Barbara Fernanda Greer

Barbara Fernanda Greer passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her children on July 31, 2019. She was born on November 18, 1929 in Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico, but grew up in Mesa, Arizona, graduated from Mesa High School and spent much of her adult life in Scottsdale. She attended Arizona State University where she earned a BA and MA in education. While attending ASU, she met Menlo, fell in love and they were married in the Mesa AZ Temple in 1950. They loved and served together for 64 years until Menlo’s passing in 2015. The family and extended family have looked up to this great matriarch and her incredible example of love, faith and service. She taught elementary school in the Scottsdale School District for more than three decades. Barbara has remained an active member in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as an ordinance worker at the Mesa Arizona Temple for over 25 years as well as serving two church missions with Menlo. She is preceded in death by her parents Ernest Carlyle Turley and Bertha Fernanda Turley; sister Tenna Abney Heap; son-in-law Larry Grohman; and great granddaughter Kamber Larsen. She is survived by her brother, Carl (Sue) Turley; her four children: Mellonie Grohman, Teri (Richard) Larsen, Leonard (Julie) Greer, and Benjamin (Allison) Greer; 19 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Her funeral and celebration of life will be held on August 10, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 495 South Greenfield Rd, Gilbert, AZ 85234. A viewing will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. prior to the services.