Obituary of Mary Green

Mary Elizabeth "Diddie" Green, 94, of Howell Twp. passed away at home peacefully with her husband of 69 years at her side on Sunday, September 6, 2015. Diddie was born in Freehold and had spent her married life in Howell Twp. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Diddie was a member of West Farms United Methodist Church. She made everyone she met happy with her beautiful smile, and her kind and caring ways. Diddie was blessed with artistic talent which she used for embroidery, stuffed doll creation, painted ceramic figurines, colored pencil works of art, and beaded dolls and ornaments which are treasured by her children and grandchildren. Diddie will be greatly missed by her family, especially her loving husband and best friend, Ray. Diddie was predeceased by four brothers and three sisters, and her son-in-law, Alan Nuccio. She is survived by her loving husband, Raymond Green; three daughters, Judith Fraser and her husband, William, of Red Bank; Nancy Nuccio of Eatontown; and Debra Decker and her husband, Carl, of Arlington, Texas; three grandchildren, Jennifer Kunycky and her husband, Mark, of Wall; Rebecca Fraser-Thill and her husband, Brian Thill, of Cumberland, ME; and Joseph Nuccio and his wife, Michelle, of Manalapan; six great grandchildren; her sister, Betty Maghan of Howell Twp.; and her niece, Bonnie Mumpower and her husband, Rick, of Howell Twp. A visitation will be held at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Township on Thursday, September 10, 2015 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her 11:00 AM funeral service at the funeral home on Friday, September 11, 2015. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Farmingdale. For information, directions or condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com