Long, Ward J.

Ward J. Long, 92, a resident of Cottage Grove Place, died Dec. 1, 2009, at St. Luke's Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, where friends may call after 10 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Herbert Isenberg of Westminster Presbyterian Church will officiate. Private interment will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Surviving are his son, Bob and wife Jean of Fort Myers, Fla.; grandson, Dr. Ryan Long and wife Dawn, and their children, Jaxson and Carson, all of Jacksonville, Fla.; and one brother, Robert and wife Beryle of Cedar Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Jimmy; and his wife of 61 years, Mary.

Ward was born Sept. 11, 1917, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Angus and Clarice (Johnston) Long. He graduated from McKinley High School and later graduated from Coe College. He was involved with ROTC in college, and served in the United States Army during World War II. After his service, he came home and went to work in the family business, Motor Equipment Co. Later, he and his brother purchased the business. He married Mary Reynolds on March 27, 1943, in Lordsburg, N.M. He and Mary shared 61 wonderful years together before Mary's death in 2004. He then became a resident at Cottage Grove Place, where he enjoyed the company of many dear friends. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. 

He was a loving father, grandfather, and brother who will be greatly missed.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations in Ward's honor be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church.

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