Genevieve E. Long

December 16, 1928 - March 3, 2013

Genevieve E. Long, 84, of Coloma died on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at her home with her family. Services celebrating her life will be held at 1 PM on Friday, March 15, at the Davidson Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Coloma with Rev. Tom Langston officiating. Burial will follow in Coloma Cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives from 5 PM to 8 PM on Thursday at the Davidson Chapel where an Eastern Star service will be held at 7 PM. Memorials may be made to Hospice At Home or the American Cancer Society. Please share memories and messages at www.florin.net. Genevieve was born on December 16, 1928 in Benton Harbor to August and Eliza Grahl. She married her husband, Wilbur Long, on Aug 9, 1947 and together they have celebrated 65 years of marriage. She was a member of the America Chapter of the Eastern Star. She was a retired secretary for the Baker Insurance Co. after 23 years of employment. She enjoyed gardening and was a former Coloma City Commissioner. Most of all Genevieve loved being a housewife She is survived by her husband, Wilbur; her children, Susan Wade of Marshall, Shirley Fay Long of Trezevant, TN, Sharon Long-Swigart of Coloma; her 6 grandchildren, Jennifer (Don) Banaszak of Ceresco, MI, Laura (Chris) Griffith of Linden, MI, Tancy Vosburg of Marshall, Gregory (Janice) Swigart of Coloma, Kurt (Elizabeth Gray) Swigart of Watervliet, and Julie Swigart of Coloma,; and her 18 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Robert Wade.