08/28/2026
Lisa Schultz Greene, 61 passed peacefully on the morning of August, 21st 2026.
She is remembered for her hugs, her laugh, her constant warmth, and her near-endless patience as an older sister, a wife, mother, and aunt. A lover of antique books, $5 white-zinfandel, and science fiction, Lisa was an avid reader of fantasy, magic, and the occasional mystery and romance.
Though born in Milwaukee in 1964, Lisa considered herself a proud Yooper. Her family moved throughout her childhood between the twin cities of Menominee, Michigan, and Marinette, Wisconsin before ultimately settling in Wallace, Michigan, in her teen years.
She graduated from Menominee High in 1983 before setting off on a multi-year road trip down the East Coast with her best friend, her Aunt Rebecca, who was only a few years older than herself and really more of a sister.
The two resided in New York, Maine, and ultimately settled in Georgia – where Lisa met and fell in love with Atlanta native Michael Greene. She confidently declared, “Oh, I intend on marrying you,” before even finishing their first date and eventually brought him home to Michigan, where they were wed shortly after. They welcomed three dogs and three kids, in mixed order.
Lisa was endlessly creative with a talent for sketching, watercolors, sculpting, sewing, baking, and so much more. She loved all holidays and was often the last to bed before any cause for celebration - excitedly staying up all night adding the finishing touches to whatever she was crafting. She cherished every wedding, baby shower, or work luncheon as an opportunity to contribute a baked good or themed decor.
She dyed eggs and assembled personalized baskets every Easter. And baked wonderful, intricately decorated cakes for every birthday. Her children were taught to carve Jack-o'-lanterns before they could walk, while she would sew elaborate Halloween costumes of their choosing each year. Each Christmas meant decorated gingerbread, rum-balls, and stockings stuffed so full that her fireplace mantle required reinforcement to support their weight on more than one occasion. Even her dogs, who she acknowledged as her ‘first’ babies, were greeted Christmas morning with a stocking of toys and new bones.
In her career, Lisa dedicated 29 years to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta - first working the cafeteria in 1986, then in medical records while training to be a CNA, and later full-time in the ICU while also enrolling herself in college to become a registered nurse. She graduated from Kennesaw State University in 1994 & joined the nurse-advice line at the CHOA call center in 1997, where she served as a dutiful and reassuring voice to new and concerned parents from all over Georgia until her departure in 2015 after a surprise diagnosis of a Grade 4 Glioblastoma.
After completing radiation treatment for her first bout of brain cancer, she thanked the healthcare staff with homemade cupcakes. She’d colored the frosting and piped the icing so they resembled little brains.
Her diagnosis was terminal, with a life expectancy of only a few months. And yet Lisa defied all odds, surviving despite her diagnosis and multiple recurrences, for over eleven years.
She is still gone too soon.
Lisa will return home to be laid to rest at St. Mary’s Cemetery off Sobieski Road, just steps from the little church she and Michael were married in and a minute's walk from the farmhouse her father once built.
She is preceded in death by her beloved grandparents, her father, Bob Schultz, her aunt, Sister Mary Margaret, and her dogs: Riley, Chester the Dalmatian, and her two Jack Russells: Brandy & Bandit
Lisa is survived by her mother, Linda Schultz, her husband, Michael Greene, her three children: Danielle (30), Michelle (27), Michael (26), her older brother Tom, and her younger siblings: Debbie, Dan, Sarah, Michael, & Elizabeth, along with fifteen nieces and nephews.
Visitation for Lisa will be held at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in Birch Creek, Michigan, on Tuesday, September 1st 2026, beginning at 10:00am until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00pm with Father Jeffrey Kurtz presiding. A luncheon will follow in the fellowship hall. A dedicated Mass and celebration will also be held for her in Georgia later this year.
The family requests that those in attendance wear color rather than black.
Cadieu Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.
