Diana Marie Long, 62, died April 9, 2005, at her Tulelake residence after a lengthy battle against scleroderma. Family members and friends will gather at 3 p.m. Sunday for a memorial service in Tulelake Christian Fellowship. Cremation will be by Klamath Cremation Service. O'Hair & Riggs Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Long was born July 15, 1942, in Saint Helena, Calif., to Allen and Helen Marie (Dyer) Crist. She graduated from high school in Cedarville. She became a nurse's aide in the Sacramento area, working there in both private practice and in hospitals. In the mid-1980s, she moved to Tulelake and worked as manager of the Shady Lanes Mobile Home Park. While attending a church revival, she met John F. Long Sr. and they were married on May 29, 1992, in Reno. They made their home in Tulelake, where her husband is pastor of Tulelake Christian Fellowship. Mrs. Long's interests revolved primarily around her church activities and her family. She enjoyed teaching members of the church and was community minded, helping distribute emergency food and commodity items to those in need. Mrs. Long also served on the Neighborhood Watch Committee. Survivors include her husband John F. Long Sr. of Tulelake; children Sharon Brown, Pamela Bamforth, Linda Williams, Edward Blevins and Patrick Blevins; stepchildren John F. Long Jr. and Leslie Donohue; sisters Carol, Brenda, Debbie and Julie; brothers Richard and Rob; parents Allen and Helen Crist; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Scleroderma Foundation, 12 Kent Way, Suite 101, Byfield, MA 01922. Published Tuesday April 12, 2005 Herald & News – Klamath Falls, Oregon ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Modoc County, California "The Last Frontier" www.rh2o.com/modoc --- Our outgoing mail is checked by Norton AntiVirus.