Esther Mae Long

Esther Mae Long, 91, of Goshen, died Sunday evening, November 20, 2005, at Americare of Goshen.  She had been in failing health the past two years. She was born November 30, 1913, in Litiz, Pennsylvania, to Elias and Anna (Yake) Eby.  On April 3, 1964, she married C. Warren Long.  He died January 22, 1969.  On June 23, 1979, she married Raymond Long.  He died September 22, 1987.   She was a 1956 graduate of Goshen College and later earned an MS in Education from Temple University.  She was a member of College Church.   From 1932 to 1945 she worked with abused children in Philadelphia and worked as a nanny for wealthy families, including the DuPonts.  Mrs. Long established the Goshen College kindergarten in 1959 and taught there until 1962.  She then established and taught in a kindergarten in Tiskilwa, Illinois from 1964 to 1980.   She also served as a volunteer for MCC in Belgium and France in children’s homes.   She is survived by a stepdaughter, Thelma Long Gibson of Goshen, a stepson, William R. (Rosealene) Long of Middlebury, eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchidlren and eight great-great-grandchildren.   She was preceded in death by a brother, Wilmer Eby, a sister, Janet Eby Miller and a stepdaughter, Althea Albright.   There will be no visitation.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2005 at 10:00 at the College Mennonite Church.  Pastor Klaudia Smucker of College Mennonite Church will officiate.   Burial will be in the Willow Springs Mennonite Church Cemetery, Tiskilwa, Illinois.   Memorial contributions may be made to the Greencroft Foundation in lieu of flowers.