Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Long, Theodore K., Dr. March 6, 2010
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on March 7, 2010
  Dr. Theodore K. Long 
   
  Dr. Theodore K. Long LEBANON Dr. Theodore K. Long, 96, died Saturday, March 6, 
  2010, in Spang Crest Manor, Lebanon. He was the husband of the late Velma 
  Sommers Long, who died in 2008. Born December 16, 1913, in Lebanon, he was the 
  son of the late John D. Long and the late Jennie Kohr Long. His father was the 
  owner of Long's Pretzel Bakery of Lebanon. He graduated from Lebanon High 
  School in 1931, Lebanon Valley College in 1935, and the University of 
  Pennsylvania Medical School in 1939. After serving a Surgical Internship at 
  Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia, he was a Resident Surgeon at Wills Eye 
  Hospital in Philadelphia. Upon entering the Navy, he first served in the 
  Ophthalmology Department at Philadelphia Naval Hospital. He was then assigned 
  as Ophthalmologist to the U.S.S. Refuge Naval Hospital Ship for a tour of 22 
  months in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters of Operation. His final tour 
  of duty was at Bethesda Naval Hospital. After returning to Lebanon, he opened 
  an office as the first Board Certified Ophthalmologist to practice medicine at 
  Lebanon's Good Samaritan Hospital, the former Lebanon Sanatorium, and as a 
  consultant to the Lebanon Veteran's Administration Hospital. He was a member of 
  Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Medical Society of the University of Pennsylvania 
  Medical School, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a fellow of the American 
  College of Surgeons, the Pennsylvania EENT Society, and served as a President 
  of the Staff of the Good Samaritan Hospital and of the Lebanon County Medical 
  Society. He served as a member of the Board of the Lebanon County Trust Company 
  from 1969 until its merger with the CoreStates Financial Corporation, and was a 
  member of the City of Lebanon's original Planning Commission. He served as a 
  member of the Building Committee of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. He was a 
  member of Masonic Lodge #226, the Lebanon Country Club, and the Quentin Riding 
  Club. After retiring from active practice in July 1982, he and his wife 
  traveled frequently and spent most of their winters in Phoenix, Ariz., and 
  Hilton Head Island, S.C. He was an avid golfer, skier, and tennis player. 
  Surviving are two sons, Theodore K. Long, Jr. and wife, Antonia Kury of 
  Allentown, Attorney Thomas S. Long and wife, Patricia Shay of Lebanon; a 
  daughter, Betsy L. Rebol of Atlanta, Ga.; nine grandchildren; and 10 
  greatgrandchildren. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by two 
  brothers, Dr. Luther K. Long and Dr. Robert K. Long; and a son-inlaw, John A. 
  Rebol. He wishes to be remembered by his friends as they last knew him and has 
  requested a private family burial. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be 
  made to Spang Crest Manor, 945 Duke St., Lebanon, PA 17042; or the Good 
  Samaritan Hospital, 4th and Walnut Sts., Lebanon, PA 17042. Kreamer Funeral 
  Home and Crematory, Annville, is in charge of arrangements. 
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on March 7, 2010
  
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