Green, Julian K. 'Jud' 1867-1923

GREEN, TANNER, SURRING, MASON

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Date: 8/5/2021 at 20:31:23

Julian King Green, son of Edwin and Matilda Green, was born in Brasher Falls, New York, April 10, 1867. A year later the family located at Monona, and here "Jud" as he was familiarly called, received his schooling and grew up to manhood.

For several years he managed the wood saw and completed many large contracts with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. He was ingenious and could adapt himself to most any trade or occupation For the past fifteen years he was employed as tinner in the Busching & Pape hardware store. He was respected for his manly traits of character, his honest, conscientious dealings as a citizen and as a neighbor and friend.

May 3, 188- [last number did not print] he was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie Tanner, who died June 15, 1889.

January 24, 1907 he was married to Miss Iona Surring. He is survived by his wife, his father residing at Hazelhurst, Wis., one sister, Mrs. C.M. Mason, of Monona, and four brothers, Arthur at Minneapolis, Minn.; George at Hobart, Okla.; Fred, at Chippewa Falls, Wis.; and Louis of Montevideo, Minn.

He was a member of Clayton Lodge No. 70 A.F. & A.M., and Monona Camp M.W.A., in both of which he took an active part and contributed by earnest study and labor to the attainment of the higher ideals of manhood and brotherhood.

Personally a popular citizen, one who could keep on the even tenor of his ways, he enjoyed the company of his associates and entered heartily into such amusements which had an exhilarating effect on mind and body. A lover of music, he indulged in the old time songs and made glad the hearts of all within hearing distance. Surely life to our friend had its silver linings.

Cut down at the age of 55 years, 10 months and 11 days, his soul passes to the great Giver of all good to await the coming of a later day.

A little over a year ago he went to Rochester where the physicians pronounced his ailment cancer. He returned home on February 25, one year ago, fully resigned to his fate, and throughout the year of waiting his affliction and suffering were born with the fortitude and courage so characteristic of his nature. His wife was his constant companion and no man ever had a better nurse or more tender care and attention than was administered to him; and with the aid of the relatives and friends everything that human hands could do was done for him, until the hour of his departure, February 22, 1923.

The funeral services were held at the M.E. Church, Sunday afternoon February 25th, conducted by Rev. J.B. Ackman and was attended by as many as could possibly crowd into the building. Burial was under the direction of the Masonic lodge who attended by a large number of the fraternity, Rev. J.B. Ackman also delivering the Masonic oration. Burial in the Monona cemetery.

~Monona Leader, March 1, 1923, page 4