We are sad to announce that on May 21, 2023, Mary Louise Longley of Jackson, California, born in Joliet, Illinois passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including : her nephew Steven Walter Kirk; her niece Katherine Louise Kirk; her great-nephew Nicholas Kirk Sampson; her great-nieces, Rebecca Louise Sampson and Sarah Elizabeth Sampson; her stepchildren, John Buchanan Jr., Rebecca Buchanan and Alice Kuhn; her pets, Brondi, Nosie and Bruno; her sister Harriett Kirk (John Buchanan Sr.); her parents, Russell Groth Longley and Mary Temple Longley; her former life partner Jaques Kauman; and her husband John Buchanan Sr..

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, you donate to the Amador County Hospice, or the Amador County Senior Center.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Daneri Mortuary