Rita M. Long Obituary
We bid farewell to Rita M. Long of Topton, Pennsylvania, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on January 13, 2026 at the age of 94. Rita touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Rita farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Rita is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert J. Emmet and Josephine P. Emmet (Sallo); and her sisters, Joan J. Van Etten and Julianna D. Reifinger. She is survived by: her husband Richard G. Long; her daughter Cynthia J. Fuenfstueck (William) of Topton; her stepdaughter Denise Pursell of Bethlehem; her grandchildren, Sara and Bryan; and her great grandchild Alexis.
