In Memory
Robert Keith Greene
Robert Keith Greene, 65, of South Bend passed away suddenly on Thursday April 30th in his residence.
He was born on October 8, 1949 in Caribou, MA to the late Robert and Elsie F. (Back) Greene..
Robert retired from the South Bend Tribune after several years as the Circulation and Marketing Manager.
He is survived by one son, Gregory C. Greene of Mt. Pleasant, MI; four step-sons, Todd Ross of Elkhart, IN, Tracy Ross, Troy Ross both of Granger, IN, and Tyler Ross of Edwardsburg, MI; one sister, Frances (Stephen) Durako of Silver Spring, MD; and one niece, Sarah M. Greene of Seattle, WA.
Robert enjoyed drawing, reading, all sports and doing volunteer work at the St. Joseph County Library and Memorial Hospital.
A Celebration of Robert’s Life will be held Thursday, May 7th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Hanley and Sons Funeral Home located at 23421 State Road 23/Ireland Road, South Bend.
The family requests that all memorial contributions be made to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.
01/12/2018 Information from Carol Kluge Kyrias JFC
01/03/2021 Information from Delos E. Buster Coen.
Deceased Classmate: Robert Keith Green class of 1968
Obituary Link: http://www.
Date Of Birth: October-08-1949
Date Deceased: April-30-2015
Age at Death: 65
Cause of Death: sudden in home
Classmate City: South Bend
Classmate State: IN
Classmate Country: USA
Survived By: Son Gregory C. Greene, Mt Pleasant MI.
Retired from the S.B. Tribune as Circulation and Marketing Mgr. A very talented artist and avid reader. Bob was always a good guy and a friend to all. Volunteered at the the St. Joseph Co Library and Memorial Hospital The class of "68" definitely feels the loss of this good Classmate!
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Margaret Crawford (1968)
When my family lived on Cottage Grove, I lived next door to the Greene family. I knew Francie (Frances) a little bit as she was also girl, although she was older and most likely was bored with me! At any rate, it was Keith, who was close to my age, that amazed me when I went over to their house with Francie. He had stacks of comic books that he kept in his closet, and I was enraptured with the comic books. No surprise as he was artistic, just as I was, and comic books were fascinating because of the endless illustrations. He kept all those comic books to re-read them because of all of those fascinating images. That's a true artist for you. Mike Funsten lived across the street from my house with his grandparents for awhile...I don't know for how long as our family moved a couple of years later and perhaps Mike was there only during the summers. Keith and Mike became good friends during the time Mike lived on Cottage Grove. I assume that the artistic side of both of them gave them common ground along with other shared interests.