Marion Rose Long

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LONG, Marion Rose (nee Marino) Age 87, of Dayton, passed away Sunday, March 28, 2010 at home. She was a 1940 graduate of Little Falls High School, Little Falls, New York and the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York where she earned her BSN degree in nursing in 1944. She served in the US Army Nurse Corps at Fort Sam Houston, Texas from March of 1945 until her honorable discharge in May of 1946. After the war she married Peter I. Long Jr., M.D. and together they made their home in Dayton, Ohio where she taught at St. Elizabeths Hospital School of Nursing and volunteered as a Red Cross nurse. She was a loyal fan and member of the St. Louis Jazz Club, traveling there often with Peter to hear their cherished Dixieland Jazz musicians. Marion also enjoyed extensive travels throughout the US, especially in the Southwest. She traveled to Europe, a highlight of which was a visit to her father's original home in Sicily. She greatly enjoyed reading, opera, genealogy, and lively conversations with friends and time with her numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her spouse of 53 years, Peter I. Long Jr., M.D., and her brother, Michael Marino, Jr. She is survived by her sister Arlena N. Marino; daughters Christine J. Long, Mimi Martin and her husband Perry Martin; Kathleen R. Wittberg, M.D. and her husband Thomas N. Wittberg; grandchildren Jason Martin and his wife Angela, Cory Martin See and her spouse Jammie, Mary Beth Wittberg Brozo and her spouse Christopher, Neil M. Wittberg, Paul Wittberg; great-grandchildren Isabella and Victoria See, and Jackson and Rowan Martin. The family wishes to express our thanks for the wonderful care given to mom by Herman C. Knoll, M.D., and Timothy F. Markus, M.D. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 6, 2010 from 5:00-7:00PM at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd., Kettering. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, April 7 at 10:00AM at Holy Angels Catholic Church, 1322 Brown St., Dayton. Father Gary Aultz will be officiating. Burial will take place at St. Mary's Cemetery in Herkimer, New York. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.routsong.com.