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Robert L. (Graton

Sept. 30, 191 1-Jan. 2, 2000

Robert L. Langton, 88, of
Monroe, repeat winner of horse-
pulling contests at Monroe County
Fair, died at 10:55 p.m. Sunday at
Mercy Memorial Nursing Care
Center. He had been ill for 14
months and seriously ill for two
months. ;

A memorial Mass wil] be held at
2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles
Catholic Church,
Newport. The Rev.
William Tindall,
Pastor of the
church, will offici-
ate. Rupp Funeral
Home was in
charge of arrange-
ments.

Born Sept. 380,
1911, in Monroe, ROBERT L.
he was the son of LANGTON
James and Anna
(Lamb) Langton. He married |
Florine Irish Oct. 18,°1934, at St.
Charles Catholic Church. She died
May 17, 1966. He then married
Angeline (Brown) LaBeau Aug. 4,
1967, at St. Mary Catholic Church.

Until 1967, he was a self.
employed farmer in the Monroe
area. He then worked nearly 10
years for EW. Ritter & Sons,
Rockwood, retiring in 1976. He was
a member of Monroe Senior
Citizens and Monroe Council 1266,
Knights of Columbus, and a for.
mer member of St. Charles and St.
Mary churches.

Surviving are his wife; two sons,
James of Monroe and Robert of
Adrian; three stepsons, David
LaBeau and Richard LaBeau, both
of Monroe, and Donald LaBeau of |
Tecumseh; . 4 stepdaughter,
Marilyn Robinson of Trenton; a |
brother, Thomas of Monroe; four
grandchildren; 16 stepgrandchil-
dren; nine great-grandchildren; 23
stepgreat-grandchildren: a great-
great-grandchild, and three step-

: great-great-grandchildren,

In addition to his first wife, he
Was preceded in death by two |
brothers, Martin and Clinton, and |
two sisters, Hazel Jonesand Helen .
Morrin.

Memorials may be made to the
charitv of the dnnnawe Loe,