Pauline E. Kennedy Miller, 92, of North Manchester, died at 1:40 a.m. Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne.
She was born March 17, 1926, in Whitley County, to Silas and Edith Lehmer Kennedy.
Pauline was a 1944 graduate of South Whitley High School. She married Carl "Pete" Miller on Jan. 27, 1945, in North Manchester; he died April 6, 1985. She was a homemaker, farmer's wife, and also was an Avon representative for several years. Pauline was a member of the Liberty Mills Church of the Brethren. She enjoyed playing softball, mushroom hunting and especially enjoyed her family.
She is survived by her son, Larry J. (Diane) Miller, North Manchester; three grandsons: Heath (Jennifer) Miller, Silver Lake; Blake (Kim) Miller, Akron; and Derek (Lindsey) Miller, Silver Lake; eight great-grandchildren: Hunter and Alayna Miller, Silver Lake; Chase, Chesnee and Chaney Miller, Akron; and Lilly, Layla and Layne Miller, Silver Lake. She also was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Joe, Harold, Robert and Silas Junior Kennedy; and three sisters, Mildred Atwell, Dorothy Gregory and Thelma Upham.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, May 17 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, 207 W. Main St., North Manchester, with Pastor Erin Huiras officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, and one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
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Preferred memorial is Liberty Mills Church of the Brethren.
The memorial guest book for Pauline may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
