PRESQUE ISLE – Elizabeth Tyrrell Morrison Greiner, 92, wife of the late Col. William Lang Greiner Jr., retired, passed away Friday morning, Nov. 13, 2009, at a Presque Isle health care facility, after a brief illness. She was born Sept. 25, 1917, in Creighton Mines, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of George A. and Edith (Lennox) Morrison. Elizabeth was a graduate of Dormont High School, Dormont, Pa., Class of 1935, and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in arts and letters from Penn State University in 1939. Elizabeth married Col. William Lang Greiner Jr., Feb. 3, 1940. While residing in Pennsylvania, Mrs. Greiner had been employed as a children’s librarian at Ross Library, Lock Haven, Pa. She also worked as a children’s social worker in Clinton County, Pa.; was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Lock Haven, Pa.; a charter member of Lock Haven Book Club; and a member of Lock Haven Garden Club. A resident of Presque Isle since 2006, Mrs. Greiner was a member of Presque Isle Garden Club, and was an avid reader and gardener. She was an accomplished seamstress, an award-winning knitter, and will be remembered for making the best “sticky buns” in the world. She was most recently a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Fort Fairfield. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Greiner was predeceased by her husband July 28, 1989; and one sister, Alicia M. Thompson. She is survived by one daughter, Edith Katherine Greiner of Presque Isle; two sons, William Lang Greiner III and his wife, Doris A., of Forty Fort, Pa., and George M. Greiner and his wife, Jan. B., of Otis, Mass.; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. In keeping with Elizabeth’s wishes, services will be private for the family. Those who wish may contribute in memory of Mrs. Greiner to Turner Memorial Library, care of Bonnie Smith, 39 Second St., Presque Isle, ME 04769 or St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, care of Gloria Towle, P.O. Box 737, Fort Fairfield, ME 04742. Arrangements have been entrusted to Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, 144 Main St., Fort Fairfield.
ELIZABETH TYRRELL MORRISON GREINER
