Yolanda S. "Yo" Greene

November 13, 1937 - April 8, 2016

Yolanda S. “Yo” Greene, 78, passed away Friday April 8, 2016 due to complications arising from Alzheimer’s disease. Yolanda was born in Amsterdam, NY on November 13, 1937, to the late Vito and Annunziata “Nancy” Montuoro. She attended Amsterdam Public Schools and was a member of the National Honor Society when she graduated Wilbur Lynch H.S. in 1955. She received a Bachelor’s Degree from College of Saint Rose in 1959. Yolanda was a linguist and in addition to English, was fluent in French, Italian and Latin. Along with several classmates, she accepted a teaching position on Long Island and it was there that she met her future husband Marty Greene. They were married in Amsterdam in St. Michaels Church on October 15, 1961 and remained married for 54 years. They lived in Hauppauge, Long Island, where she was Co-Owner-Director of Trailblazer Day Camp, a summer program for children. Yo enjoyed travel, Broadway Theater and playing tennis. She also enjoyed bridge and Scrabble and excelled at both. Yo believed in giving back to the community and served as PTA Council president, Girl Scout Leader and Youth Soccer Coach. In 1989, the couple bought a vacation home on the Great Sacandaga Lake and moved back to upstate full time seven years later. She enjoyed kayaking, swimming and going out on their pontoon boat. Yo was a parishioner at St. Francis Catholic Church in Northville, where she sang in the Choir. She was a member of the Northville-Sacandaga Lions and both Edinburg and Northville-Northampton Historic societies. Yolanda is survived by her husband Marty and their four children; Martin Kenneth (Arlene), Marc Victor, Michael Scott, all on Long Island, and Nanci Mart (Louis) of Hanover, PA, and seven grandchildren whom she adored. She also leaves her sisters; Gilda Constantine (Joe) and Ann Picciocca, her brother Joe Montuoro all from Amsterdam, sister-in-law; Lenore Bernstein of Coconut Creek, FL and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Northville Funeral Home on Monday April 11, 2016 from 4 to 6 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church of Northville on Tuesday April 12, 2016 at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Michaels Cemetery in Amsterdam. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast NY or the Charity of one’s choice. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.northvillefuneralservice.com.