Phyllis Greene

Phyllis Greene, 88, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, after a long illness.

Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Rita Catholic Church, 5501 E. Lancaster Ave., Fort Worth. Interment: Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery. Rosary: will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at Thompson’s Harveson & Cole Funeral Home with visitation following until 8 p.m.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County, 320 South Freeway, Fort Worth, Texas 76104.

Phyllis was born July 29, 1926, in Quinn, S.D., and was raised in Afton, Iowa, the third of four children born to Agnes and William Connelly. She was a registered nurse, receiving her degree from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1947 through the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. She met and married her husband of 62 years, Clifford Greene, in Honolulu, Hawaii. They married Aug. 2, 1952, and raised five children together. The couple moved to Fort Worth in 1960 and were longtime parishioners of St. Rita Catholic Church.

Phyllis devoted her time to raising her children and volunteering with numerous ministries at her parish and the wider community, including driving for Meals on Wheels for more than 25 years.

She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Leo and Monsignor Paul Connelly, all of Iowa.

Survivors: Her husband, Cliff, 91; sister, Maureen Rasmussen of Hemet, Calif.; sister-in-law, Darlene Connelly of Lorimar, Iowa; sons, Mike Greene (Vicki Trusselli) of Rockport and Mark Greene (Kelly) of Fort Worth; daughters, Kealia Folck (Stephen) of Platte City, Mo., Vailoa Greene of Bedford and Julie Greene of Euless; grandchildren, Elizabeth Greene (Chris Hathcock) of Bedford; Celeste Greene (Tim Bowman) of Amarillo, Jarrod Greene of Lewisville and Page Folck of Platte City, Mo.; great-grandchildren, Haley and Brody Hathcock of Bedford; and numerous nieces and nephews.