Rita Gertrude Miller
Pewamo
Age 94, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015. She was born on December 27, 1920 in Portland the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gensterblum. Rita was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pewamo, she enjoyed crocheting and playing cards.
On November 8, 1941 she married, Raynold Miller and he preceded her in death. She also preceded in death by her daughter, Elizabeth Hillabrandt and siblings Adeline Smith, Helen Rogers, Francis Gensterblum. Surviving are her children Mary Ann (Lance) Jepson, Donald L. (Bonnie) Miller and Thomas F. (Debbie) Miller; son-in-law, James Hillabrandt; 10 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; sister, Mathilda (Robert) Hufnagel.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Charlon Mason presiding. Rite of Committal will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Monday and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the St. Mary's Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia St., Westphalia. The rosaries will be prayed at 7 p.m., Monday and 3 p.m., Tuesday. There will be a Scriptural Wake Service at 8 p.m., Tuesday. Arrangements are with Lehman Funeral Homes, Portland. Online condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com.
All the siblings listed in the links were full sisters of Rita. All were the children of Joseph Gensterblum and his wife, Mary Catherine Schafer.
Pewamo
Age 94, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015. She was born on December 27, 1920 in Portland the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gensterblum. Rita was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pewamo, she enjoyed crocheting and playing cards.
On November 8, 1941 she married, Raynold Miller and he preceded her in death. She also preceded in death by her daughter, Elizabeth Hillabrandt and siblings Adeline Smith, Helen Rogers, Francis Gensterblum. Surviving are her children Mary Ann (Lance) Jepson, Donald L. (Bonnie) Miller and Thomas F. (Debbie) Miller; son-in-law, James Hillabrandt; 10 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; sister, Mathilda (Robert) Hufnagel.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Charlon Mason presiding. Rite of Committal will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Monday and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the St. Mary's Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia St., Westphalia. The rosaries will be prayed at 7 p.m., Monday and 3 p.m., Tuesday. There will be a Scriptural Wake Service at 8 p.m., Tuesday. Arrangements are with Lehman Funeral Homes, Portland. Online condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com.
All the siblings listed in the links were full sisters of Rita. All were the children of Joseph Gensterblum and his wife, Mary Catherine Schafer.
Rita Gertrude Miller
Pewamo
Age 94, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015. She was born on December 27, 1920 in Portland the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gensterblum. Rita was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pewamo, she enjoyed crocheting and playing cards.
On November 8, 1941 she married, Raynold Miller and he preceded her in death. She also preceded in death by her daughter, Elizabeth Hillabrandt and siblings Adeline Smith, Helen Rogers, Francis Gensterblum. Surviving are her children Mary Ann (Lance) Jepson, Donald L. (Bonnie) Miller and Thomas F. (Debbie) Miller; son-in-law, James Hillabrandt; 10 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; sister, Mathilda (Robert) Hufnagel.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Charlon Mason presiding. Rite of Committal will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Monday and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the St. Mary's Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia St., Westphalia. The rosaries will be prayed at 7 p.m., Monday and 3 p.m., Tuesday. There will be a Scriptural Wake Service at 8 p.m., Tuesday. Arrangements are with Lehman Funeral Homes, Portland. Online condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com.
All the siblings listed in the links were full sisters of Rita. All were the children of Joseph Gensterblum and his wife, Mary Catherine Schafer.
Pewamo
Age 94, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015. She was born on December 27, 1920 in Portland the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gensterblum. Rita was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Pewamo, she enjoyed crocheting and playing cards.
On November 8, 1941 she married, Raynold Miller and he preceded her in death. She also preceded in death by her daughter, Elizabeth Hillabrandt and siblings Adeline Smith, Helen Rogers, Francis Gensterblum. Surviving are her children Mary Ann (Lance) Jepson, Donald L. (Bonnie) Miller and Thomas F. (Debbie) Miller; son-in-law, James Hillabrandt; 10 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; sister, Mathilda (Robert) Hufnagel.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Rev. Charlon Mason presiding. Rite of Committal will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Monday and 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the St. Mary's Funeral Chapel, 210 N. Westphalia St., Westphalia. The rosaries will be prayed at 7 p.m., Monday and 3 p.m., Tuesday. There will be a Scriptural Wake Service at 8 p.m., Tuesday. Arrangements are with Lehman Funeral Homes, Portland. Online condolences may be made at www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com.
All the siblings listed in the links were full sisters of Rita. All were the children of Joseph Gensterblum and his wife, Mary Catherine Schafer.
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