Henry E. "Hank" Lage, 89, of Kriess Road, Connoquenessing, died at 12:40 a.m. Saturday at the Sunnyview Home.

Born in Wisconsin Dells, Wis., May 25, 1917, he was the son of Henry and Anna Henning Lage.

He was a World War II veteran of the Army 8th Air Force, served as a B-17 crew chief and fought in the European and Asiatic theaters.

Mr. Lage was a graduate of the Milwaukee School of Engineers and retired as an operating engineer at Mashuda Construction Co. He was a member of the Operating Engineers Local 66 of Pittsburgh.

Mr. Lage was a Protestant.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing and birdwatching.

Surviving are his wife, Evelyn I. Korb Lage, who he married Dec. 9, 1950; two sons, David E. Lage of Renfrew and William H. Lage of Cranberry Township; four grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Four brothers preceded him in death.

<B>LAGE </B>— Friends of Henry E. "Hank" Lage, who died Saturday, July 1, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Thompson-Miller funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Dr. David Panther, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Butler County Memorial Park, Butler Township.Officers and members of VFW Post 249 will hold military honors at the cemetery.Information also is available at www.thompson-miller.com.