Alan Woodrow Long1

M, #41588, b. 4 February 1938, d. 19 November 2009
  • Last Edited: 28 Jul 2024
  • Alan Woodrow Long was born on 4 February 1938.1,2
  • He was the son of Steven W. Long and Stella Irene Thurston.1
  • Alan Woodrow Long married Sandra Helen Erdman, daughter of Rue Otis Erdman and Helen Susannah Romberger, circa July 1973.1,3,4
  • Alan Woodrow Long died on 19 November 2009, at age 71.1,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Alan W. Long, 71, Milton
    MILTON -- Alan Woodrow Long, 71, of Housel’s Run Road, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at his home.
    He was born Feb. 4, 1938, in Trevorton, a son of the late Steven and Stella (Thurston) Long. He was married for more than 36 years to the former Sandra Helen Erdman, who survives.
    Alan was a 1957 graduate of Trevorton High School.
    He was a dock worker for 43 years, working for Branch Motor Co., St. Johnsbury Trucking and W.A. DeHart until his retirement in 1999.
    Alan was a member of Montandon United Methodist Church.
    In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Christopher and Diane Long, of Turbotville; two grandchildren, Ashley Long and Caleb Long; and two sisters, Carol Reynolds, of Dalmatia, and Beverly Cantor, of Coatesville.
    Friends and relatives will be received from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Montandon United Methodist Church, Route 45, Montandon, where the funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday with his pastor, the Rev. James Lewis, officiating.
    Burial will be in Montandon Cemetery.
    Memorials in Alan’s memory may be made to Montandon United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 86, Montandon, PA 17850. Arrangements are under the care of the Shaw Funeral Home, 400 N. Front St., Milton.
    The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 20 Nov 2009, Fri, Page A4.3
  • He was buried on 23 November 2009, at Montandon Cemetery, Montandon, Northumberland County, PA.5,3

Child of Alan Woodrow Long and Sandra Helen Erdman

  • Christopher N. Long1

Citations

  1. [S917] Beverly Cantor, "Beverly Cantor E-mail," e-mail message from e-mail address (Coatesville, PA) to Max E. Klinger, February 29, 2012. Hereinafter cited as "Beverly Cantor E-mail."
  2. [S200] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index. Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Alan W. Long, The Daily Item (Sunbury, PA), 20 Nov 2009, Fri, Page A4.
  4. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Marriage Licenses," Pottsville Republican, July 7, 1973, Page 7. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 28, 2024).
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, Online obituary for Alan Woodrow Long, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48231702/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.