Glatha A. Green Obituary (2008)

Glatha A. Green, age 91, of Bladen, Nebraska died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at Bryan-LGH East in Lincoln, Nebraska. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, 11:00 a.m., December 29, 2008 at the Williams Funeral Home Chapel in Red Cloud with the Rev. Jim Wagner officiating. Interment will be at the East Lawn Cemetery at Bladen, Nebraska. Visitation will be held Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. and Monday from 8:00 a.m. to service time. Glatha Agnes Green, the daughter of Mary Jane (McGuiness) and August Greening, was born January 24, 1917 northwest of Bloomington, Nebraska. She departed this life on Thursday, December 25, 2008 at Bryan-LGH East in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 91 years 11 months and 1 days. Glatha began her formal education attending grade school at Bloomington. She attended two years of high school in Riverton, and then graduated from Inavale with the Class of 1935. She was united in marriage with Ralph Harold Green on July 6, 1940 at Denver, Colorado. Three children were born to this union, John R., Glatha Jane and Naomi Irene. While they were residing in the Denver area, Glatha was employed for a period of time in the central service department with St. Lukes Hospital. After returning to Nebraska, she worked as a nurses' aid at the Grandview Manor in Campbell. Glatha was baptized in the Christian Church at Inavale in 1933, and in 1969, she became a member of the Wesleyan Church at Red Cloud. In her leisure time she enjoyed sewing, gardening, crochet work, and painting pictures. Her greatest love and enthusiasm in life was for her family, and she especially cherished the time they spent together. Due to her failing health, in December of 1999, she moved to Lincoln to make her home. Preceding her in death were her husband, Ralph Harold Green on August 25, 1968; daughter, Naomi at the age of 2 days; brothers, Gerald Greening, Lester Greening, and Loren Nash; a half-brother, Orra Greening; and three half-sisters, Velma Stonbanker, Grace Hill and Helen Waters. Left to treasure her memory are her son, John Green and wife Deb of Bladen, Nebraska; daughter, Glatha Rathjen and husband David of Lincoln, Nebraska; 6 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; 1 great-great grandchild; other relatives and friends. Williams Funeral Home 241 West 4th Avenue Red Cloud, NE 68970 402-746-2500 williamsfuneralhomes@yahoo.com