Robert E. Long, 78, Leesburg, died at 7:43 p.m. Aug. 5, 2008, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
He was born Aug. 8, 1929, in Leesburg, to Jesse and Leola Gochenour Long. On Sept. 3, 1950, in Leesburg, he married Patricia Lou Middleton, who died Oct. 2, 1998.
He was a lifetime Leesburg resident. He was a truck driver with Reith-Riley Construction Co., Goshen, for 25 years, retiring in 1978. He was associated with Leesburg United Methodist Church and Goshen Moose Lodge.
Surviving are a son, Barry (and spouse Sandi) Long, Warsaw; two daughters, Sherry Polk and Judy (and spouse Dan) Osbeck, all of Warsaw; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Pastor Michael Heath officiating. Burial will be at Leesburg Cemetery.
Calling is from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Memorials to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, Ind. 46581-1196
