Lucille Miller, 26 Feb 1918 - 01 Feb 2015

MILLER, FINKE, LINDBLOOM, ALBERHASKY, GIERWIATOSKI, TINDAL, ROBERTS, GOFF, JOHNSON, AHMLING

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 6/5/2015 at 16:13:39

Lucille Miller, age 96, of Washington, Iowa, died Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 6, 2015, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Pastor Ed Peterson officiating. Visitation will begin noon Thursday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Thursday evening. Memorials have been established for Trinity United Methodist Church in Riverside, Iowa; Mercy Hospital Foundation or Iowa City Hospice. Online condolences may be sent for Lucille’s family through the web at www.jonesfh.com

Lucille was born February 26, 1918, in Crawfordsville, Iowa, the daughter of Roy M. and Singne (Lindbloom) Finke. She grew up on a farm north of Washington and graduated from Washington High School. Following graduation, she was employed by the federal government. Lucille was united in marriage to George W. Miller on April 18, 1945. The couple farmed together north of Washington until 1990 when they moved to Halcyon House.

Lucille was a homemaker who enjoyed flowers and crocheting, shopping, and going out to eat with the “Miller ladies”. After retirement she developed an interest in drawing and sharing them with friends and family. Lucille was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church in Riverside, Iowa.

Lucille is survived by two daughters, Linda Alberhasky and husband Ron of Coralville, Iowa; Janet Gierwiatoski and husband Joe of Rockford, Illinois; and son-in-law Doug Tindal and wife Pam of Washington, Iowa. She is also survived by five grandchildren: Eric Tindal and wife Cindy, Clint Alberhasky, Jami Roberts and husband Justin, Ben Gierwiatoski and Megan Gierwiatoski; and four great grandchildren: Anna and Abby Tindal; Zachary and Addison Roberts; as well as sister-in-laws, Dorothy Miller, Ruth Miller, Alberta Miller and brother-in-law, Maynard Goff and wife Evelyn.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 2007; her daughter Bonnie Tindal; granddaughter, Laura Tindal; two sisters, Clara Johnson and Alice Ahmling; and three brothers, Everett, William and Ellis Finke.

She will be remembered as caring, cheerful, and always optimistic. Her smile will be missed by all.

Jones & Eden Funeral Home Washington
The Gazette, 03 Feb 2015, 10a