Jerry Wayne Long, 79, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 10:30 am, Monday, January 30, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on February 3, 1943, in Wabash County, Indiana, to Carl and Elizabeth (Grimm) Long.
Jerry was a 1962 graduate of Urbana High School. He married Lana A. Ball in Lagro, Indiana on February 29, 1964. Jerry worked at Chrysler Corporation in Kokomo, Indiana, retiring after 23 years, and also worked 20 years at General Tire in Wabash. He was a member of the Urbana Yoke Parish, the Hanna Masonic Lodge #61, the Wabash Shrine Club, the Fort Wayne Scottish Rite and Mizpah Shrine, the Urbana Lions Club, and the N.R.A. He enjoyed collecting tractors, coins, hats, and canes, and traveling in his RV. He and his wife, Lana wintered in Sebring, Florida for five years. Jerry was well known for his mustache, and was a recipient of the Best Stash in the Bash award.
He is survived by his wife, Lana Long of Wabash; five children, Stephanie (John) Stambaugh of Wabash, Skyler (Rachel Hendrickson) Long of Lagro, Susan (Bryan) LaFerney of Urbana, Sara (Joe Haecker) Long of Roann, and Sam (Amy) Long of Wabash; ten grandchildren, Kenzie Thornsbury, Kassidy Stambaugh, Kasey Long, Kody Stambaugh, Kash LaFerney, Kane Long, Kaylee Long, Kiptyn Haecker, Kedryk Haecker, and Khloe Long; and his brother, Robert (Jane) Long of Wabash. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Scott Monroe Long who died in 1966, two brothers, Danny Dean Long and Donald Eugene Long, and his sister, Mercedes JoAnne Weaver.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Friday, February 3, 2023, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Larry Wade officiating. Burial will be in Half Acre Cemetery, Urbana. Friends may call 2-6:30 pm Thursday, at the funeral home, with a Masonic service at 6:30 pm Thursday.
Preferred memorials are the Shriner’s Hospital for Children or the Urbana Lions Club.
The memorial guest book for Jerry may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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