David Pasquale Long

David Pasquale Long obituary, Chicago Heights, IL

David Pasquale Long

David Long Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home on Jan. 13, 2026.
David Pasquale Long. Age 85. Lifelong Chicago Heights resident. Graduate of Bloom High School Class of 1958. United States Navy Veteran. Retired after 40 years as a Newspaper Pressman for the The Daily Southtown, The Star Newspaper and The Gary Indiana Post Tribune. Husband for 56 years of the late Patricia L. nee Natale. Father of David (Susana) Long and Kevin Long. Grandfather of Anthony Long, Taylor (Ryan Green) Long, Jasmin Perez and Rogelio Perez III. Great grandfather of Mason Anthony Green. Son of the late Mafalda Coppotelli nee D'Apice. Brother of Lawrence (Linda) Swingler, Carla (Terry) Matthews and Victoria Coppotelli. Uncle of many nieces and nephews. Friend of many. Resting at Panozzo Bros. Funeral Home, 530 West 14th Street (US Rt 30, 3 blks E of Western Ave), Chicago Heights on Friday January 16, 2026 from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Funeral Saturday January 17, 2026 9:15 am from funeral home to Our Lady of the Heights/St Agnes Church, Chicago Heights. Mass 10:00 am. Interment Assumption Cemetery. Glenwood. Info 708-481-9230 and panozzobros.com.

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