1929
Barbara
2017
Barbara Elaine Greenleaf
January 26, 1929 — June 20, 2017
Barbara Elaine Greenleaf, 88, entered the gates of heaven June 20, 2017, surrounded by her loved ones.
She was born in 1929 to Sherman and Avah (Hanes) Swift in Nashville, Michigan, where she grew up and later graduated high school in 1947.
In 1956 she and Marsh Greenleaf got married and remained so for 61 years. She worked as supervisor of Hastings Manufacturing Typing Pool, retiring in 1979. She and her husband, Marsh, then wintered in the South until 2013. They made many friends at their Leesburg, Florida, home where they enjoyed taking walks together. She and Marsh loved square dancing and were part of the Ringo Swingo Square Dance for about eight years. She is a lifetime member of Hastings Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 7.
Barbara was a loving, compassionate wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt who always had a twinkle in her eye and a sweet smile on her face. She enjoyed a hot cup of tea anytime, growing irises, and staying fit.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Arleta Webb, Arloa Baxter, Alberta Gardner, and Margurite Dennis; her brother, Bill Swift; her son, Denny Greenleaf; and great, great granddaughter Kaydence Hallifax. She is survived by her husband, Marshalll Greenleaf; her daughters, Marilyn (Mike) Van Blaricum, Pamela Sanders; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; three great, great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Friday, June 23, 2017 from 6-8 pm at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Funeral Services for Barbara will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 11:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church, 405 N. M-37 Hwy., Hastings, MI 49058. Pastor Kendale Dennis will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Rutland Township Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to First Presbyterian Church of Hastings or the Commission on Aging..
She was born in 1929 to Sherman and Avah (Hanes) Swift in Nashville, Michigan, where she grew up and later graduated high school in 1947.
In 1956 she and Marsh Greenleaf got married and remained so for 61 years. She worked as supervisor of Hastings Manufacturing Typing Pool, retiring in 1979. She and her husband, Marsh, then wintered in the South until 2013. They made many friends at their Leesburg, Florida, home where they enjoyed taking walks together. She and Marsh loved square dancing and were part of the Ringo Swingo Square Dance for about eight years. She is a lifetime member of Hastings Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 7.
Barbara was a loving, compassionate wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt who always had a twinkle in her eye and a sweet smile on her face. She enjoyed a hot cup of tea anytime, growing irises, and staying fit.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Arleta Webb, Arloa Baxter, Alberta Gardner, and Margurite Dennis; her brother, Bill Swift; her son, Denny Greenleaf; and great, great granddaughter Kaydence Hallifax. She is survived by her husband, Marshalll Greenleaf; her daughters, Marilyn (Mike) Van Blaricum, Pamela Sanders; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; three great, great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Friday, June 23, 2017 from 6-8 pm at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Funeral Services for Barbara will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 11:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church, 405 N. M-37 Hwy., Hastings, MI 49058. Pastor Kendale Dennis will officiate the service. Interment will take place at Rutland Township Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to First Presbyterian Church of Hastings or the Commission on Aging..
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