Margaret L Green

Margaret Louise Green was born September 7, 1926 in Olds, Iowa to Edna and Clarence Gillaspey. She died August 4, 2019 in North Canton, Ohio her home for the last five months. Peg graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in 1944. After graduation she worked as the secretary for the superintendent of the Mt. Pleasant school district. In 1950 she moved to Waterloo and worked as a church secretary for Grace Methodist Church. It was there that she met Margaret Green who would ultimately introduce her to her brother, Eddie Green, whom she married on December 22, 1953.

Peg and Eddie raised their four children in Pittsburgh, PA. Once the children were older, she was the bookkeeper for The Choir Loft; a furniture store owned by her close friend and neighbor, Barbara Davis. She was involved at church, the PTO, and with the Crescent Hills Park committee. Both Eddie and Peg had an active social life; playing bridge together and participating in the neighborhood parties through Crescent Nighters.

In her retirement, Peg enjoyed playing bridge, participating in Bible studies, watching tennis, reading, and visiting with her family.

Peg is survived by her children, Allen (Carol) Green of Canton, OH, Kevin (Teressa) Green of Kitty Hawk, NC, Barbara (Tom) Ade of Milwaukee, WI, and Sam (Kathleen) Green of Strongsville OH; eight grandchildren, Julie (Mike)Thornton of Ft. Collins, CO, Scott (Nazlie) Green of Lake Forest, IL, Elizabeth (Dennis)Bearden of Altamonte Springs, FL, Christopher Green of Kitty Hawk, NC, Kathryn (Dvijal) Patel of Cary, NC, Alex Green of Chattanooga, TN, Blake and Connor Green of Strongsville, OH, and Dedric Ade of Milwaukee, WI; and two great-grandchildren, Jackson and Griffin Green.

Peg was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eddie; her brother, Robert, and sister, Gladys.

A service to celebrate Peg’s life will be held at a later date in Eureka, KS. It is there that Peg and Eddie’s ashes will be placed together in the Greenwood Cemetery and her family will honor a life well-lived.

Memorials may be sent to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Northern Ohio Cleveland Chapter, 8001 Sweet Valley Drive, Suite 3, Valley View, Ohio 44215