Frances “Darlene” Green, age 83, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 6:12 P.M. on Friday, November 29, 2019, in her home, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer.

Mrs. Green was a graduate of Edon Northwest Schools and had worked at Custom Fit, Dimension Veneer, and the Ohio Turnpike over the years.  She was a devoted homemaker and avid gardener who enjoyed canning, cooking, and traveling with her husband.

Frances “Darlene” Green was born on August 27, 1936, in Montpelier, Ohio, the daughter of Francis “Bud” and Zelda (Wolff) Fikel.  She married her husband of sixty-four years, Paul L. Green, Sr., on August 14, 1955, at the Edon United Methodist Church in Edon and he survives.

Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons, Dennis (Janis) Green, of Bryan, Ohio, and their sons, Jason (Sara) and Derrick Green, and Paul (Debra) Green, Jr., of Edon, and their children, Victoria Green, Jacob Joice and Jessica (John) Baker; the children of her deceased son, Jeffery Green, Jeremy (Misty), Josh and Jesse Green; her siblings, Violet Chance, of Edon, Rosie Miller, of Edon, Fred (Kathy) Fikel, of Montpelier, Kenny (Terry) Fikel, of Montpelier, Ohio, Kay (Larry) Wendorf, of Edon, Christine Baughman, of Bryan, and Tom Fikel, of Montpelier; and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Jeffery Paul and Craig LeRoy Green; two brothers, George and Francis “JR” Fikel; and one sister, Martha Teets.

A gathering celebrating the life of Darlene Green will be held on Sunday, December 15, 2019, from 12:30-4:30P.M. at the Northwest Township Community Building in Cooney, Ohio.

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