GREENE, John M. 1919 - 2011

GREENE, NILLES, BOMBEI, WOLFF, BRAYMEN, SMITH, CONRAD, STAKLAND, STROHMAN, STITES, MCCURDY, SELK

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 8/19/2011 at 12:12:31

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Page 8

John M. GREENE

John M. GREENE died Monday, August 15, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City at the age of 92 years. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 am on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in North English. Fr. Joseph Roost will preside. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Sigourney with military rites. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English. There will be a KC rosary at 7:00 pm.

John was born March 7, 1919 near Keswick, Iowa, the son of James J. and Bertha A. (NILLES) GREENE. He graduated from Gibson High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army as a Medic from 1942 to 1945. John was united in marriage to Vera V. BOMBEI on May 14, 1946 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church near Harper. Together the couple farmed north of Keswick. They moved to Valley View Assisted Living in North English in the spring of this year. John enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, playing cards and Dominos, doing crosswords, and telling stories of the war and his childhood days. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus and the American Legion in Keswick.

John is survived by his wife of 65 years Vera of North English; eight children: Carol (Dennis) WOLFF of Oelwein, John R. GREENE of Keswick, Gerald (Holly) GREENE of Deep River, Joan BRAYMEN of Shawnee, KS, Mary (Dale) SMITH of Decorah, Denise (John) CONRAD of Rose Hill, Roberta (Dave) STAKLAND of Fairfield and Judy GREENE of Bettendorf; 19 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren and two sisters: Margaret GREENE and Kathleen STROHMAN both of West Des Moines; a brother: Richard (Carol) GREENE of Williamsport, PA and two sister-in-laws: Theresa GREENE of Keswick and Marilyn GREENE of St. Petersburg, FL. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sisters: Anna (Carl) STITES, Jesse (Carroll) McCURDY, Ellen (Howard) SELK and an infant Bertha GREENE and his brothers: James, Frank, Roy and an infant Vincent GREENE.

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