Helena Anna (Reischauer) Miller (1864-1941)

REISCHAUER, MILLER, GROVE, KAMMIN

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 10/21/2024 at 21:33:38

From Story City Herald June 12, 1941 (page 4)

MRS. ABRAM MILLER STORY NATIVE

Helena Anna Reischauer, the daughter of Frederick and Augusta Reischauer, was born on a farm home near Ames, Iowa, December 23, 1864, and passed away at her farm home near Orillia, Iowa, May 26, 1941 at the age of 76 years, 5 months and 3 days.

She was reared in a good home. Her country school life was begun near Ames. When she was ten years old she, with her parents, moved to a farm home 5 miles west of Story City where she again attended country school. Later she taught school and continued in the teaching profession up to the time of her marriage.

She was married to Abram Miller on March 8, 1888. They moved to a comfortable farm home near Orillia where she lived until the time of her death.

She was baptized in the Lutheran church October 19, 1879, at the age of 15. She was baptized by the Rev. L. Guenther. Later she became a member of the Methodist church in Orillia. This church was later destroyed by fire and was never rebuilt.

Sharing in the common lot of many, Mrs. Miller passed thru many sorrows. On May 10, 1914, her husband died. Her father and mother, two brothers and five sisters also preceded her in death.

She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ella Grove of Jewell and Mrs. Clara Kammin of Story City and a large number of relatives and friends.

Deserving of mention is Chris Seeup, no relation to the family, but who has been a close friend of the family for 35 years as a worker on the farm and later as a partner in the business. he was to the family almost as near to all as a brother, and feels as keenly as the two sisters the loss of one of his best friends.

Mrs. Miller was a good wife and homemaker. She was ambitious, industrious and economical. She was possessed of a keen foresight, and sensing as she was able the possibilities of the future, her investments in the business world for the greater part were highly successful.

In all of her business relationships in life she was just, honest and upright. Her life was lived by the Golden Rule and deeds of kindness to others are only known to those who received them.

She possessed many kindly traits of character, and will be greatly missed as a pioneer and good neighborhood in the community.

Funeral services were held in the Methodist church in Norwalk. The pastors of the two churches, the Rev. David Barker of the Methodist church and the Rev. A. N. Simpson of the Church of Christ, conducted the services. Three favorite songs were sung by a lady duo namely "Abide with Me" and "Going Down the Valley" and "We'll Never Say Good-by."

Interment was in the Orillia cemetery.