Gary G. Green

Gary Gainford Green, Age 81, Granville, formerly of Boissevain, Manitoba, Canada, passed away peacefully December 5, 2025, in his home under Hospice Care.
Gary was the son and only child of William Green and Violet (Hammond) Green. He was born in Boissevain, Manitoba, April 11, 1944, and was raised on small grain and livestock farm, Green's Angus Farm, located near Boissevain. He loved working with Angus cattle from a young age and showed his animals at many 4-H shows and local fairs. He enjoyed getting together with the neighbor boys and creating mischief. Many stories were shared during later reunions about what really happened when they were kids!
He attended school through Grade 11 in Boissevain. He moved to Iowa his senior year to work for an Angus breeder, Bob Carr, and graduated in 1963 from Winfield High School, Winfield, Iowa. He spent 3 years attending Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa. He left university and had experience fitting and showing purebred Angus cattle for some of the top Angus herds in the US and Canada; including Wallbridge Farms, New York; Haystack Angus, Colorado; and Hawkeye Acres, Iowa. In 1968, Gary was hired as a field man for the Angus Journal, Webster City, Iowa. His territory included the four western Canadian provinces, as well as Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon, or as Gary would say, "half the world". He moved to Lethbridge, Alberta and traveled his territory from there. He sold advertising for the Angus Journal and traveled to many sales providing ring service at sales and "entertainment" with his antics and sense of humor. He took his job very seriously, and worked hard to help his Angus breeders market their cattle.
In the fall of 1974, he met a young lady from North Dakota at a Montana Angus Tour. It took him until the following spring to ask her out, by sending a bid with the sale manager to purchase an Angus heifer at the Frey Angus Ranch Sale. It was announced that "Merry" needed to deliver the heifer to his dad's farm in Boissevain. One year later, on July 3, 1976, he married Merry Frey, at the Frey Angus Ranch, near Granville. They moved to a ranch at Elphinstone, Manitoba, close to the Riding Mountain Park. Gary always had "ideas", and Merry was the "detail" person trying to figure out how they could implement them. They started Green's Chianina Enterprises, importing, breeding and showing pure blood Chianina and Chi-Angus cattle. They also operated Gary Green Sales Management, managing Angus and Chianina cattle sales. While ranching there, sons, Justin and Nathan were born in 1978 and 1980, respectively. In 1986, they sold their ranch and moved to Killarney, Manitoba. Here their daughter, Krysten, was born in 1987. Gary then worked for Investor's Group, Brandon, Manitoba, until 1994, when he moved to Granville, ND. He then commuted to Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, where he sold manufactured homes until retiring in 2005. He had the ability to start up a conversation with anyone, anywhere, and his quick wit and joking nature always made people laugh and have a good time. He was also very proud of his Irish heritage. During his "retirement" he took up babysitting duties for his grandchildren, was a "regular" at the Memorial Diner, loved studying the financial markets, and loved watching hockey and football games and following his favorite teams! He was a member of the Hope Congregational Church, in Granville; he helped teach Hunter Safety and he was recognized as a "Top Hand" volunteer for the city, by quietly doing little jobs to keep the community clean and maintained.
Gary is survived by his wife of 49 years, Merry, Granville; sons, Justin (Lorissa), Maddock and Nathan (Carrie), Minot; and daughter, Krysten (Brooks) Magnuson, rural Granville. Thirteen grandchildren including: Colton, Jorja and Naomi Green, Maddock; Emeline, Ephraim, Peter, Esther, Paul and Philip Green, Minot; and Brody, Beckham, Bo and Violet Magnuson, Granville. Brothers-in-law: Edward Frey, Granville; Vern (Corinne) Frey, Towner; Lynn (Shirley) Frey, Granville; Arlen Frey, Granville, and former sister-in-law, Lois Frey, Minot. He is also survived by 5 nephews and 3 nieces and their families; and several cousins, including Vonnie Coates, Brandon; and Lorna (Jim) McLenehan, Boissevain. He was preceded in death by his parents and his in-laws, Allen and Arlyss Frey, Granville.
Thank you to Caring Edge Hospice for their loving care and support; ND Caregiver Respite Program which provided respite care by Sheryl Cameron (First Light Home Care Agency); a very caring graduate nurse, Natasha Diaz, Granville; grandson, Brody Magnuson; and other family members, friends and neighbors who provided assistance to us in this process of keeping Gary at home.
Funeral: Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Hope Congregational Church, Granville.
Interment: Granville Cemetery, Granville, ND. Burial will take place in the spring.
Visitation: One hour prior to the service.
The service was video recorded and available for the public to view: https://youtu.be/HxY-lB01U3A