Orpheus Samuel Greene 1888-1945
Categories: Dodge Center Obituary, Dodge Center, Minnesota
“The Dodge Center Star-Record”, Dodge Center. Minnesota, Thursday, Jan. 3, 1946, p 1.
Orph Samuel Greene, youngest son of Wallace and Addie Mills Green, was born in January 1888. He would have been 59 years of age on his next birthday.
He was united in marriage to Vivian Bell on September 14, 1914. To this union were born two children: Audrey, wife of Clarence MacDonald, and William. There are three grandchildren.
Orph was baptized early in life and was a conscientious religious boy, a regular attendant at church services and Sabbath School, and a good student of the Bible. In after years he became somewhat indifferent to religious affairs, but not being satisfied with this way of living, he moved to a farm nearer Dodge Center where he could attend the church of his faith. At this time he asked to have his covenant renewed, and to be reinstated in the church and with the church people.
He has been a faithful worker ever since and has held several offices in the church and Sabbath School. Orph was a great lover of music.
He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, two children, three grandchildren, one brother, nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Rev. Thorngate officiated at the funeral services assisted by Rev. N. D. Mills of New Auburn, Wisconsin.
Pall bearers were Arthur Payne, Harry Bird, Leslie Langworthy, Ormond, Walter and Henry Bond.
The musical numbers were sung by a mixed quartette of nephews and nieces of the deceased. They were Lester and Helen Greene, Ardith and Wallace Greene. Mrs. Thorngate accompanied.
Interment was in Riverside cemetery.
The ladies of the S. D. B. Society served lunch before and after the services at the Thorngate home.

Note: of Byron, MN in 1921 of Stewartville, MN in 1935 'The Sabbath Recorder', Vol 140, No 4, p 82, Jan. 28, 1946. obituary on file

Vivian Audrey (Bell) Greene 1895-1974  
Categories: Dodge Center, Minnesota, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 197, No 4, p 31, Apr., 1975.
  Vivian (Bell) Greene was born March 23, 1895 in Dodge County, Minnesota and died December 18, 1974 in Rochester Methodist Hospital after a period of declining health.
  She was the wife of Orph Greene, who passed away in 1945.   They moved to Dodge Center in 1943 where she worked as a telephone operator for some years.
  Vivian was baptized and joined the Dodge Center Seventh Day Baptist Church in 1941 where she attended faithfully, health permitting, until her death.
  Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Clarence (Audrey) McDonald, of Rochester, Minn., a son, William Greene, of Dodge Center; one grandson; two granddaughters; and many other relatives and friends.
  The funeral was held in the Dodge Center Seventh Day Baptist Church, the Rev. Roy Harris officiating in the absence of her pastor.     L. W. B.