Gretchen Budemer Long Obituary
With sadness, we share the passing of Gretchen Budemer Long of Shreveport, Louisiana. Gretchen, born on October 3, 1946, passed away on July 20, 2026. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Christopher Budemer and Patricia Shearer Budemer; her sister Martha Bussie; her parents-in-law, Johnny and Juanita Long; and her brothers-in-law, Robert Dale Long, Sr. and Randal Brazell.
She is survived by: her husband Burton J. Long; her daughter Jamie Hausgen (Richard); her grandchildren, Luke Hausgen (Quendoll), Anna Montgomery (Noah) and Erin Grace Sanders (Nathan); her sisters-in-law, Patricia Brazell and Kayla Long; and her nieces and nephews, Robert, Casey, Anne, Dragan Long, Shawn Budemer, Brian Bussie (Keturah) and Kyle Bussie.
The family suggests memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 5895 Bert Kouns, Shreveport, LA 71129, tbcshreveport.org or Mercy Christian Academy, PO Box 5033, Shreveport, LA 71135, mercychritianacademy.com.
