She was born in Dahlgren, Illinois to Henry John and Emma Fries Klohr. She was married on October 5, 1941 in Steelville, Missouri, to Robert Randall Greenwell who died on January 14, 1998, having enjoyed fifty-six years of happiness. Survivors include one son, John H. Greenwell, Wheaton; one daughter, Judith E. Woodson, Jefferson City; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters. A homemaker, she and her husband had lived in Pine Lawn, Missouri and Red Bud, Illinois. She was a member of Trinity Luthern Church, Jefferson City;