- Date Of Birth: February 20, 1939
- Date Of Death: October 21, 2018
- State: Idaho
Barbara K. Greene, 79, of Nampa, ID, formerly of Galesburg, IL, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, October 21, 2018.
Barbara Kay Brown was born on February 20, 1939, at home to Rollo E. and Maggie Marie Morss Brown in Abingdon, Illinois. She was the youngest of 10 children, 9 girls and 1 boy. She graduated from Galesburg High School in 1957 and married her High School sweetheart, James Kenneth “Jim” Greene at St.
When Jim took early retirement from Maytag in 1995, Barbara and Jim were ready to make their previous 25 years of Idaho vacations & adventures become their permanent home. They would now be close to their children and grandchildren, they could live surrounded by wilderness, mountains, and the white waters of Idaho life, and enjoy their grandsons full-time.
Barbara was always one that loved playing board games, Scrabble, and especially loved playing cards with her friends & even more so when it came to her family.
Barbara is survived by her beloved husband of 60 years, James K. (“Jim”) Greene; her two children, Margaret (John) Kralovec and Tom (Janine) Greene, both of Boise, ID, and formerly of Galesburg, and four grandsons Tom and Taylor Kralovec and Anthony & Jaeden Greene, all of Boise, ID. She is also survived by two sisters, Marilyn Smith of Peoria, IL and Pat Smead of Palatine, IL; her sister-in-law, Shirley Brown of Colona, IL; her brother-in-law, Joe (Magda) Greene of Sun City West, AZ; and numerous loving nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rollo & Maggie; six sisters, Helen Timmons, Gladys Young, Arlene Rossell, Lucycle Baughman, Alice White, and Joan Truman; and one brother, Richard Brown.
Barbara’s family would like to thank her wonderful oncologist, Dr. Fiorentino & Lauryn Pyke, PA, and his amazing staff of Nurses, including the MSTI nurses in Nampa for their outstanding care, along with the precious Nurses & team at St. Luke’s Hospice that cared for Barbara during her final weeks.
