Miller, Edna Caroline (1921 – 2013)

MILLER, SORENSEN, ANDERSON, WILLIAMS, OLESEN, MADSEN, LONG, NIELSEN, RITTER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/3/2013 at 17:14:20

Name of deceased: Edna Caroline Miller (nee Madsen)

Aged: 91 yrs, 10 mo, 20 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Born: Sep.3, 1921, Sharon Township, rural Kimballton, IA

Died: July 23, 2013, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Friday, July 26, 2013, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Harlan, IA; Pastor Steve Chellew officiated. Burial was in the Arlington Heights Cemetery, Audubon, IA.

Survived by: Children, Philip (spouse, Elaine) Miller of Harlan, IA, Patricia (spouse, Dave) Sorensen of Dexter, IA, Steven (spouse, Sue) Miller of Bettendorf, IA, and Annette (spouse, Rick “Stick”) Anderson of Harlan, IA; sister, Palma Williams of Altoona, IA; 8 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Niels and Kjerstine (nee Olesen) Madsen; sisters, Anna Sorensen, Edith Long, Lillie Nielsen, and Vina Ritter

Education: attended Greeley #9 (near Exira, IA) country school. She finished elementary school west of Audubon, IA; obtained her GED in 1968; later attended nurses’ aide training at the Eventide Home in Denison, IA.

Marriage: Cecil Gerald Miller, Oct. 30, 1942, Maryville, MO

Employment: After completing nurses’ aide training at Evantide Home, she worked at Eventide, as well as the Colonial Manor in Odebolt, IA. She retired in 1976 and moved to Harlan, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: Member, Bethel Lutheran Church, Kiron, IA. She enjoyed tending to her flower garden, watching birds, and enjoying nature.

Sources: Harlan Tribune; burmeisterjohannsen.com