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Maurice Longfellow
Maurice Longfellow, age 88 of Greenville, Ohio passed away at 2:13 A.M.
Thursday March 10, 2016 at the State of the Heart Hospice Care Center
in Greenville. He was born February 14, 1928 in Wayne County,
Indiana and the son of the late Fred and Tacy (Powell) Longfellow.
He was retired from Mengel’s Triangle Pacific Cabinet Company of Union
City, Indiana and a Veteran of W.W. II stationed in the Philippines
while serving in the U.S. Army Air Corp. He was also a member of
the V.F.W., American Legion, Moose and Eagles Lodges all of Greenville
and enjoyed fishing, camping and water skiing.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter in
law Keitha Longfellow; sisters Pauline Lacy, Catherine Johnson, Cleona
Willis and Ailene Cotter; brothers Everett Longfellow, Wilson
Longfellow, Howard Pursley, Bob Longfellow, Kenneth Powell and Don
Longfellow.
Maurice is survived by his wife Rosie J. (Thomas) Longfellow of
Greenville. They were married October 11, 1945. Also sons
Terry M. (Raine) Longfellow of Greenville and Dan (Vicki) Longfellow of
New Madison; grandchildren Chad Longfellow, Lisa (Bill) Toomey, Tara
(Nick) Crafton, Ben (Julie) Longfellow and Eric (Ady) Longfellow; great
grandchildren Clay, Illyana, Maddy, Gavyn, Sam and Ellie Longfellow,
Hali Bevins, Brina and Wade Toomey, Maddie Doss, Gunner,
Aivrey, Hayden, Skylar and Shelby Crafton; sisters Doris Brandon
and Phyllis Baludshun both of Greenville as well as numerous nieces and
nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday March 14, 2016 in
the Zechar Bailey Funeral Home Greenville, Ohio with Chaplain Rogers
Durham officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenville
Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2:00
P.M. until 4:00 P.M. in the funeral home. There will be full
Military Honors conducted by the Greenville Veterans Honor Guard on
Monday in the funeral home.
It is the wishes of the family that Memorial Contributions be given to
State of The Heart Hospice of Darke County.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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