Marjorie (Tootie) King Lang, passed away peacefully Sept. 2, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was 74 years old.
Born in Long Branch to the late Hadley and Marjorie King, Tootie grew up in Shrewsbury. She graduated from the University of Denver in 1968 and received her Medical Technology degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago.
Throughout her life, Tootie was an attentive daughter, a loyal sister, a loving and devoted wife, a caring and affectionate mother and a kindhearted grandmother, aunt and friend.
Tootie was predeceased by her parents Hadley and Marjorie King; her two brothers, James C. King and Hadley S. King; her two brothers-in-law Philip E. Lang and Rev. Leonard P. Lang; and her mother-in-law Helen B. Lang.
She is survived by her devoted husband of 53 years Michael L. Lang; her son Michael and daughter Megan (fiancé Marc); grandchildren Carleigh Lang and Benjamin Lubin; sister Dr. Mary Elizabeth Keeler; brother Richard C. King; sister-in-law Joan B. King; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial gathering will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad St., Red Bank. Facial masks are required for all those attending.
The family respectfully request donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in lieu of flowers.
The article originally appeared in the September 9 – 15, 2021 print edition of The Two River Times.
