Janelle Renee Lang

Janelle R. Lang, 69, of St. Paul, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on Friday, August 21, 2026, at her home.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. Father Vince Parsons will be presiding. Interment will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will be held from 5:30 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. on Friday, August 28, 2026, in the Parish Life Center at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul. A Rosary will follow at 7:30 P.M. at the Church. Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul is assisting the family.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or the family for later designation.

Janelle was born on November 24, 1956, to Richard and Wilma (Karel) Barta in West Point, Nebraska. She grew up on a farm with three older brothers, in rural Howells, Nebraska where she attended District 32 in Stanton County - a one-room schoolhouse - through the 8th grade. She graduated from Howells High School in 1975. After graduation, she moved to Grand Island, Nebraska and attended the Grand Island School of Business where she met her future husband, Allen Lang.

The couple was united in marriage on April 8, 1978, in Howells. They moved to St. Paul in 1978 where they raised their family and created a beautiful life together for nearly five decades until she lost her battle with cancer. During her working years, she worked in Grand Island at Connell School, Nash Finch, and Principal Financial, respectively.

Janelle was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St. Paul where for several years, she enjoyed teaching CCD classes. She had a way of making everything fun, and she loved to laugh. The couple cherished their weekly lunch dates and traveling to visit their precious grandchildren, whom she loved to spoil. Thrift shopping and doing home projects kept her busy, and puzzles and sudokus kept her mind sharp; however, she did enjoy a good mystery show.

Most of all, she will be remembered as having a generous, kind heart. She always put others before herself, and her light-hearted humor and fun-spirited soul will remain in the memories of those who had the privilege of knowing her.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Allen Lang of St. Paul; her three children, Amanda (Robert III) Northrup of Henderson, Nevada, Alex (Nicole) Lang of Portland, Oregon, and Lisa Lang of Omaha, Nebraska; seven grandchildren, Robert IV, Nikkola, Alijana, Olivia, and Clara Northrup, and Madelyn and Hailey Lang; brothers and sister-in-law, Dick (Jean) Barta of Urbandale, Iowa and Greg Barta of Blair, Nebraska; sister-in-law, Pam Barta of Norfolk, Nebraska; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Gary (La Rita) Lang of Lincoln, Nebraska and Sharon (Mike) Janke of Saginaw, Texas; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Janelle was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Adrian Barta.