STOUGHTON - Francis Cemore Long, age 94, of Stoughton, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Agrace HospiceCare. He was born on October 5, 1930, in Stoughton, the son of Francis and Mabel (Bickley) Long.

Fourth generation in his family to farm in the Town of Dunkirk. He developed a fine dairy herd when 60 cows was a big operation, and farmers were strong men with calluses on their hands.

Francis attended Bass Lake School and graduated from Stoughton High School in 1947. He was united in marriage to Jeanne Schwass-Long on Aug. 7, 1999, in Stoughton. Francis was a long-time member of Stoughton United Methodist Church. He was very active in his community volunteering for Habitat for Humanity where he was once honored to meet President Jimmy Carter. Volunteers in Mission United Methodist Church both in Wisconsin and Biloxi, Miss., where he built homes after the destructive hurricane, and Meals-on-Wheels, where he caringly delivered and visited, “his people,” and developed many relationships. He also helped with the SUMC Food Pantry and through Affordable Transportation, drove people to their doctors’ appointments through RSVP.

Francis will be fondly remembered as honest, intelligent, hardworking, a doer and a giver. He was a kind and loyal neighbor, always willing to give a helping hand and could fix just about anything. He lived his life morally with strong beliefs in what he felt was right and wrong. Francis was a quiet man of few words, a deep thinker. He had a dry and witty sense of humor.

Spending time with children and young people kept Francis young at heart. The gentle interactions Francis had with little ones around the campfire and during hayrides were precious. He was a nature enthusiast, who was especially drawn to the beauty of the land and wildlife. His beloved Shire horses, Mack and Molly, were his pride and joy.

Francis is survived by his wife, Jeanne; children, Allan Long, Judy Derricks, David (Jeanne) Long, Alice (Jerry) Johnson, Andrea (Mark) Zukor and Chris (Renee) Schwass; grandchildren, Lesli (Mark Matthias) Dietzman, Dominic (Jana) Derricks, Dana (Becca) Derricks, Sydney (Mitch) Fuller, and Kaitlyn Schwass ; 10 great- grandchildren and one on the way; and sister, Barbara (Vic) Vaade. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Mabel; sister, Mary (Truman) Femrite; and former wife, Mary Long.

A Celebration of Life will be held at STOUGHTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 525 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Visitation will be held at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday.

Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson Stoughton
Funeral & Cremation Care
1358 Highway 51 N. at Jackson St.
(608) 873-4590

Francis Cemore Long

October 05, 1930 - July 22, 2025

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