Twila Rose Long , age 89 of Dekalb, IL, formerly of Stockton, IL passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018. She was born on November 13, 1928 in Woodbine to the late Henry and Jeanette (Wurster) Eden. Twila married Verle Long on June 8, 1947 in Stockton. Verle passed away on March 1, 2004.

Twila was a very active lifelong member of Christ Lutheran Church where she was baptized, confirmed, and married. She graduated from Stockton High School in 1946. Twila and her husband dairy farmed for many years and she taught music lessons.

She is survived by her daughters, Connie (Gene) Spickler of Tucson, AZ; JoAnn (Gary) Fettrow of Pataskala, OH; Patti (Paul) Brescia of Sycamore, IL; her grandchildren, Amy (Joe) McDonough, Amanda (Kyle) Young, Alyssa Spickler, Angela (Karl) Kennedy, Melissa (Bret) Rizzo, Anthony (Heather) Brescia, Tina (Nick) Holtz, Adam Long, Andrew Long; her great grandchildren, Leo, Callen, Kyle, Lacey, Noah, Sam, Jacob, Camryn, Ben, Abby, Katelyn, Molly, Fiona, Calista, Benson, Arabella, Kolton; her sister, Nelda Fransen; and her brother, Stanley (Loretta) Eden. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and son, Jeffrey Long.