"Barbara" Joy Green

Barbara Joy Green (born Withington), 91, of Victoria-by-the Sea, died peacefully at home on June 21, 2024 surrounded and held by her family. Barbara was the beloved wife of Robert Paul Green (deceased) and the loving mother of Frances (Tom), MaryAnn (Brian), Caryl (Jean-Marc, deceased), Anthony (deceased), Helen (Neal), Adrian (Maria), and Elizabeth (Brent).
Barbara is lovingly remembered by her grandchildren: Jennifer and Lisa; William, John and Matthew; Catherine and Erin; Kelly, Nathan and Ryan; and Christopher; and her great grandchildren: Meredith and Caleb; Julia and Pacey; Evelyn, Myles and Hannah; and Leo and Eloise; and her extended family in England, and her many friends across Canada and around the world.
After growing up and marrying in Portsmouth, England, Barbara and Paul emigrated to Quebec, Canada in 1955 where they raised their family in Montreal then in Otterburn Park. Over these years, Barbara pursued a university education at the Thomas More Institute (B.A.) and Concordia University (M.A. History and Philosophy of Religion). Barbara and Paul initiated and implemented many projects in the life of the community, the church and the local schools. Barbara was elected as Otterburn’s first woman municipal councillor, and was the chief organizer for several provincial and federal elections.
In 1968, Barbara and Paul visited Victoria by-the-Sea, PEI for a summer vacation and fell in love with the people, the sailing, and the village life, and returned year after year. After Paul’s death in 1990, Barbara moved to the former Samuel Holland homestead on Tryon Point Road to live there year round.
Wherever Barbara lived, she was deeply passionate about her family and her community, about gardening and the environment, and was a life-long learner committed to food security, climate change and renewable energy, history and world politics, always grounded in common sense.
After moving to PEI, Barbara instilled her love of learning by reading to young children at Englewood School and tutored in her home. She was an active member of the Tryon Watershed, the Island Nature Trust, and the Crapaud Library, and contributed regularly to the Island County Line Courier. Barbara lived her deeply-held faith in so many practical ways, and contributed regularly to food banks in both Quebec and the Island right up to her death.
To celebrate their 50 years of life in Canada, Barbara bought 12 acres of land along the Tryon River and donated the property to the Island Nature Trust to reforest and conserve for future generations. She was always grateful for the many opportunities that Canada had given them, and true to character, Mum’s final words were "Thank You!" Please take a moment to walk the trail on Barbara Green Natural Area to share in her vision and passion for nature.
We would like to thank the amazing Home Care team, along with Arlene Marshall and Merrill Weale, who cared for Mum and made it possible for her to live her last days in her home, surrounded by her family and the Island beauty that she so loved.
The funeral and celebration of life will be held at a date yet to be determined at the South Shore United Church in Tryon with visitation taking place prior to celebration of life.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be mailed to Island Nature Trust through Lawless Funeral Home (21 Somerset St., PO Box 44, Kinkora, PE, C0B 1N0) or we suggest that you plant a tree in Barbara’s memory!
"Always put back more than you take."