Warren Long

Funeral services for Warren Lee Long, 77 of Blue Earth will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, November 21,2026 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Earth, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service. Inurnment will be held at a later date.

Warren was born October 4,1949 to Cecil “Baldy” and Dorothy (Evenson) Long. He was one of thirteen children. He graduated in 1969 from John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minnesota. Warren went on to be a baker and cake decorator at Erdman’s Bakery in Rochester.

On June 24,1972 he married Nancy Wubben at the United Lutheran Church in Frost, MN. The couple recently celebrated 54 years of marriage. Warren and Nancy were blessed with four children. Jennifer, Kimberly, Michael and Kristine. Their family moved to Blue Earth in 1981 where Warren worked as a custodian at Blue Earth Area Schools for 34 years. Upon his retirement, he was honored by the Blue Earth Area Education Association with an "Eddy Award," which recognizes outstanding dedication among school support staff who consistently go above and beyond for their students and colleagues. He was also a custodian at First National Bank of Blue Earth for more than 25 years.

Warren enjoyed fishing, camping and spending time with his family. Some of his greatest moments were spent with his grandchildren driving around the campground on his golf cart or fishing off the dock. His competitive side would shine through in a cut throat game of UNO. He was always looking out for others, giving advice or lending a helping hand. He always went the extra mile! Warren was blessed to be a great grandpa, affectionately known as “papa”. He loved his time with Isabella and Grayson. They always put a smile on his face! He always enjoyed running into teachers and staff he had worked with at the school to reminisce and catch up on what was new. Before his health failed him, he enjoyed all day shopping trips with his wife and traveling out west to Las Vegas, going to the Pacific Ocean, seeing the Teton Mountains and the Grand Canyon.

After a difficult battle with metastatic cancer, Warren passed away November 5, 2026 at Mayo Hospital in Mankato.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Nancy of Blue Earth. Daughters Jennifer (William) Pettiecord of Jackson, MN and Kristine (Jorge) Lopez of Blue Earth. Grandchildren Veronica, Nikolas, Tyler, Hailey, Miranda, Joshua, Brandon and Bryan. Great grandchildren Isabella and Grayson. He is also survived by three sisters, six brothers and numerous nieces and nephews.

Warren was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, one brother, his daughter Kimberly, and his son Michael.