Theodora C. Green

January 29, 1921 - June 1, 2011

THEODORA CARMEN GREEN January 29, 1921 – June 1, 2011 Theodora Carmen Green, 90, passed away peacefully at her home on June 1, surrounded by her friends and family, following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank L. Green; her sister, Helen Dill; and her brother, Seth (Bill) Jones. Carmen was born in Petaluma, CA on January 29, 1921 to Seth W. and Marguerite W. Jones. She spent her childhood years in Petaluma, Bloomfield, Tomales, Irmulco, and Willits, where she graduated from high school in 1940. After graduation, her family moved to Vallejo. Car-men participated in the USO in 1941, and was employed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in the Ordnance Design Section between 1942 and 1955. Carmen met her husband, Frank L. Green, while they were both working at Mare Island and they married in 1955. Carmen enjoyed homemaking, caring for her many pets, reading, and gardening. She and Frank enjoyed traveling in the northern California area and vacationing in Guerneville with her brother, sister-in-law and their children. Although she did not have chil-dren of her own, Carmen was a devoted and generous aunt and developed close and loving relationships with her nieces and nephews. Frank and Carmen were married 29 years when he passed away in 1984. Carmen retired to the Camino Alto Residence Club in 1993 and resided there for 18 years. She came to feel very much at home at Camino Alto and appreciated the attentive care she received from staff that allowed her to continue to live her life on her own terms. Carmen was set to rest at a private memorial service led by Rev. Al Marks, of the First Baptist Church in Vallejo, at Sunrise Memorial Cemetery on June 8, 2011. She will be remembered with love and deeply missed. The family would like to extend s special thank you to the wonderful doctors and nurses of the Kaiser Light Program and Kaiser Hospice for the exceptional care they provided to Car-men in her time of need. Please visit the online tribute at TwinChapelsMortuary.com. Arrangements were entrusted to the direction and care of Twin Chapels Mortuary, Vallejo (707) 552-6696.