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Ardis “Toodie” Green
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September 17, 1928 – November 13, 2021

Ardis (Toodie) Green
Ardis passed away peacefully on November 13, 2021. She was born to Arden and Gertrude Neller Hoaglund on September 17, 1928 in Aspen, Colorado. When she was thirteen, her family moved to the ranch in Rulison, Colorado. Ardis attended Rulison School and parts of Grand Valley and Rifle High School. She was invited to live with her aunt in Bakersfield, California to finish high school and begin nursing training. Her dream of breastfeeding was cut short when her father broke his hip and she returned to Rulison to help out on the ranch.
She married George Green in 1950 and joined him to work on the ranch that was their home for the next 52 years. Their three children, Darrell, Amy and John, feel it was a privilege to have been raised on the ranch. Ardis was involved in the outdoor work helping with the cows and in the kitchen preparing good food for anyone who helped or passed by.
Ardis has been involved in the community, helping out at school, teaching and playing the piano at Sunday School, and providing food for many fundraisers.
She worked at the Rifle Post Office, where her friendly face at the window will be remembered by many. Through her work, community involvement, and volunteering at the Rifle Museum, she has become a wonderful storyteller.
Her door was still open. She always had a cup of coffee ready and something good to eat. Their home was a favorite place for children and many friends. She was also involved in the lives of her grandchildren and their friends and became affectionately known to an entire generation as “Gramma Toodie”. Ardis was especially loved by her nieces and nephews, and it was always a joy to her whenever they could be together.
After George’s death, Ardis found a special friendship and fellowship with Harold Raymond. For several years, they loved to travel, eat in restaurants and sometimes dance.
Ardis spent his final years at the E.Dene Moore Care Center. She always noticed that the staff were so kind and attentive.
A celebration of his life will be held at First Christian Church in Rifle on January 8, 2022 at 11:00 a.m.
She was predeceased by her husband George Green, her parents Arden and Gertrude Hoaglund, and her brothers Darrell and Edward Hoaglund.
She is survived by her children Darrell (Judy) Green of Rifle, Amy (Harold) Downey of Thornton, Colorado, and John (Christa) Green of Rifle, Colorado, her sister Edith Power of Phoenix, Arizona, 9 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, her nieces and nephews, many cousins, other loved ones she called family and many friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the First Christian Church, the Grand River Care Center Activity Fund, the Rifle Museum, or a charity of your choice.

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