A photo of the Red and White Grocery store (circa 1960s), prior to its name change to Lange’s Grocery. (It is the site of the current Dickerson Chiropractic & Acupunture.)
Community, Gillespie Life
Remembering Lange’s Grocery
My maternal grandfather, Rudy Lange (a.k.a. “Opa”), was an entrepreneur. He completed 10th grade at St. Mary’s High School in Fredericksburg before starting his employment at various locations in Fredericksburg. In the spring of 1939, he became co-owner of Red and White (a grocery store) with partner, Paul Nebgen. Later, my grandfather and his wife, Edna Lange (“Oma”), became sole owners of that establishment, changing the name to Lange’s Grocery.
