Ken Lange was born in Yorkton, SK on January 28, 1949, the son of Olive Margaret (nee McKen) and Lindley Lester Lange. When he finished high school in Yorkton, he attended STI in Moose Jaw, SK where he graduated from the School of Architecture. His first job was in Moose Jaw and then Leon Malinowski offered him a job designing farm equipment. With lots of twists and turns along the way, he worked for Leon's Manufacturing Company Inc. for 30 years. On July 24, 1982, Ken married Trudi (nee Depot). Their daughter, Stephanie Olive Selena, was born on May 3, 1983. Their son, Christopher Lester Guillaume, followed on June 13, 1985. They were happy on the century farm his grandfather, John Lange, had homesteaded. Ken's first and abiding love was hunting. He began by hunting around the farm and later with his father and brother near Hudson Bay, SK. In 1978, he and his friend, Glenn Dalrymple went on safari in Zambia. Eric Stockenstroom, his professional hunter, thought Ken had the best "bush eyes" he had ever seen. In two weeks Ken had 20 trophy heads, including a bush pig which was a first for any safari that Eric had been on. In 1991, Glenn Dalrymple again went on a wonderful safari to Namibia with Ken, Trudi and the children. After his father's death in 1989, Ken teamed up with Henry Malin and Andy Wielgoz for many happy hunting trips. Ken was happy to take Hauke, a gentleman that was working on the farm from Germany, to Fishing Lake, SK on Henry's boat. While Ken liked fishing, it was certainly always clear that it was second place to hunting. Ken was a 21st century Renaissance Man. He had a photographic mind coupled with an ability to see to the root of a problem and come up with the solution, where others would get bogged down. In his life he was an architect, a design engineer, a grain farmer, a lumberjack, a producer of Rheas and fabulous Labrador Retrievers, a world traveller, a winemaker from his own fruit and a very good friend to Africa.He designed a precision planter for cotton that led to his being the General Manager of Arrow Farms in Sudan for three years. There he was successful in actually being able to combine sesame, which is the principal export crop of the country. He loved to have people over to expound on Africa and his work there. In Karsh Al Fil he was known as the "White Man With The Hat". He, Craig Quinton and the Town of Theodore were responsible for a transformation from little village to thriving town for the inhabitants, who were hoping for Ken to return.Ken leaves to mourn his passing and celebrate his life, his beloved Mom, Olive; his elder brother, Bruce; his wife, Trudi; his children, Stephanie and Christopher; his nephew, Kevin (Liana) and nieces, Jo Anna and Jennifer as well as many other relations in the Orcadia/Yorkton area. A Memorial Service was held on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. from the Chapel of Christie's Funeral Home & Crematorium with Pastor Steve Rosluk officiating. The organist, Karen Delong led the congregation in the singing of the hymns, "Morning Has Broken" and "Beyond The Sunset". The soloist, Amanda Buhler sang "Just As I Am". Trudi, Christopher and Stephanie shared special tributes to her husband and to their father. Following the service, Ken's family hosted a lunch at their farm, Deja-Vu Century Farm. A Private Cremation Committal will take place at a later date. Friends so wishing may forward their condolences to the family by visiting www.christiesfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Christie's Funeral Home & Crematorium, Yorkton, Saskatchewan.
