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Mary Jill Long

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Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 5/20/2020 at 07:36:36

Mary Jill Long, 79, of Dubuque, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020, at Dubuque Specialty Care in Dubuque, Iowa, from complications of COVID-19.

A graveside service and burial with a celebration of life luncheon will be held at a later date in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Cremation has taken place. The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa is caring for the family.

Mary Jill Sandleback was born on July 30, 1940 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin to Edward L. and Helene Rose (Pohlman) Sandleback. She was a graduate of Prairie du Chien High School. She married Richard Eugene Long on January 3, 1959 in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.

Jill had first worked for Savanna State Bank as the head cashier from 1969 to 1979. She then worked for Dubuque Medical Associates as a transcriptionist from 1981 to 2002. She worked as a hostess for Cracker Barrel in The Villages, Florida following retirement from 2003 to 2011.

Jill loved music and dancing of any kind! She also enjoyed traveling, shopping, and spending time with family and friends.

Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Richard E. Long of Dubuque, IA; a son and daughter-in-law, Russ and Jane Long of Maquoketa, IA; a daughter-in-law, Vicki Long of Monticello, IA; 3 grandchildren, Andrew Long of Maquoketa, IA, Lucas (Courtney Westphal) Long of Marion, IA, and Tara (Mitch) Miller of Monticello, IA; a great-grandchild, Braelynn Miller; and a sister, Kathy (Pat) Cornford of Stillman Valley, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Scott Long, and brothers Todd and David Sandleback.

In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials are preferred and may be sent to Richard E. Long, 1332 W. 5th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001.

The Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa is caring for the family. Please feel free to call or stop at the funeral home with notes of condolence or leave words of comfort on the funeral home website at www.CarsonAndSon.com.
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