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Marguerite A. Miller, 87, formerly of South Whitley, died at 3:42 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City. She had been a resident at Miller’s Merry Manor in Columbia City since November 30, 2001.
She was born December 4, 1920, in Fort Wayne, a daughter of August H. and Pauline (Hengestler) Malich. Her formative years were spent in Fort Wayne. She attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School, graduated from North Side high School in 1939 and continued her education at Manchester College.
On March 15, 1944, she enlisted in the United States Navy through the Great Lakes Naval Training Base. She was honorably discharged February 4, 1946.
She had been employed seven years at General Electric and three years at Wolf & Dessauer.
On April 12, 1947, she was united in marriage to Robert M. Miller. They made their first home in Columbia City, later moving to South Whitley for the next 14 years and then Fort Wayne for 20 years. In 1979 they moved to Little Cedar Lake, north of Columbia City, where they had been spending their summers since 1959. In 1982, they returned to South Whitley. Mr. Miller died June 19, 1990.
Her memberships included St. John’s Lutheran Church and the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League, and the Garden Club of South Whitley.
Surviving relatives include a son, Daniel Miller of Fairmount; two grandchildren, Max Riley Miller and Wendy Leigh Longacre; and a great-granddaughter, Cory Longacre.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Wilma Rhae and two brothers, Paul Malich and Irvin H. Malich.
The funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at Smith & Sons Miller Chapel, South Whitley with Rev. David Mommens, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church, officiating. The burial will be in South Whitley Cemetery. The visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to St. John’s Lutheran Church or American Diabetes Association.

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