Joe Percy Green, 76, of rural Ackley-Geneva, passed away Wednesday November 29, 2017 at Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa, Mason City, Iowa. He was a current resident of Country Meadow Place Assisted Living - Memory Care located in Mason City, Iowa. Funeral services will be 2 P.M. Tuesday, December 5th at the Washington Reformed Church, rural Ackley with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be 3-7 P.M. on Sunday, December 3rd at the Sietsema Funeral Home in Ackley. Memorials may be directed to the Washington Reformed Church.
Joe Percy Green, son of Chris and Ordie ( Eckhoff ) Green was born on August 19,1941 on the family farm that was located near rural Alden, Iowa. Joe grew up on the second rural Ackley farm and graduated from Ackley High school in 1959.
On February 23,1963 Joe was united in marriage to Linda Kay Janssen at St. Peter's United Church of Christ located in rural Geneva, Iowa. The couple farmed in Butler, Franklin, and Grundy Counties and then finally returning to the Janssen family farm in 1983 located in Franklin county, rural Geneva, Iowa where they farmed together.
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with one child: Jon Kris Green in March 1964.
Joe enjoyed quilting plastic bag mats during activity time where he met his special friend, Nancy Moen at Country Meadow Assisted Living - Memory Care facility located in Mason City, Iowa. He and his special friend Nancy loved to watch the squirrels and birds from their apartment windows together.
Joe loved the farm and his dog Buddy where he enjoyed working together with his son, Jon Kris Green and having wonderful homemade dinners and coffee with family prepared by his sister, Le Ann Green during planting and harvest times at her farm located in rural Ackley.
Joe was a member of Washington Reformed Church of Rural Ackley, Iowa where he participated in his once a month couples club there.
He thoroughly enjoyed visiting over a warm cup of coffee with his friends and family.
Joe is survived by and his son, Jon Kris Green and his wife, Renee (Roiseland) Green of rural Ackley, Iowa; his sister, Le Ann Green of Rochester, MN; and his Special friend, Nancy Moen of Country Meadow Place- Assisted living, Mason City, Iowa.