary for more than 60 years.
Wilma is survived by her children, Raymond Harang of Thompson, Iowa, Renee (John) Matson of Oldsmar, Fla., Rick (Marlene) Harang of Leland, Iowa, and Rodney (Sandy) Harang of Mapleton, Minn.; grandchildren, Kristen (Brad) Holtan, Jenna (Jonathan) Grimm, Jay (Teri) Clough, Terry Harrington, Kim Jensen, Britney Hultman, Shawna Matson, Jillian (Nate) Van Epps, Jordan Harang, Nicole Hermanson, and Sabrina Roll; and great-grandchildren, Avery and Delaney Holtan, Kaden, Paisley, and Alannah Van Epps, Sierra and Noah Greenfield, Ava Hermanson, Alexis, Logan, and Mikayla Clough, and Khloe Hultman.
She is also survived by a sister, Blanche (Kermit) Grunhovd of Lake Mills, Iowa; two sisters-in-law, Joan Harang of Lake Mills, Iowa, and Arlene Rauan of Wash.; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kermit; son, Robert; grandson, Josh Matson; and her siblings, Eva Kluver, Beulah Brue, Margaret Johnson, Ethel Waage, Velma Halverson, Velva Bang, William McClain, Johnnie McClain, Austin McClain, George McClain, and Andrew McClain.