Rudolf E. Rudy Long

 Rudolf E. Rudy Long, age 53, of Glen Haven died unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at his home. He was born on April 7, 1954, in Germany, and was an only child of Rudolph A. and Helma K. (Jantzen) Long. He graduated from high school in Granby, MA and married Donna Ertel on December 18, 1978. He was a retired major in the U.S. Army. Over the years, he was stationed at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; Ft. Meade, Maryland; Ft. Devens, Massachusetts; and Seaford, Delaware. Rudy was currently employed as a lean manufacturing engineer at MPC in Prairie du Chien. He loved to play drums, ride his Harley, ride ATVs, and was an avid NASCAR fan.

Survivors include his wife, Donna Long, Glen Haven; a son, Matthew (Jennifer) Long, Cascade, IA; his mother-in-law, Ruth Ertel, Prairie du Chien; sisters-in-law, Diane (Bryon) Meyer, Verona; Joyce Mumm, Beetown; and Teresa (Kurt) Jaynes, Prairie du Chien; aunts and uncles: Guy Long and Monica McCarthy, both of Hartford, CT; and Clairette Meagher, Mooers Forks, NY; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his son, Ryan, who was killed in action in Iraq on April 3, 2003; both parents; his father-in-law, Patrick B. Ertel; and brother-in-law, Joseph B. Ertel.

Funeral services were held on Monday, March 24, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Marys Catholic Church in Glen Haven with Father Jim Warosh officiating. Burial with military honors was Gockel Cemetery, Glen Haven Township. Visitation was held on Monday from 9:00 a.m until the time of services at the church. In lieu of plants and flowers, memorials to the Ryan Long Scholarship Fund are appreciated.