Jessica Earline Long Zlotkowski

Jessica Earline Long Zlotkowski, 77, of San Antonio, TX passed away on April 20, 2026, surrounded by loving family and friends. Born on February 11, 1949, in Baytown, TX to Jessie and Jerrold Long, she was a cherished daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

Earline graduated from Holiday High School in 1967. She went on to graduate Magna Cum Laude from Wright State University with a Masters in Organizational Communication, followed by a successful career as a contract negotiator for the U.S. Air Force.

On June 21, 1980, she married the love of her life, Joseph J. Zlotkowski, and they spent many years living in various locations for the USAF. Never failing to make life-long friends wherever they went. She was a beloved mother to three children and three grandchildren.

Earline was known for her incredibly detail-oriented organizational and planning skills and love of her family (especially her grandchildren). She never forgot an anniversary, birthday or special occasion. She never missed an opportunity to spend time in her beloved mountains of New Mexico, enjoying and honing one of her favorite pastimes of trout fishing. She developed a passion for family history and spent many years pursuing and teaching genealogy as a professional genealogist. She was the ultimate go-to person for any questions regarding family history and kept a veritable library of genealogical information on file in her head (which she could recall at a moment’s notice). Earline was an expert in crocheting and spent many hours making blankets and prayer shawls for hospital patients through her church. She will also be remembered as an amazing cook and baker.

Earline is survived by her husband, Joseph; son, Lance; grandchildren, Jessa Nelson & Jaylynn Battaglia; brothers, Johnny and Skeet Long; sister, Jennetta Hoffman; and best friend, Judy Bays.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughters, Jaimie Serene and Jeana Angeline Nelson; and her grandson, Michael Joseph Nelson.

A viewing will take place on May 4, 2026, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Porter Loring Mortuary - North, 2102 N. Loop 1604 E, San Antonio, TX 78232.

A Celebration of life and funeral Mass will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 16075 North Evans Rd, Selma, TX 78154 on May 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM. There will be a reception immediately after the Mass.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch (https://www.calfarley.org/) or St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (https://www.stjude.org/).

Interment will be at Hampton-Vaughn Crestview Cemetery in Wichita Falls, TX on May 7, 2026.