Mary A Long

Mary Long Obituary: Mary Alice Mitchell Long, 76, a resident of Kankakee passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Citadel Nursing home in Bourbonnais after a long battle with cancer. Mary was born January 29, 1947, in Muncie, Indiana to Sherman "Sherm" Mitchell and Madonna Gibson Mitchell. She married Terry Long on November 16, 1991, at their home in Bradley, Illinois. Terry passed away in September of last year. Mary worked for the State of Illinois for a number of years before her retirement. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed tending to the flowers and plants in her yard. She also loved spending time with her rescue dogs. Mary and her late husband Terry loved music and frequently listened to 50's and 60's oldies stations together. Mary is survived by her son Brett Brady and his wife Laura, granddaughter Alisha Gifford and her husband Phil, great-grandchildren Olivia and Lucas Gifford, her sister and brother-in-law Dianne and Mike Williams and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Terry and her parents. Services will be private. The burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kankakee on April 24th. Memorial donations may be made to the Kankakee County Humane Foundation, 2214 IL-1, St. Anne, Illinois 60964 Or Uplifted Care 482 Main Street NW, Bourbonnais, Illinois 60914 Services are through the Jensen Funeral Home in Kankakee