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John C. Long Sr.
ALLEGANY, NY - John C. Long Sr., 89, of Route 417, Colonial Village, passed away Tuesday (Aug. 31, 2010) at Olean General Hospital surrounded by his loving family.
Born June 9, 1921, in Venus, PA, he was a son of Homer S. and Bessie L. Motter Long. On March 7, 1948, in Olean, he married June Foster, who predeceased him Sept. 11, 2004.
Mr. Long served with the U.S. Army during World War II, from July 1, 1942 to Dec. 21, 1945.
He began working at the Ford Stamping Plant in Woodlawn where he worked for over 29 years, retiring in the early 1980s as a shipper/checker.
Mr. Long enjoyed old-time western movies, gospel music, reading his Bible, watching the Rev. John Hagee and riding his bicycle.
Surviving are a son, John C. (Karol) Long Jr. of Olean; a daughter, Sally Sennett of Mount Morris; seven grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Betty Dieffenbacher of Geneseo and Ilene (Bob) Williams of Eldred, PA.
He was predeceased by an infant son; two daughters, Marie L. Smith in 2000 and Sharon L. Connelly in 2009; and five brothers, Harry, Bob, Toots, Junior and Jim Long.
Friends will be received at the Letro-McIntosh-Spink Funeral Home, Inc., 646 E. State St., Olean, on Thursday (Sept. 2, 2010) from 9 to 11 a.m., at which time funeral and committal services will be held, with the Rev. Robert E. Goode officiating. Burial will be in the Veterans' Field of Honor, Mount View Cemetery, Olean.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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