1958 - Mrs. Alvena DeLong, 84, 444 N. 10th St., Allentown, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital, where she was admitted last Wednesday. Born in Lynn Township, a daughter of the late Elias and Fianna Reitz Philips, she was a dressmaker in Allentown at one time. Surviving are three brothers, Osville and William Philips, both of Allentown, and Thomas Philips, Emerald, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Rickert, Allentown. Her husband, Lewis O. DeLong, and a son, Earl, preceded her in death. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Trexler Funeral Home, 1625 Highland St., Allentown.
[Full obit. published in The Morning Call, Allentown, PA, Wednesday, December 10, 1958, page 28]
Funeral Notice (p. 38):
Age at death = 84 years, 11 months, 6 days
Buried, Greenwood Cemetery, Allentown
Family links:
Parents:
Elias Phillips (1843 - 1928)
Fianna Reitz Phillips (1844 - 1929)
Spouse:
Lewis O. DeLong (1877 - 1957)
Children:
Earl S. DeLong (1903 - 1945)*
Siblings:
James E. Phillips (1864 - 1932)*
Elias B. Phillips (1866 - 1917)*
Aaron Osville Phillips (1868 - 1960)*
Henry M. Phillips (1871 - 1956)*
Alvena L. Philips DeLong (1874 - 1958)
Carrie Agnes Phillips (1876 - 1955)*
Lena S. Phillips Gernert (1880 - 1923)*
William Gustave Phillips (1880 - 1963)*
Minnie M. Phillips Rickert (1885 - 1971)*
Howard Granville Phillips (1886 - 1954)*
*Calculated relationship