Thanks everyone for the information. The OP was looking to connect his family to mine, so let me share what I know, in case anyone else is looking.
William Maynard Langstroth was born Nov 5, 1930, and died May 8, 2013 as noted. He was not 81 at the time, but the papers said so.
His father (my grandfather) was Cecil Craven Langstroth. As far as I know, the dates above are correct. He died when I was very young, and was a pilot and pilot instructor in WWI. Dawn wore his jacket for one of her album covers. He was a slight man with an imposing presence.
Cecil's father was William Langstroth as well, but I don't know his middle name. He owned the Hampton Inn. I still have the license for the inn somewhere.
After that, it gets weird. Some report that William's father was Craven Calverly, whereas others say Craven Calverly had only two sons, named Charles and "Ted".
They all come from Yorkshire, where there's a Langstrothdale.
One thing to note is that the original name was likely Langstraþþe. Those letters that look like "p" are thorns. I suspect the name has been around since the Danelaw, but I have no real evidence of that.