Langa

David Charles Langa, 61, of Butler passed away Monday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice following a two-year battle with ALS.

He was born in Butler, on May 16, 1951, and was a son of Mary (Kudamik) Langa and the late Joseph J. Langa.

David graduated from Slippery Rock High School in 1969, and served in the National Guard from 1971 until 1977. He worked at Pullman Standard until its closing, and then worked for Servicemaster in the Slippery Rock school district until 1983.

While working as a nurse's aide at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, he attended and graduated from the Butler County Community College nursing program. He worked as an LPN at Sunnyview, VNA Complete Care, Valley Community Services, Passavant Retirement Center in Zelienople and then retired from LIFE Butler County in August 2011.

David was an avid coin collector and loved Lionel trains from childhood. He greatly enjoyed doing lawn work, caring for his property and feeding the birds of Franklin Township.

He was a lifelong member of the St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in Butler where he married Julia Ann Dollar on April 12, 1975.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter, Jennifer (David) Chottiner of Pittsburgh and his son, the Rev. Daniel of Butler. He loved his grandson, Max, and was looking forward to the birth of a new grandchild in May.

David also is survived by his mother, Mary; as well as two brothers, Ted (Dorothy) of Butler and Tom (Donna) of Fresno, Calif.; one sister, Irene Delaney of Butler; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph.

LANGA — Friends of David Charles Langa, who passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, will be received at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., Butler. Interment will follow in Butler County Memorial Park.The St. Paul's Catholic Women and Christian Mothers will meet at 9:40 a.m. Thursday at the church to recite the rosary.Memorial donations may be made to the ALS Association, Western Pennsylvania Chapter, 416 Lincoln Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15209, or to the VNA Inpatient Hospice, 115 Technology Drive, Butler, Pa 16001.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.