Larin Virgil Long, 79, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday morning, December 28, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center following a brief illness.

Funeral Mass: 9:30 A.M. Friday at Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church by Father Christopher Podhajsky. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Belle Plaine. Friends may call from 4 to 7 P.M. Thursday at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East, 1228 2 ^nd Street S.E., where a vigil service begins at 6:30 P.M.

Larin is survived by his brothers, Roger (Lanelle), Gainesville, Missouri, Dennis (Lori), Cut Bank, Montana and Kim (April), Marengo; sisters, Tonya Thill, Belle Plaine and Sammie (Stan) Reed, Sigourney; many nieces and nephews; and longtime friend, Wayne Ruhl, Cedar Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Donna (Hughes) Long.

Larin was born December 7, 1940 in Belle Plaine where he lived until moving to Cedar Rapids in the early 1970s. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.

Larin was a member of Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church and was currently the church choir director as well as a member. He was also a member of the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale and the Czech Heritage Singers.  Larin was a member of the Belle Plaine American Legion Post 39.

He loved to help people, cook and entertain, as well as work crossword and jigsaw puzzles.

Military graveside services will be provided by the Belle Plaine American Legion Post 39.