Marie G. (BAUMAN) MILLER

MILLER, BAUMAN, KOSTER, WALLER, LANG, MANLY, BOBCOCK, FLUHRER, BIRETZ, HENNIGAR, NANEY

Posted By: Sharon R. Becker (email)
Date: 2/21/2011 at 22:17:50

Obituary - Marie G. Bauman Miller

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Iowa
November 29, 1995

CLEAR LAKE — Marie G. MILLER, 97, of Clear Lake, passed into God's hands on Tuesday (Nov. 28, 1995) at Oakwood Care Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, withe Monsignor Joseph J. SLEPICKA officiating. Burial will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. A Scriptural wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Marie BAUMAN MILLER was born Feb. 21, 1898, in New York City, N.Y., and spent her very early years in an orphanage in New York City. At four and a half years old she was placed on the famous "Orphan Train" to the Midwest. She was one of the last four orphans on the train as it arrived in Falls City, Neb. She was chosen by Ben BAUMAN and his family to be their foster daughter.

She shared her childhood years with the only "sister" she ever had, another orphan from the train named Rose who was adopted by Ben BAUMAN'S mother's family. Ben BAUMAN and Mary BAUMAN then had a son named George who was then Marie's dear brother.

Marie attended school until eighth grade, then worked as a housekeeper as soon as she was old enough. In 1942 she met John A. MILLER.

They married on Oct. 29, 1942, and moved to John's farm south of Clear Lake. They farmed there for many years until moving into town about 1980.

She was preceded in death by her foster parents, Ben and Mary BAUMAN and family; her husband, John A. MILLER; and nephew William Joseph KOSTER and his wife, Leona, who farmed with them for many years.

She is survived by nieces Rose BECKER and family; Margaret WALLER and family; Mary Ann MANLY and family; many MILLER and LANG relatives; great- nieces and nephews, Mary BOBCOCK, Jeanne FLUHRER, Helen BIRETZ, John KOSTER, Karen HENNIGAR, Dean KOSTER and Doris NANEY and their families and children.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, February of 2011