Deanna Kay Lange, 77, of Bettendorf, IA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 at her residence.
Deanna was born October 1st, 1947, to Walter and Helen (Martens) Lange in Davenport, IA. She attended Davenport schools and graduated in 1965 from Davenport Central High School. She then went on to attend Wartburg College in Waverly, IA that fall and received her Bachelor of Art degree in 1969. After graduation from college she moved to Chicago, IL and became a school teacher for the Chicago Public Schools in the fall of 1969 and remained a beloved teacher by many until the early 2000’s, when she retired from Farragut Career Academy.
Deanna enjoyed many things especially educating her students throughout the years, becoming close to many, whom she loved and adored her for years to come.
“It’s the supreme art of the teacher to awaken the joy in creative expression and knowledge”. Albert Einstein
She also enjoyed reading, traveling to different places around the world, playing softball, attending card group with the ladies, supervising Farragut’s Academic Decathlon for multiple years, going to see plays, watching movies at the theater and spending time with her family and friends.
Those left to cherish Deanna’s precious memories are her sister, Kathleen (Edwin) Eveland, Davenport, IA and one nephew, David Harris, Cedar Rapids, IA and two nieces, Paula Kelly, Davenport, IA & Angela (Eric) Lyle, Cedar Rapids, IA and their children, her great-nephews Mickel Harris-Jones, Ahmad Eveland-Gause, DaAngelo Eveland (DaDa) and great-niece, Kameryn Kelly (Kami) and 2 bonus great-nephews, Shaun Angel and DJ Mosley and a bonus niece Kiley Burton and a host of cousins and special friends.
Deanna Kay Lange is proceeded in death by her parents, Helen G. (Martens) Lange, 1974, and Walter E. Lange, 1981 and both sets of her grand-parents, and a host of aunts and uncles.
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