Robley “Mean Joe” Green

Robley “Mean Joe” Green, 72, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2016 surrounded by his loved ones.

Joe was born on April 15, 1944 to Robley and Christine Green in Wheatland, Wyoming. He moved to Des Moines shortly after graduating from Guernsey High School. He worked at Meredith/RR Donnelly until he retired in 2002. Joe loved the outdoors, bowling, sports and horse racing.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Pete; sister, Maryann Barnhart; father-in-law, Phil Beener; and his brother-in-law, Bill Parker.

Joe will be truly missed by his wife of 48 years, Patty; children, Kim and Kevin; sister, Roselea; mother-in-law, Rosella Beener; brothers-in-law, Mike Barnhart, Jim (Marilyn) Beener, Mike (Myra) Beener and Jerry (Pennie) Beener; and sisters-in-law, Margaret Beener and Rosie Parker. His pride and joy were his grandchildren, Jennifer (Andrew), Chris, Heather (Ja’Sean) and Ryan; and great-grandchildren, Dominic, Dilana, Nevaeh and soon to be Trinity. Joe dearly loved all of his nieces and nephews, especially, J.J. (Lisa) Beener and their children, Josh, Jakob and Meghan; all of his bowling family and friends from RR Donnelly.

Visitation will be held Sunday, July 24, 2016 from 4 to 7 p.m. with a time of sharing at 6:30 p.m. at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 25th at the funeral home. Joe will be laid to rest at Elm Grove Cemetery.

The family would like to thank Dr. Richard Deming and staff as well as the staff at Kavanagh on 56th Street.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Joe.

Online condolences may be expressed at
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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