Delores I. Long, 81, of Renfrew, passed away, Thursday morning, January 18, 2024, at the Butler Memorial Hospital.
She was born January 1, 1943 in Butler, a daughter of the late John S. Pawlowicz, Sr. and Mary (Kalanich) Pawlowicz.
Delores was a graduate of Butler High School and also Robert Morris College, with a degree in business. She had worked at Wingert Trucking and also Marmon Keystone.
She was a member of All Saints Parish, St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church, the MBSA and the Monday Nighters bowling leagues, also the Meridian Vets Club ladies auxiliary, where she enjoyed playing crazy eights. She was an avid bingo player, enjoyed trips to the casino and loved her labrador retrievers, Bailey being her favorite.
Surviving is her husband, William R. Long, Jr., whom she married June 5, 1965.
1 daughter, Alicia Dufford.
1 grandson, Will Dufford.
1 brother, Dr. John S. Pawlowicz, Jr.
2 sisters, Marilyn Fazzino and Joyce (James) Keefer.
Numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 East Cunningham Street, Butler, from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Monday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, at 10:00 am, at St. Conrad Roman Catholic Church, 125 Buttercup Road in Meridian. Entombment will be in the Chapel of Devotion Mausoleum of Butler County Memorial Park.
In Lieu of Flowers, donations are requested to the Meridian Vets Club, 125 Meridian Veterans Club Road, Butler, PA 16001.