Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Mary Jean Miller
( March 16, 1922 - August 25, 2015 )
Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Location: 12:00 Midnight, at her home in Monticello, Indiana.
Age: 93
Date of Birth: Thursday, March 16, 1922
Birth place: Rossville, Indiana
Father: Floyd Crouse
Mother: Iva ( Yundt) Crouse
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Monticello, Indiana most all of her life.
Funeral Date: Sunday, August 30, 2015
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 30, 2015, Celebration of Life Services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 104 N. Illinois Street, Monticello, Indiana, 47960.
Clergy: Rev. Tom Albaum of the Monticello First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
2:00 p.m. Graveside Services will be held Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the I.O.O.F Riverview Cemetery of rural Monticello, Indiana
Visitation will be:
3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
She was born on March 16, 1922, on the family farm in Clinton County, Indiana, in a home built by her Great-Grandfather Hiram B. Crouse. She attended school in Rossville, Indiana before the family moved to Monticello in 1939. She graduated from Roosevelt High School with its second graduating class in 1941. In 1942, she married Joseph A. Miller from Brazil, Indiana, a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Following the war, they settled in Monticello.
During the years as a Monticello resident, she was involved in many community and church activities. She served as President of Chapter Gamma Eta, Tri Kappa, PTA president, president of Presbyterian Women and director of the Junior Choir at First Presbyterian Church where she became a member in 1939. She was an active member of the White County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and volunteered at the Monticello Public Library. While raising four children, she was the office manager of her husband’s company, Miller Plumbing and Heating (later Miller Mechanical). After her husband passed away, she wintered in Winter Haven, Florida for many years where she was active in the Hope Presbyterian Church choir, the public library and the hospital auxiliary.
She was a wonderful role model for family and friends as a devoted believer and follower of Jesus. Her many personal journals are a treasure and a testimony to her walk and faith in God. Even at her advanced age, she read her Bible aloud to share with others and occasionally played hymns on her piano. In earlier years, she enjoyed sewing, needlework, painting, playing the organ and cooking for her family. She made the best lemon meringue and pecan pies in the world! She loved infants and young children and was delighted when her caregivers would bring their children to visit her.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Wishes of the Donor. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: In 1942, she married Joseph A. Miller from Brazil, Indiana, a Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include:
Children,Mary Jo Levy of Signal Mountain, Tennessee,Ken Miller of Delphi, Indiana,Linda (husband Dick) Bridges of Rock Hill, South Carolina, andJoyce Miller of Carson City, Nevada;Grandchildren,Brett (wife Pam) Levy, Andrea Levy (husband Shaun) Holmes,Rick (wife Rebecca) Bridges, andJennifer Meyer;Step-Grandchildren,Trisha Bridges Zemke, Allison Bridges Williamson, and Caitlyn Holmes; Great-Grandchildren Chase Levy, Gavin Holmes, Raines Bridges, Calista Bejare, and Chaz Cormier; Step-Great Grandchildren, B.J. Phillippe, andNick Phillippe;Five (5) Step-Great Grandchildren; Five (5) Great-Great Step-Grandchildren;Brothers,Robert Crouse, and Floyd Crouse;Sisters,Catherine Smith, andMartha Alspaugh Legler; Much-Loved Nieces, Nephews and their families and several cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Husband, Joseph Alexander Miller,Parents, Floyd K. and Iva (Yundt) Crouse;Brother,James Crouse;Son-in-law,Wayne Levy.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Iniana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.
Died: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Location: 12:00 Midnight, at her home in Monticello, Indiana.
Age: 93
Date of Birth: Thursday, March 16, 1922
Birth place: Rossville, Indiana
Father: Floyd Crouse
Mother: Iva ( Yundt) Crouse
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Monticello, Indiana most all of her life.
Funeral Date: Sunday, August 30, 2015
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 30, 2015, Celebration of Life Services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, 104 N. Illinois Street, Monticello, Indiana, 47960.
Clergy: Rev. Tom Albaum of the Monticello First Presbyterian Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
2:00 p.m. Graveside Services will be held Sunday, August 30, 2015 at the I.O.O.F Riverview Cemetery of rural Monticello, Indiana
Visitation will be:
3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
She was born on March 16, 1922, on the family farm in Clinton County, Indiana, in a home built by her Great-Grandfather Hiram B. Crouse. She attended school in Rossville, Indiana before the family moved to Monticello in 1939. She graduated from Roosevelt High School with its second graduating class in 1941. In 1942, she married Joseph A. Miller from Brazil, Indiana, a Sergeant in the U.S. Army. Following the war, they settled in Monticello.
During the years as a Monticello resident, she was involved in many community and church activities. She served as President of Chapter Gamma Eta, Tri Kappa, PTA president, president of Presbyterian Women and director of the Junior Choir at First Presbyterian Church where she became a member in 1939. She was an active member of the White County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and volunteered at the Monticello Public Library. While raising four children, she was the office manager of her husband’s company, Miller Plumbing and Heating (later Miller Mechanical). After her husband passed away, she wintered in Winter Haven, Florida for many years where she was active in the Hope Presbyterian Church choir, the public library and the hospital auxiliary.
She was a wonderful role model for family and friends as a devoted believer and follower of Jesus. Her many personal journals are a treasure and a testimony to her walk and faith in God. Even at her advanced age, she read her Bible aloud to share with others and occasionally played hymns on her piano. In earlier years, she enjoyed sewing, needlework, painting, playing the organ and cooking for her family. She made the best lemon meringue and pecan pies in the world! She loved infants and young children and was delighted when her caregivers would bring their children to visit her.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Wishes of the Donor. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: In 1942, she married Joseph A. Miller from Brazil, Indiana, a Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
Survivors include:
Children,Mary Jo Levy of Signal Mountain, Tennessee,Ken Miller of Delphi, Indiana,Linda (husband Dick) Bridges of Rock Hill, South Carolina, andJoyce Miller of Carson City, Nevada;Grandchildren,Brett (wife Pam) Levy, Andrea Levy (husband Shaun) Holmes,Rick (wife Rebecca) Bridges, andJennifer Meyer;Step-Grandchildren,Trisha Bridges Zemke, Allison Bridges Williamson, and Caitlyn Holmes; Great-Grandchildren Chase Levy, Gavin Holmes, Raines Bridges, Calista Bejare, and Chaz Cormier; Step-Great Grandchildren, B.J. Phillippe, andNick Phillippe;Five (5) Step-Great Grandchildren; Five (5) Great-Great Step-Grandchildren;Brothers,Robert Crouse, and Floyd Crouse;Sisters,Catherine Smith, andMartha Alspaugh Legler; Much-Loved Nieces, Nephews and their families and several cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Husband, Joseph Alexander Miller,Parents, Floyd K. and Iva (Yundt) Crouse;Brother,James Crouse;Son-in-law,Wayne Levy.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Iniana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.