Georgeann (Burkett) Long, 85, of Indiana, passed away Saturday Dec. 3, 2022, at Indiana Regional Medical Center.
A daughter of the late George and Bertha (Ness) Burkett, she was born Dec. 31, 1936, in Indiana. Georgeann worked as a nurse at Indiana Hospital as well as a hospital in Columbia, SC, before her children were born, at which point she took over the role of homemaker. She later worked for the Indiana Free Library as a library clerk for 36 years. Georgeann was a member of St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church, where she regularly volunteered with different programs. She enjoyed golf in her younger years and was a lifetime lover of reading and gardening.
Georgeann is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Russell M. Long; three children: Russell Scott Long and wife Susan, of Murrysville; Kelly Ann Redding and husband Jonathan, of State College; and David James Long and wife Holly Feeney, of Reading; six grandchildren: Kathleen, Michael, Jennifer, McKinley, Emma, and Quinn; and two siblings: Betty Meinstereifel and Bernard Burkett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Frances St. Onge.
Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Robinson-Lytle-Shoemaker Funeral Home, Indiana, where a funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Curtis Lane Paul officiating. Interment will take place at Greenwood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly suggests that donations may be made to St. Bernard Parish, 200 Clairvaux Drive, Indiana, PA 15701, or the Indiana Free Library, 845Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701. To view the online obituary, sign the guest registry or send condolences, please visit www.robinsonlytleshoemaker.com
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