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Name:	Margaret Kaler Langohr (Nickname = Margo)
Spouse:	John Lewis Langohr M.D.
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	Columbia City, IN
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Class of	1929	Attended from through
Graduated Here?	No
If graduated elsewhere, graduated from:			Detroit, MI
College Attended:	Wayne State University; Columbia University; St. Francis College; Manchester College

Birthdate:	October 27, 1911
Date of Death:	October 24, 2009

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Notes:	Margaret (Margo) Kaler Langohr, 97, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009 at The Forest at Duke in Durham, N.C., which had been her home for the last 17 years. Margo was born Oct. 27, 1911 in Columbia City to Walpole and Bertha Mossman Kaler. She attended Columbia City Schools and graduated from Wayne State University with her B.A. degree and received her M.F.A. from Columbia University. In 1934 she married John Lewis Langohr and they eventually returned to Columbia City in 1947 where John practiced surgery at the Linvill Memorial Clinic until his death in 1969. Margo, a born teacher, taught art for eight years in Ferndale, Mich., and then studied at St. Francis College and Manchester College to qualify for teaching social studies. She taught at Marshall Memorial School in Columbia City from 1959 until 1974. Margo was an artist and crafts woman. She studied water color painting in workshops all over the U.S. and in several foreign countries and won many prizes for her work. She taught water color classes and mentored many emerging water color artists in the Columbia City area. She also created works in silver and copper enamels. Her love of jewelry and its crafting led her to collect and sell antique jewelry through her business "Past and Precious." In Columbia City, Margo was a member of Coterie, Tri Kappa and Grace Lutheran Church. Margo spent her time on earth appreciating beauty and inspiring others through her teaching and love of learning. Any of life's problems were always treated as opportunities to which she applied her creative spirit. Margo's loved ones are relieved that she no longer must endure the trials of her many long years of dementia, which she bore in the same loving and sweet manner she had always lived. We will miss her infectious love of life and will remember her years of devotion to her family, friends, students and community. We are so grateful to the residents and staff at The Forest at Duke who first welcomed her and then cared for her. Margo was preceded in death by her husband, John and her brothers and sisters-in -law, William and Harriet Kaler and James and Shirley Kaler. She is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Judy (Dwight) Ebeling and Lucy (John) Grant; and grandchildren, Stacey (Jim) McMahon, John Ebeling, Andrew (Rebecca) Grant, Margaret Kaler (Warren) Terry; and great-grandchildren, Griffin and Katie McMahon, Abby and Hudson Grant and Kaler and Davis Terry. She is also survived by sisters-in-law Jean and Kit Langohr and numerous nephews and nieces and their children. A burial and celebration of her life will occur at a later date in Columbia City. (Ed. Note: August 7, 2010) Those wishing to remember Margo may honor her with donations to The Forest at Duke Benevolent Fund, the Margaret Kaler Langohr Art Scholarship c/o Whitley County Community Foundation, 400 N. Whitley St., Columbia City, IN 46725 or the Whitley County Historical Society, 108 W. Jefferson St., Columbia City, IN 46725. Arrangements and cremation are under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory. Local arrangements will be handled by Smith & Sons Funeral Home, Columbia City. Online condolences may be made through www.hallwynne.com.

Last Updated:	11-09-2009			Alumni ID:	26044

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