Miller, Nancy C. (1933-2018)
MILLER, WARNOCK, PARKER, DEYOUNG, DEGEYNDT, ARNOT, DWYER
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/18/2021 at 17:36:23
Nancy C. Miller
March 30, 1933 ~ March 13, 2018 (age 84)Nancy C. Miller, age 84, of Storm Lake, Iowa, and formerly of Albert City, Iowa, died on March 13, 2018, at her home in Storm Lake.
Nancy Carol Warnock, a daughter of Oliver and Marian (Parker) Warnock, was born at LeMars, Iowa, on March 30, 1933. She lived her youth and received her education in Storm Lake, graduating from the Storm Lake High School. Next, she continued her education at Buena Vista College for two years, earning a teaching certificate. Subsequently, she taught fifth grade at Battle Creek and Laurens for one year in each community. In her younger years, she belonged to the First Baptist Church of Storm Lake.
On June 20,1954, Nancy married Duane Miller at the First Baptist Church in Storm Lake, Iowa. In time, their marriage was blessed with three children: Kim, Jill, and Sheila. During the first years of their marriage, Nancy and Duane attended Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albert City where she served as the bell choir director.
Although she had been raised as a “town girl,” Nancy developed a love for the farm after marrying Duane. Indeed, she came to enjoy raising her family there and playing the role of a farm wife and all that it entailed. In 2015, the Miller family celebrated as their farm was designated a Century Farm at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Duane’s grandfather, C. B. Miller had established the farm 1915.
A very active and committed member of the Albert City Evangelical Free Church, Nancy sang in the church choir and taught Sunday School. At a young age, she had accepted Christ as her Savior, thereby making church attendance and involvement in its activities a lifelong priority. Moreover, she served as a guide for the Friendship Bible Studies through the Christian Women’s Clubs in Storm Lake, Albert City, and Marathon.
Nancy’s favorite pastimes included reading, playing the piano, and playing bridge. She had the gift of hospitality and willingly entertained and cooked for her family and friends. She and Duane enjoyed watching their son, Kim, compete in motocross competition as one of Iowa’s top riders. Nancy and Duane loved to travel. They went throughout the United States by car and made trips to Mexico City, Europe, and Canada (from Vancouver to Quebec) and by train to Niagara Falls and Quebec. They also spent five years as “snowbirds” in Casa Grande, Arizona. Duane and Nancy had made their home in Storm Lake since 2012.
Nancy’s life is cherished and honored by her family which includes her children: Jill (Ken) DeYoung, of Laurens, Iowa, Sheila (John) Arnot, of Winterset, Iowa, her daughter-in-law: Colleen Miller, of Albert City, Iowa, her grandchildren and great grandchildren: Heath (Shaylyn) DeYoung, and their children: Josiah, Caitlyn, Adelyn, Keegan, and Taely, of Pocahontas, Iowa; Mark (Kari) DeYoung, and their children: Eli, Kanen, and Jase, of Huxley, Iowa; Nicholas Miller, of Albert City, Iowa; Rachel Miller-DeGeyndt and Lieven DeGeyndt, of Washington, DC; Jonah Arnot, of Portland Oregon; Kaila (Scott) Mowry, of Des Moines, Iowa, and her brother, Tracy Warnock, of Ankeny, Iowa; as well as other extended family members and the many friends she made throughout her lifetime.
She was preceded in death by Duane, her husband of sixty-three years, on January 5, 2018; her parents, Oliver and Marian; her beloved son, Kim; and her sister and brother, Donna Dwyer and Michael Warnock; as well as by other extended family members and many lifelong friends.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, March 19, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Free Church in Albert City. Burial will follow in the Fairfield Township Cemetery in Albert City. Visitation will take place from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in Nancy’s memory to GoServ Global.
Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, Albert City, Iowa, 2018.
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