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Donna 'Subie' Long
DONNA "SUBIE" LONG
Lisbon
Donna "Subie" Long, 74, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, following extended health issues. There will be a Celebration of Life held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Tin-Roof Hideaway (formally Regal Crown) in Lisbon, Iowa.
Donna was born on Nov. 18, 1947, in Lisbon, Iowa, to Donald "Pete" Pieper and Florence "Johnny" Johnson Pieper. She attended Mount Vernon High School. She married L. Ray Long in November 1976. Donna worked for Hawkeye Rubber Manufacturing and then Rockwell Collins, retiring in 2011.
Donna was beloved by her family and she would help anyone however she could. Always offering to sit and listen or inviting you to come in and "have a beer." She enjoyed traveling, camping, and hosting friends and family.
Survivors include her significant other, Jim Bisbee of Lisbon; daughter, Melissa (Brad) Walsh of Marion; son, Ken (Marsha) Long of West Point; daughter-in-law, Susan (Kent) Long of Missouri; grandchildren, Melissa, Sara, Noah, Nicole, Kimmie, Casey, Lindsey and Sonya; niece, Michelle (Tom) Smith of Oklahoma; and several great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; siblings; husband, Ray Long; and sons, Kent and Kim Long.
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