Sheila Bemis Greene

Sheila Bemis Greene October 20, 1945 · May 25, 2026 A gifted artist, devoted teacher, and keeper of laughter Sheila Bemis Greene, 80, of Carmel, Indiana, embarked on her final adventure on May 25, 2026, after a five-year struggle with Alzheimer’s. She left behind a legacy of laughter and kindness that touched every student, colleague, and soul fortunate enough to know her. Sheila was born on October 20, 1945, to Maynard and Dorothy Bemis in Boulder, Colorado. She graduated from University High School in 1964 and went on to study Art and Education at Indiana University before earning her MFA from Texas Woman’s University in 1991. Growing up in Bloomington and attending University School were among her most cherished memories; she described those years as an amazing and positive adventure, one that shaped her lifelong appetite for discovery and joy. From her earliest years, Sheila approached life as a traveler at heart. Whether moving across states, exploring new cities, or simply finding wonder in unfamiliar places, she carried a genuine excitement for what lay around the next corner. Her many moves through Texas, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and California were not disruptions but chapters, each one widening her world and deepening her sense of wonder. Friends and family knew that a road trip with Sheila meant laughter, curiosity, and the certainty that the journey mattered as much as the destination. She never went anywhere directly if she could take the scenic route instead. In 1967, Sheila married Scott Greene, her U-School sweetheart, while still in college. Together, they moved to Austin, where Scott attended law school, before making their home in Corpus Christi, then Cambridge, and later Omaha, Nebraska, where Scott served as a law professor at Creighton Law School until his untimely death in 1982. They had two beloved children, Allison and Jeremy. Throughout every season of her life, Sheila was sustained by the deep friendships she cultivated and kept. She was the kind of friend who remembered birthdays, who wrote letters, who showed up. Bonds formed through the many chapters of her life endured for decades, many lasting her entire lifetime. Her friends were her chosen family, and she cherished them with the same fierce loyalty she gave to everyone she loved. A gifted artist and educator, Sheila taught students from elementary school through college at numerous institutions across Texas and California. But her heart belonged most fully to her years at Annunciation Orthodox School in Houston, a community that shaped her as much as she shaped the young minds in her care. After retiring, she returned to Indiana to be near her family, the people she loved most. She is survived by her sisters, Sherri Rosin and Cynthia Maroon; children, Allison (Brian) Wacker and Jeremy (Lisa) Greene; and granddaughters, Rebecca, Sadie, and Ever. Her granddaughters were the light of her life. Sheila was predeceased by her parents, Maynard and Dorothy Bemis, and her beloved husband, Scott. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Misericordia, an organization dear to Sheila’s heart that provides a continuum of care and support for children and adults of all faiths and cultures who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. May her laughter echo in every room she once brightened, and her kindness live on in those she so lovingly taught.

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Sheila Bemis Greene

October 20, 1945 - May 25, 2026