Dr. John Longenhagen

"> Dr. John Longenhagen
Dr. John B. Longenhagen, 75, of Allentown, died Aug. 20 in Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown. He was the husband of Jeanne Wolfe Longenhagen. They celebrated 52 years of marriage on June 14. Born Jan. 22, 1929, in North Catasauqua, he was a son of the late John H. Longenhagen and Marie Gray Longenhagen. He received his primary and secondary education in Canada, graduating in 1947 from Central Catholic High School. He graduated summa cum laude from Lehigh University in 1951, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated summa cum laude with a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1955. He did his internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1955-59, and was an assistant instructor of medicine at the university, 1956-59. He received his board certification in internal medicine in 1964. He was a major in the Air Force and was stationed at Castle Air Force Base, Merced, Calif., 1959-62, and at the Air Force Hospital, Evreux, France, 1962-66, where he served as hospital commander of Air Force hospitals in France and northern Italy. He retired from the Air Force and began his private practice in Allentown in 1966. He was chairman of the department of internal medicine of Sacred Heart Hospital for more than 30 years. The John B. Longenhagen Chair of Internal Medicine at Sacred Heart Hospital was named in his honor in August, the first chair named in the hospitals history. He was a fellow in the American College of Physicians. He served as president of the Sacred Heart Hospital Medical Staff, was chairman of its medical executive, quality review and credentials committees, was senior medical advisor for quality management and was a member of the quality assurance committee of the board. He was the medical director of Quality Assurance of Sacred Heart Hospital until retiring in July. He was a member of the board of trustees of Sacred Heart Hospital at the time of his death. He was a member of St. Thomas More Catholic Church, Allentown. Survivors: Wife; sons, Michael Gray Longenhagen, Esq., of Dublin, Brian R. Longenhagen, Esq., of Emmaus; daughters, JeAnne D. Longenhagen, Esq., of Canfield, Ohio, Karen Michele Longenhagen of Allentown, Susanne L. Longenhagen, Esq., wife of Brent A. Green, Esq., of Sellersville; brother, Richard J. Longenhagen of North Catasauqua; sister, Kathleen M. Longenhagen Proday of Clarks Summit; eight grandchildren. He was predeceased by a son, John Bernard Longenhagen Jr., on April 10, a brother, Robert G. Longenhagen, and a sister, Marie D. Longenhagen. Services: Mass, 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004, St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1040 Flexer Ave., Allentown. Call 7-8:30 p.m. today, Aug. 24, J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, 16th and Hamilton streets, Allentown, and 10-11 a.m. Wednesday in the church. Interment, Resurrection Cemetery, Wescosville. Contributions: To the church 18103 or Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation, 421 Chew St., Allentown 18102.