Leland "Shorty" Garlanger of McGregor died Sunday afternoon, December 25, 2011, at the age of 83. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, December 29, 2011, at Cole Funeral Home Chapel, 1113 West Fifth Street, McGregor with Reverend Mickey Fugitt officiating. Interment will follow in McGregor Cemetery. There will not be any formal visitation, however; friends may pay their respects after 12 Noon Wednesday at Cole Funeral Home. Mr. Garlanger was born, December 29, 1927, in Mishawaka, Indiana, the son of the late Leland and Erma (DeVlieger) Garlanger. During the Korean conflict, he served his country in the United States Army and was honorably discharged as a private first class. He was a member of the American Legion.On November 28, 1953, he married Barbara "Bobbyie" Lee Hensler in Osceole, Indiana. After twenty-eight years of marriage,she preceded him in death June 16, 1982. In 1973, Perm-a-Dwell Corporation transferred him from their South Bend, Indiana plant to McGregor where he continued to work for them in McGregor for twenty-five years before retiring. In earlier years, he was a member of the McGregor Volunteer Fire Department and united with First Baptist Church where he served faithfully as an usher and was a member of the Pastor's Class. Also preceding him in death were his brothers and sisters.For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, 700 West Sixth Street, McGregor, Texas 76657, the McGregor Ambulance Association in care of Mynette Taylor, 311 South Main Street, McGregor, Texas 76657 or the McGregor Volunteer Fire Department in care of Moe Spradley 213 South Van Buren, McGregor, Texas 76657.