After they married in 1953, the journey of life took them to Platte, South Dakota. He was a Korean War Veteran. She was a musician, working at the Platte Care Center and took care of their five children.

On Sunday, July 31, 2016, their children got a call from the Platte Care Center.

"They said both your mom and dad aren't doing very well at all. Highly recommended that we get there as soon as we could," son Lee De Lange said.

Lee's mom, at 87 years old, suffered from Alzheimer's Disease and had been in nursing home care since 2011.

"Dad visited mom once a day, twice, or maybe three times a day. It was very sweet," Lee said. "Wednesday or Thursday, she had stopped eating. She was dehydrated."

Henry, at 86 years old, was battling Prostate Cancer.

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