Cora C. Long, 70, died August 12, 1987, at North Memorial Hospital of Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 1987, from the Clarkfield Lutheran Church, Clarkfield, Minnesota, with Pastor Wayne Shelton officiating. Organist was Mrs. Annette Patel with vocal music by Loren Norgaard. Honorary Casket Bearers were Bernard Jahn, LeRoy Jans, Jeff Jorgens, Harlan Moseng, Marvin Satre and Keith Stroup. Active Casket Bearers were Arden and Duane Anderson, Buster, Darris and Dennis Long and Elmer Walls. Final Resting Place is the Clarkfield City Cemetery, Clarkfield, Minnesota. Cora was born February 5, 1917, to Anton and Ida (Kompelien) Stensrud. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Lucas Lutheran Church of Normania Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She married Boyd Long on February 10, 1935. To this union, four children were born, Mrs. Shirley (Don) Sturgeon of Burnsville, Minnesota, Mrs. Carol (Arne) Pearson of Spring Lake Park, Minnesota, Mrs. Kathy (Dean) Hansen of Sleepy Ey, Minnesota, and Darwin of Cedar, Minnesota. She spent her married life as housewife and homemaker. Through the years, much of her time was spent in a very active church life, serving as president of the United Methodist Women for ten years. She knitted her family together with her love, dedication, baking, cooking and letters. Preceding Cora in death were her brothers, Kenneth and Melvin Stensrud; sisters, Alma Anderson and Doris Dybedahl; and her parents Ida and Anton. She is survived by her husband, Boyd, of rural Clarkfield; her children; sons-in-law; daughter-in-law; grandchildren; great grandchildren; sisters Margaret Anderson, Amanda Erickson and Agnes Dagel; and many relatives and friends. IN MEMORY OF Final Resting Place: Clarkfield City Cemetery, Clarkfield, Minnesota Straight from the Heart To My Dearest Grandma Cora Today I have come to say my last goodbye, There are many salty tears I will cry. But after today I will smile, It will be hard, and it may take awhile. I will smile when I think of you and how you were I will remember when we came to your place to stay, We had so much fun with you everyday You laughed and baked and shopped, there were so many things you did, I will remember the happy times when I was a kid. There were so many things you loved to bake, But you knew my favorite, the white frosted cake! You'd make it for me just because you cared, You had so much love to give, which was all shared, You were so cool, there was something about YOU, Throughout my life I always knew. You wanted everyone happy, you thought of everyone else, That made you happy, but you never thought of yourself. You were a person everyone could love, It's like you were a present from up above. You'll be happy, you had a good life, You were a good friend, mother, grandmother and wife. When I know you're happy, I can be too, I'll think of the past and shake off the blue. I'm gonna miss you so much, it makes me sad, But the memories are all good and none are bad. There are so many happy things to remember, That 5 how I will remember you, grandma - FOREVER. Love, Mikala Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield Minnesota