NAPPANEE — Verna Miller, 93, Bourbon, died at 1:30 p.m. March 19, 2017, at her residence, surrounded by her family, after a short illness. She was born June 4, 1923, to Reuben and Fannie Farmwald Yoder in Nappanee. She was a lifetime area resident. On July 19, 1942, she married Irvin D. Miller in Nappanee. He preceded her in death June 16, 1990. She was a faithful pastor’s wife, homemaker and a farmer’s wife. She was a member of Clay Street Mennonite Church, Bourbon. Surviving are her children: Janice Ruth Miller, Norman Jay Miller, John Derwin (Esther) Miller, Galen Lyle (Becky) Miller and Lynn Howard Miller, all of Bourbon; Nancy Lee (Andy) Hostetler, Etna Green; and Michael Peter Miller, Warsaw; 18 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. She was preceded by her parents; husband; and siblings: Laura Mast, Ada Chupp, Elizabeth Stoltzfus, Alma Slabaugh, Melvin Yoder, Katie Hershberger, Mary Blucker and Inez Stutzman. Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Sandy Ridge Mennonite Church, 3085 Seventh Road, Bremen. Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Ministers Wade Burkholder and Aaron Yoder, Clay Street Mennonite Church, Bourbon, will officiate. Burial will follow at Berea Christian Fellowship Church Cemetery. Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, assisted with arrangements. ***** Memorials to Christian Aid Ministries.
