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Kathleen E Green

Kathleen E Green

Kathleen Elizabeth Green age 58 of Menomonie,

Died: Tuesday May 15, 2012 at her home in Menomonie, after battling cancer.

Kathy was born September 26, 1953 in Rochester, MN, the daughter of Dr. Harold and Elaine (Daly) Wente. She graduated from Lourdes Catholic High School in Rochester in 1971 and graduated from Creighton University in 1975. Kathy married Gregory Green August 8, 1975. Kathy worked in emergency medicine in Iowa City, IA. In 1981 she began work at the ICCU department of the Mayo Clinic Health System in Menomonie, WI. She later moved to the University of Wisconsin-Stout Student Health Services where she was a nurse for 22 years.

Kathy is survived by her husband of 36 years, Dr. Gregory Green and their children, Maureen (Ryan) Thomas and their three sons; Liam, Connor and Gavin; Matthew Green and Madeline (Christian) Ray. She is also survived by her parents, Dr. Harold and Elaine Wente of Rochester, MN; her siblings, Sr. Anne Wente, RSCJ; Mary Wente (Paula Bank); Barbara Wente; Kevin (Colleen) Wente; Thomas (Ellen) Wente; Elissa (Michael) Zeman; Teresa (Dave) Bridges; her mother-in-law, Elouise Green of Omaha, NE; a sister-in-law, Pamela Drzycimski and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials to the American Cancer Society.