Leona M. Langston, 84, Lenexa, Kansas passed away January 16, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf, Overland Park, Kansas. A visitation will be from 5-7 P.M., Tuesday, January 19, 2010 also at the chapel. Interment in Johnson County Memorial Gardens. The family suggests contributions be made to the Leona Langston Memorial Fund at Salem Lutheran Church, 9143 Haskins, Lenexa, Kansas 66215.
Leona was born April 4, 1925 in Dead Lake Township, Minnesota to Alma (Schroeder) and William Schattschneider. She married Fredie L. Langston on September 9, 1948 in Yuma, Arizona. She was a homemaker and full time mother to her 3 children. Leona was a long time member of Salem Lutheran Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings, Mike Schattschneider, Eddie Schattschneider, and Ida Billings.
Survivors include her husband, Fredie; 3 children, Karen (Lloyd) Schaefer, Sharen (R. Scott) Bowers, and Don (Becky) Langston; grandchildren, Thad (Ashley) Schaefer, Dawn (Matt) Steiner, Rachel Bowers (Justin) Porter, Scotty Bowers, Max Langston, Luke Langston, and Drew Langston; great grandchildren, Jackson and Claire Steiner and Samuel Schaefer; siblings, Clarence Schattschneider, Roland Schattschneider, Laverna Solinger.