Kenneth Rex Long "Shorty", 83, of Spring Valley, died Sunday evening, October 17, 2021 at Our House in Austin, Minnesota.
Ken was born July 31, 1938, in Lyle, MN the son of Melvin and Leota (Bacon) Long.
He married Judith (Rathbun) Long on April 23, 1960, in Chatfield.
The couple made their home in Spring Valley, where Ken was a mechanic for Ziemetz Motors.
Ken loved spending his time with his family and riding on his motorcycle.
He is survived by two daughters, Peggy (Mike) Mensing, of Rochester, and Debbie West (Darnell Williams) of Rochester; six grandchildren, Mike (Michelle) Lecy, Micky (Tony) Mincks, and Miranda (Logan Frye), Brandon VandeWeerd, Josh VandeWeerd and Caitlin (Ben) Provost; 10 great-grandchildren, Brooke, Isabelle, Dakarai, Amari Lecy, and Greyson, Asher Mincks, Aleigha, Vivian Frye, Nova, Lily Provost; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Judith, daughter Karen Bennerotte, his parents and several siblings.
Hindt Funeral Home - Spring Valley
Ken was born July 31, 1938, in Lyle, MN the son of Melvin and Leota (Bacon) Long.
He married Judith (Rathbun) Long on April 23, 1960, in Chatfield.
The couple made their home in Spring Valley, where Ken was a mechanic for Ziemetz Motors.
Ken loved spending his time with his family and riding on his motorcycle.
He is survived by two daughters, Peggy (Mike) Mensing, of Rochester, and Debbie West (Darnell Williams) of Rochester; six grandchildren, Mike (Michelle) Lecy, Micky (Tony) Mincks, and Miranda (Logan Frye), Brandon VandeWeerd, Josh VandeWeerd and Caitlin (Ben) Provost; 10 great-grandchildren, Brooke, Isabelle, Dakarai, Amari Lecy, and Greyson, Asher Mincks, Aleigha, Vivian Frye, Nova, Lily Provost; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Judith, daughter Karen Bennerotte, his parents and several siblings.
Hindt Funeral Home - Spring Valley
Kenneth Rex Long "Shorty", 83, of Spring Valley, died Sunday evening, October 17, 2021 at Our House in Austin, Minnesota.
Ken was born July 31, 1938, in Lyle, MN the son of Melvin and Leota (Bacon) Long.
He married Judith (Rathbun) Long on April 23, 1960, in Chatfield.
The couple made their home in Spring Valley, where Ken was a mechanic for Ziemetz Motors.
Ken loved spending his time with his family and riding on his motorcycle.
He is survived by two daughters, Peggy (Mike) Mensing, of Rochester, and Debbie West (Darnell Williams) of Rochester; six grandchildren, Mike (Michelle) Lecy, Micky (Tony) Mincks, and Miranda (Logan Frye), Brandon VandeWeerd, Josh VandeWeerd and Caitlin (Ben) Provost; 10 great-grandchildren, Brooke, Isabelle, Dakarai, Amari Lecy, and Greyson, Asher Mincks, Aleigha, Vivian Frye, Nova, Lily Provost; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Judith, daughter Karen Bennerotte, his parents and several siblings.
Hindt Funeral Home - Spring Valley
Ken was born July 31, 1938, in Lyle, MN the son of Melvin and Leota (Bacon) Long.
He married Judith (Rathbun) Long on April 23, 1960, in Chatfield.
The couple made their home in Spring Valley, where Ken was a mechanic for Ziemetz Motors.
Ken loved spending his time with his family and riding on his motorcycle.
He is survived by two daughters, Peggy (Mike) Mensing, of Rochester, and Debbie West (Darnell Williams) of Rochester; six grandchildren, Mike (Michelle) Lecy, Micky (Tony) Mincks, and Miranda (Logan Frye), Brandon VandeWeerd, Josh VandeWeerd and Caitlin (Ben) Provost; 10 great-grandchildren, Brooke, Isabelle, Dakarai, Amari Lecy, and Greyson, Asher Mincks, Aleigha, Vivian Frye, Nova, Lily Provost; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife Judith, daughter Karen Bennerotte, his parents and several siblings.
Hindt Funeral Home - Spring Valley
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