Longtime resident, member of St. Theresa’s Church
Joan Greene. (Courtesy photo)
Joan M. (Ford) Greene, 76, of 19 Warren Ave., died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at Nashoba Valley Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Greene was born in Cambridge, May 5, 1932, a daughter of the late Daniel J. and Anna (Gallagher) Ford, and resided in Harvard for more than 40 years. She was a graduate of St. Clement’s High School in Medford.
For 12 years Mrs. Greene worked in the Harvard assessors office before retiring in 1994. Prior to that she worked at New England Telephone Company.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Richard B. Greene; her sister, Nancy Eveleth of Peabody; four daughters, Cheryl A. Price of Lunenburg, Carol Anne Wegener of Marlborough, and Donna M. Greene-Swann and Sheila J. Greene-Day, both of Leominster. She also leaves seven grandchildren, Ricky, Mike, Tanner, Kayla, Tyler, Nick, and Kimberly.
She was the mother of Brian R. Greene of Fitchburg, who died last month, and the sister of the late Donald Ford of Reading.
Mrs. Greene enjoyed knitting, swimming, gardening, and cooking, and was an avid tennis fan. She had attended St. Theresa’s Church.
Services will be held at the convenience of the family. For more information visit www.andersonfuneral.com.
