Mr. Ernest J. Greene

Greene, Earnest J. Age 89 of Waterford Passed away at Memorial Hospital of Burlington, Wisconsin Saturday March 15, 2008. He was born in Grinnell, Iowa June 9, 1918 the son of the late Curtis William and Orpah Clarrisa (nee. Taber) Green. He attended Grinnell area schools and Iowa State University. He served his country in the Coast Guard. Earnest was engaged to Gloria Dorothy Iehl on Palm Sunday 1943, and one week later on Easter Sunday April 25, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois he married Gloria. The couple was married nearly 65 years. Earnest was an Engineering Draftsman working in Racine Wisconsin most of his life. Survived by loving wife of almost 65 years Gloria, Five Children: Penelope (Marlin) Elkins, James (Dawn VanDyke) Greene, Victoria (Tom) Ritenour, David (Julie) Greene & Rebecca Greene. Further survived by three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Preceded in death by his parents, Two sisters: Rosalie Barry and Lillian Bitcon, and two brothers: O.Curtis Greene and Glenn Edwin (Lida) Greene. Services at Mealy Funeral Home Thursday March 20th at 2:00 P.M. Visitation WEDNESDAY 5-7 PM and Thursday 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. Inurnment of ashes will take place at Prairie View Cemetery in Gilman Iowa at a later date. Mealy Funeral Home, Inc. 225 West Main Street (Hwy 20) Waterford, Wisconsin 53185 262-534-2233 www.mealyfuneralhome.com