Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
Dorothy Miller
Dorothy A. Miller, 90, of Sidney, formerly of New Knoxville, died at 2:40 a.m. July 2, 2012, at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney.
She was born Sept. 23, 1921, near Wapakoneta, to Benjamin and Anna Julian Katter. On Sept. 9, 1946, she married Willis H. Miller, who died Dec. 28, 2001.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen (John) Vornholt, Sidney; a sister, Betty Bushong, Lima; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a brother, Hugh Katter.
She was a member of the Christian Family Fellowship of Tipp City and the First United Church of Christ, New Knoxville. She was a 1939 graduate of the former Blume High School of Wapakoneta and graduated from Northwestern Business College, Lima. She was an Auglaize County court reporter before retiring in 1984.
She was active with the Sidney/Shelby Co. Blue Star Military Support Group. During World War II she worked at the Lima Tank Plant. She and her husband farmed.
Services are 11 a.m. Saturday at Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home, New Bremen, Pastor Tonya Shroyer officiating. Burial is at Pilger Ruhe Cemetery, New Knoxville.
Calling is 4-7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. until services Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Dorothy Love Memorial Fund or Wilson Home Health and Hospice.
Condolences may be left at gilberghartwigfh.com.
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