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Obituary for Grace J. Green
GRACE J. GREEN, 94, of Resthave Home in Morrison, IL, died Friday, May 12, 2023 at Resthave.
A funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2023 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Morrison, with Rev. Father Slawomir Zimodro officiating. There will be a visitation from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 18th at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. Interment will be in the Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison. Memorials to St. Mary’s Catholic Church and Resthave have been established.
Grace was born February 21, 1929 in rural Sabula, IA to Henry and Esther (Doyle) Tillis. She was educated in the rural Clinton and Jackson County schools and graduated from Sabula High School in 1945. Later she attended Mount St. Clare College in Clinton. On June 16, 1956 she married William M. “Bill” Green in Sabula. He died June 1, 2006. Grace worked for the Curtis Company in Clinton for 10 years, and then farmed with her husband in Ustick Township for 35 years before retiring to Morrison in 1991. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Grace was an avid Chicago Cubs fan and she dearly enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved baking and made THOUSANDS of chocolate chip cookies; the cookie jar was never empty for long.
Survivors include one daughter, Janet Green of Morrison; one son, Tom (Karla) Green of Morrison; four grandchildren, Jacob and Elizabeth Green; Tyler (Dan Hernandez) Smith and Sarah (Neal) Mahoney; three great grandchildren, Ayden Alan, Aly Juel and Annabelle Irene Mahoney.
Grace was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill, and one son, Michael J. Green.
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Previous Events
Visitation
Thursday
18
May
5:00 PM
- 7:00 PM
Bosma-Renkes - Morrison Chapel
404 Lincolnway East
Morrison, IL 61270
Service
Friday
19
May
10:00 AM
St. Mary's Catholic Church
13320 Garden Plain Road
Morrison, IL 61270
Cemetery Details
Location
Grove Hill Cemetery
East High Street
Morrison, IL 61270
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