Yvonne was 75 years old when she passed away on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015.
She was born on Jan. 25, 1939, to Oliver H. and Naomi “Susie” (White) Goodwin in Lebanon, Ore. Yvonne grew up in Sweet Home and graduated from Sweet Home High School in 1957.
She was in the Pep Club in high school, and was Worthy Advisor of Rainbow Girls, and was crowned Frontier Queen her senior year. She was also active in choir and played the piano. After high school, she attended Beauty College and became a beautician.
Yvonne met her husband, Sylvan Gene Long, in October of 1956, and was married on July 19, 1958. They lived in Sweet Home for the first years and then moved to Roseburg, Ore., where they made their home for the next 55 years.
Sylvan and Yvonne were blessed with a son, Bradley Gene Long, and a daughter, Susan Michelle Long.
Yvonne loved to knit and crochet. She made countless items for friends, family, and charities. She retired from Roseburg High School after decades of working in the main office.
She was a member of Westside Christian Church and loved her church family.
She is survived by her daughter, Susan Irby, and son-in-law Craig Irby of West Linn, Ore.; sister, Sharon Inselman of Ariz.; daughter in-law Mindy Miele of Winchester, Ore.; grandsons Scott Weaver of Junction City, Ore., Derek Irby, Grant Irby and Craig Irby Jr. of West Linn, and Morgan Long-Miele of Winchester; granddaughters, Bailey Long-Miele and Sydney Long-Miele of Winchester, and Cassandra and Francesca Irby of Portland; great-grandchildren Elin and Jordin of Junction City, and Ezekiel and Allesandra of Portland; five nieces, four nephews; a sister in-law, Joanne Long of Salem; brothers-in-law Glen Inselman of Arizona, and Alton Pedersen of Virginia.
Yvonne was preceded in death by her parents Oliver and Susie Goodwin; her husband, Sylvan Long; son Bradley Long; and two brothers, Leroy and Durrell Goodwin.
Contributions can be made in Yvonne’s name to Westside Christian Church at 2712 West Harvard, Roseburg, OR 97471.
A visitation was held at Wilson’s Chapel of the Roses in Roseburg on Jan. 23 and 24. A funeral service was held at Westside Christian Church in Roseburg on Jan. 24.
A graveside service was held Jan. 26 at Belcrest Memorial Park, 1295 Browning Ave. South in Salem, Ore.