Louis Langenberg, 89, of Lisbon, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 1, 2022, peacefully at home. Lou was born October 29, 1932, in Iowa City, Iowa.

His wife, LaVerta, followed him in death on November  7, 2022.  A joint memorial service will be held, Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Baxa's Sutliff Store and Tavern beginning at 11:00 a.m.  Military Honors will be accorded at 1:00 p.m.

He was the second son of Louis Harold and Pearl Irene (Wray) Langenberg. The family lived in the Iowa City and North Liberty area over the year, and he then graduated from Franklin High School in 1952. He went on to serve during the Korean War in the United States Navy from 1952 until 1956 where he served on the USS Hoist. After he was discharged, he liked to meet up with his buddies on Saturday nights and go dancing at Armar Ballroom in Marion. There he met Laverta Mae Siver and they later married on March 2, 1958, at the Christian Church in Martelle.

The couple farmed full time and loved having all of the family out for cookouts, holiday celebrations, and to watch Iowa Hawkeye football and basketball games. One of Lou's greatest joys was to take the cousins on a tractor ride going up and down the lane and the dirt road. Lou also worked for Midland Forge in Cedar Rapids where he was a foreman until he retired. He and LaVerta spent many years square dancing in the area including meeting up with his sister Doris and her friends for many square dances. Lou and LaVerta also were regulars at Sutliff and on most Sundays could be spotted dancing to their favorite bands. Lou was an avid conservationist for most of his life. He said once he had a goal of planting 100 trees on the property for each grandchild. He built dozens of bird feeders over the years to hang on the fence line or in a tree, keeping a log of over 75 types of wildlife he had identified over the years with the Cardinal being his favorite bird. He planted "pollinators" as he called them, up and down the ditches to attract butterflies, bees, and the like. After the derecho he had his family out this summer replanting as many wildflower seeds that he had on hand, including a special request to plant many sunflowers as possible.

He is survived by his children Christine K. Thompson, Dallas, Texas, and Karen S. Lewis, Americus, Georgia. Grandchildren, Benjamin (Keirian) Thompson and daughter, Taya; Megan (Kyle) Tingle and their children, Weston and McKenzie; and Jared Lewis. He is also survived by dozens of nieces, nephews, cousins and countless friends.

In addition to his parents, Lou was preceded in death by his step-father, Henry (Hank) Winter, his sister, Doris McFarland, and brothers, Dick, Ken and Gary.

Donations may be made in his honor to Camp Courageous or the Arbor Day Foundation.