PALATINE, Ill.—Iva Greening spent her life in service to her Lord and her family. She was a loving and supportive pastor's wife, mother, friend, and prayer warrior.
Iva, 100, died Feb. 27 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Pastor John Edward Greening. The couple was married for 54 years, until John's death in 1994.
Born May 11, 1913, in Dunsford, Ontario, Canada, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Burgess) Robertson, Iva attended Lindsay High School in Canada. She met her husband as he ministered in her church, Scotch Line Baptist Church in Dunsford. The couple moved to the United States, where Pastor Greening honorably served as a Baptist minister in a variety of locations for 50 years, including First Baptist Church, Saugerties, N.Y.; Randall Memorial Baptist Church, Williamsville, N.Y.; Burholme Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; Fellowship Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Ohio; and Community Baptist Church, Deerfield, Ill.
Church was always of great importance to Iva and was the center of her life, says her son, John, national representative of the GARBC. "My dad met her at the church where he preached as a student pastor from Toronto Baptist Seminary. She was the church organist. Her dad was a committed Baptist due to his parents, former Presbyterians, reading their Bible and concluding that Baptists were the most consistent with the teachings of God's Word."
Surviving are a son, the Rev. John Robertson Greening and wife, Daria; granddaughter, Andrea Gower and husband, David; grandson, Scott Greening and wife, Brooke; four great-grandchildren; four nieces; and two nephews.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Olive Routery, and a brother, Delmar Robertson.
Visitation, a time of reflection and praise, and interment will take place Friday, March 7 in Clarks Summit, Pa. A memorial service will be held at Great Commission Baptist Church, Schaumburg, Ill., on Saturday, March 15 at 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Great Commission Baptist Church, Schaumburg, Ill., or the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches.
"We will miss Mom's thoughtfulness, spunk, candor, love, and most of all her prayers," says John Greening. "Our lives have been influenced for eternity because of her determination to live out the life of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
Iva, 100, died Feb. 27 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Pastor John Edward Greening. The couple was married for 54 years, until John's death in 1994.
Born May 11, 1913, in Dunsford, Ontario, Canada, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Burgess) Robertson, Iva attended Lindsay High School in Canada. She met her husband as he ministered in her church, Scotch Line Baptist Church in Dunsford. The couple moved to the United States, where Pastor Greening honorably served as a Baptist minister in a variety of locations for 50 years, including First Baptist Church, Saugerties, N.Y.; Randall Memorial Baptist Church, Williamsville, N.Y.; Burholme Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; Fellowship Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Ohio; and Community Baptist Church, Deerfield, Ill.
Church was always of great importance to Iva and was the center of her life, says her son, John, national representative of the GARBC. "My dad met her at the church where he preached as a student pastor from Toronto Baptist Seminary. She was the church organist. Her dad was a committed Baptist due to his parents, former Presbyterians, reading their Bible and concluding that Baptists were the most consistent with the teachings of God's Word."
Surviving are a son, the Rev. John Robertson Greening and wife, Daria; granddaughter, Andrea Gower and husband, David; grandson, Scott Greening and wife, Brooke; four great-grandchildren; four nieces; and two nephews.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Olive Routery, and a brother, Delmar Robertson.
Visitation, a time of reflection and praise, and interment will take place Friday, March 7 in Clarks Summit, Pa. A memorial service will be held at Great Commission Baptist Church, Schaumburg, Ill., on Saturday, March 15 at 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Great Commission Baptist Church, Schaumburg, Ill., or the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches.
"We will miss Mom's thoughtfulness, spunk, candor, love, and most of all her prayers," says John Greening. "Our lives have been influenced for eternity because of her determination to live out the life of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
PALATINE, Ill.—Iva Greening spent her life in service to her Lord and her family. She was a loving and supportive pastor's wife, mother, friend, and prayer warrior.
Iva, 100, died Feb. 27 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Pastor John Edward Greening. The couple was married for 54 years, until John's death in 1994.
Born May 11, 1913, in Dunsford, Ontario, Canada, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Burgess) Robertson, Iva attended Lindsay High School in Canada. She met her husband as he ministered in her church, Scotch Line Baptist Church in Dunsford. The couple moved to the United States, where Pastor Greening honorably served as a Baptist minister in a variety of locations for 50 years, including First Baptist Church, Saugerties, N.Y.; Randall Memorial Baptist Church, Williamsville, N.Y.; Burholme Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; Fellowship Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Ohio; and Community Baptist Church, Deerfield, Ill.
Church was always of great importance to Iva and was the center of her life, says her son, John, national representative of the GARBC. "My dad met her at the church where he preached as a student pastor from Toronto Baptist Seminary. She was the church organist. Her dad was a committed Baptist due to his parents, former Presbyterians, reading their Bible and concluding that Baptists were the most consistent with the teachings of God's Word."
Surviving are a son, the Rev. John Robertson Greening and wife, Daria; granddaughter, Andrea Gower and husband, David; grandson, Scott Greening and wife, Brooke; four great-grandchildren; four nieces; and two nephews.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Olive Routery, and a brother, Delmar Robertson.
Visitation, a time of reflection and praise, and interment will take place Friday, March 7 in Clarks Summit, Pa. A memorial service will be held at Great Commission Baptist Church, Schaumburg, Ill., on Saturday, March 15 at 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Great Commission Baptist Church, Schaumburg, Ill., or the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches.
"We will miss Mom's thoughtfulness, spunk, candor, love, and most of all her prayers," says John Greening. "Our lives have been influenced for eternity because of her determination to live out the life of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
Iva, 100, died Feb. 27 after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Pastor John Edward Greening. The couple was married for 54 years, until John's death in 1994.
Born May 11, 1913, in Dunsford, Ontario, Canada, daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Burgess) Robertson, Iva attended Lindsay High School in Canada. She met her husband as he ministered in her church, Scotch Line Baptist Church in Dunsford. The couple moved to the United States, where Pastor Greening honorably served as a Baptist minister in a variety of locations for 50 years, including First Baptist Church, Saugerties, N.Y.; Randall Memorial Baptist Church, Williamsville, N.Y.; Burholme Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; Fellowship Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; First Baptist Church, Bowling Green, Ohio; and Community Baptist Church, Deerfield, Ill.
Church was always of great importance to Iva and was the center of her life, says her son, John, national representative of the GARBC. "My dad met her at the church where he preached as a student pastor from Toronto Baptist Seminary. She was the church organist. Her dad was a committed Baptist due to his parents, former Presbyterians, reading their Bible and concluding that Baptists were the most consistent with the teachings of God's Word."
Surviving are a son, the Rev. John Robertson Greening and wife, Daria; granddaughter, Andrea Gower and husband, David; grandson, Scott Greening and wife, Brooke; four great-grandchildren; four nieces; and two nephews.
She was also preceded in death by a sister, Olive Routery, and a brother, Delmar Robertson.
Visitation, a time of reflection and praise, and interment will take place Friday, March 7 in Clarks Summit, Pa. A memorial service will be held at Great Commission Baptist Church, Schaumburg, Ill., on Saturday, March 15 at 2:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Great Commission Baptist Church, Schaumburg, Ill., or the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches.
"We will miss Mom's thoughtfulness, spunk, candor, love, and most of all her prayers," says John Greening. "Our lives have been influenced for eternity because of her determination to live out the life of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."
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