Miller, Sharon (Mrs. Jay) 1947-2014

MILLER, RATH, HAMILTON

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 9/6/2014 at 21:05:29

Sharon Miller, 67, of Akron, Iowa passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at the Akron Care Center in Akron following a courageous 15-month battle with cancer.

Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron. Reverend Dr. Dave Christensen will officiate. Private family inurnment will be in Hillside Cemetery in Merrill, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be after 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at the Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in Akron. Expressions of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

Sharon Janice Rath was born February 5, 1947 in Le Mars, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Arleen (Hamilton) Rath. She attended school in Hinton, Iowa and graduated from Hinton High School in 1965.

Following her schooling, she worked hard to provide for her family. She worked as a switchboard operator for St. Joseph Hospital in Sioux City. Later she went to work for I.B.P. in Dakota City, Nebraska.

She was united in marriage to Jay Miller in 1998. They made their home in Akron. After working at I.B.P, she went to work for Coilcraft in Hawarden until retiring in February of 2013.

Through the years, Sharon enjoyed reading, occasionally trying her luck at the slots, going to the movies with Heather, and passing family traditions and recipes to Carri. But most of all, she loved the times she spent with her grandchildren. She will be greatly missed.

Survivors include her husband, Jay of Akron; her daughter: Carri (Bruce) Koele, and their children Tyler (special friend, Tara Filler), Hannah, Lexi, and Brooke, all of Akron; her daughter: Heather Franken (special friend, Mike Shanahan) of Sioux City, IA; her sister: Linda (Steve) Berge of Sioux City; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and other extended family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother: Don Rath.

Source--Carlsen Funeral Homes online obituary.