John Edwin Long
1946-2018
Long, John Edwin of Long Reach, NB, passed away on November
5, 2018, at the Saint John Regional Hospital. Born in Saint John on
July 14, 1946 he was a son of the late J.J. (Jack) and Marjorie Long.
He is survived by his wife Nelda (née White), also his
sister, Nancy (David) McDougall; and niece Heather (Keith) Boshart,
their children; and nephew, Andrew (Kate Glover) McDougall; also many
cousins from both sides of the family.
John graduated from Saint John High School in 1965 and Ranger
School in 1969. He retired from the City of Saint John, Engineering
Dept., with 31 years of service, January 2003. He also received an
Honor Certificate of Appreciation for Valued Services May
2003.
John was active in the Long Reach Volunteer Fire Department
for 47 years as a fire fighter and later as District Chief. He
received the Fire Services Exemplary Service Medal 2011, and the Fire
Services Long Service Medal 2011. He also received the Queen Elizabeth
Diamond Jubilee Medal for service 1952-2012. The QEII Medal presented
at a ceremony in 2013.
Resting at Brenan’s Funeral Home, 111
Paradise Row, Saint John (634-7424) with visiting on
Friday, November 9 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm. The Funeral Service
will take place on Saturday, November 10, 2018 from Trinity Anglican
Church, Kingston at 2:00 pm. Interment in St. James Anglican Church
Cemetery, Long Reach.
For those who wish, remembrances may be made to a charity of
the donor’s choice and online condolences can be placed at
www.brenansfh.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of John Edwin Long 19462018..
Death notice for the town of: Saint John, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick