Mildred (Millie) Pearl Laudie

LAUDIE, ENSLEY, PFOHL

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 5/24/2012 at 13:19:46

Mildred (Millie) Pearl Laudie, 92, of Iowa City, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Oaknoll Health Center in Iowa City. Millie requested no memorial service and that her ashes join a garden.

Millie was born September 23, 1919 in Yuba City, California, to Agnes and Ralph Ensley. She graduated from Grant High School in Sacramento, CA and attended 2 years at Graceland College (now University) in Lamoni, Iowa, then graduating with a Masters from San Jose State University, California, with a degree in Science, Home Economics, and Art.

Millie began her teaching career in Sacramento at Grant High and later taught 5 years at San Jose High and 7 years at Crondolete in Concord, California.

Millie met Bob at Graceland College then dated and married him after WWII ended. Bob and Millie loved to entertain people in their home. Many people have lived at their home over the years including a foreign exchange student from Ecuador, students from Japan, and friends from Hawaii. They loved to travel and maintained friendships around the world.

In Walnut Creek, Millie was a Girl Scout Leader, Community of Christ Sunday School teacher, and active AAUW member. In Cloverdale she was a Library Board Member, and active member of the Cloverdale Historical Society, Historical Quilters, and Cloverdale Gardening Club.

Millie was continually learning and enjoyed spending her time and creativity with family and friends. She was intelligent, creative, articulate, aware and involved, an outstanding example of a public-spirited citizen willing to assume the responsibilites of leadership. She was especially proud to be responsible for the $1.6 million highway bypass beautification project in Cloverdale.

Survivors include her husband Bob Laudie, their daughter Judy (Bruce) Pfohl, and grandson Michael (Melissa) Pfohl. Millie was preceeded in death by a young daughter, Sharon Ann, and two sisters, Olive (Harman), and Elva (Graham).

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Oaknoll Foundation, 1 Oaknoll Court, Iowa City, or Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa, or a charity of your choice.