Wallace (Wally) M. Long, FD, Founder of Long Funeral Home 
Wally is a native of Hamburg, PA, and served as a mortician in the US Army during the Korean War. After the war, he became a Funeral Director in Berks and Schuylkill counties, initially establishing the Long Funeral Home in Oley, PA. In 1964, Wally purchased the Steyers Funeral Home at 500 Linden St. in Bethlehem, and moved his business there. Wally provided his clients with excellent service, compassion and attention to family details, and his business prospered. Prior to his retirement, Wally was involved in many community organizations and served on the Board of Directors for several local businesses and organizations. He greatly enjoys driving the unique cars in his classic car collection. He is a member of Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem.
Michael A. Long, FD, Owner
A graduate of Juniata College, Michael joined his father at the Long Funeral Home in 1983 after a sales career with NCR Corp. Michael has continued his father’s commitment to excellent service and compassion for the families which we serve, and has expertise in arranging a wide variety of unique funeral experiences for families from diverse cultural backgrounds. Michael participates in a number of civic and church-related organizations in the community, including H. Stanley Goodwin Lodge #684 of Free and Accepted Masons, Morning Star Rotary, and the Moravian Archives. Michael greatly enjoys competitive cycling within the Lehigh Valley area. He has served as an elder and other leadership positions at Edgeboro Moravian Church in Bethlehem.
Dale Graffis, FD, Business Manager
Dale joined the Long Funeral Home in 2004 after a management career with AT&T, Lucent Technologies, and other major corporations. He graduated from Valparaiso University and DePaul University, as well as Northampton Community College, where he received the faculty's "Outstanding Funeral Student Award" in 2005. He became a licensed funeral director in 2006, and values the opportunity to serve our client families with unique, personalized services. He enjoys playing golf and working on home improvement projects. Dale and his family are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem where they are active in the youth programs of the church.
Louis James, FD
Lou joined the Long Funeral Home in 2004 after working in funeral service for many years. A former priesthood candidate and later a caseworker for Northampton County DHS, he is a 1985 graduate of Allentown College of St. Francis De Sales (now known as DeSales University) and later attended the former Mary Immaculate Seminary for 3 years. After graduating 1996 from Northampton Community College with a degree in Funeral Service, he became a licensed Funeral Director in 1997. Lou is experienced in handling many different family situations, and helping families of all religious denominations and customs to plan a meaningful ceremony to celebrate the life of their loved one. Lou is a former member of Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Bethlehem, where he served as Eucharistic minister and on several parish committees. He recently transferred to Assumption BVM Catholic Church, Colesville (Center Valley), where he hopes to become active in the parish community. He is a third degree member of the Knights of Columbus (Calvary Council 528), a degreed member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (Lehigh County Division 1), a member of the British Institute of Embalmers, is a past President of Eastern PA Funeral Director's Association and has served several years on the board of directors of Fighting AIDS Continously Together ( FACT). He enjoys spending time with his family and friends, home improvement projects, weekends in Rehoboth Beach Delaware and annual trips to Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Alain Cooke, FD, CPC, Family Services Director
Alain is an experienced funeral director with a deep knowledge of pre-need planning. She specializes in creating unique solutions to help each family achieve their pre-planning goals. She graduated with honors from the Northampton Community College Funeral Service program in 1991 and has been a licensed funeral director for many years, so she has many resources available to help in tailoring customized packages to meet everyone's distinctive needs. Alain is a Board Member of the Katie Stauffer Memorial Art Center, a member of both the NFDA and PFDA, and member of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce and the Bethlehem Chapter of Business Network International. She also volunteers at a cemetery, marking the graves for burial and keeping historical records. Her many hobbies and interests include: traveling, skiing, scuba diving, desert ATV-ing, kayaking, sewing, gardening, playing with her dogs, and spending time with her family.
Alex Maher, FD
Alex Maher joined our staff in the spring of 2009 after graduating with honors from the Funeral Service Program of Northampton Community College. Originally from the Pottsville area, Alex grew up in Gettysburg, PA, where he graduated in 2007 as valedictorian of his class at Bermudian Springs High School. An accomplished musician, Alex was a member of both concert and marching bands, as well as the wind and flute ensembles. His is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association and the Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association. He resides in Bethlehem.
Susan Schnalzer, Secretary
Sue’s pleasant voice is probably the first voice you will hear when you call us on the phone, and she very capably handles our daily administration activities. Sue resides in the Center Valley area.
Students
Our funeral home has supported the Funeral Service Education program at Northampton Community College since its inception, so we often have students serving their field study or funeral director internship periods with us. We believe that our hands-on opportunities are very important for these students, training them to handle a wide breadth of professional challenges, and helping them to pursue a personally rewarding profession. We hope that you have the chance to meet these outstanding young people as they launch their careers in funeral service.