Ruth G. Miller

RUTH G. MILLER

Washington

Ruth G. Miller, 96, of Washington, died Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Halcyon House. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at the Bethel Church. Burial will follow at the Bethel Cemetery. A general memorial has been established. The Beatty-Peterseim Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Ruth was born April 16, 1924, in Trenton, Iowa, the daughter of John and Ada (Hershey) Wagler. She was united into marriage to Victor Fay Miller on Feb. 7, 1943, in Trenton. She was a longtime member of the Bethel Church. Ruth enjoyed reading her bible, gardening, quilting, crocheting, sewing, baking and mowing her lawn. She also greatly enjoyed her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Ruth is survived by her children, Connie (Dale) Wacker of Ainsworth, Iowa, Vicki (Carl) Wulf of Washington, Iowa, Ken Miller of Washington, Iowa, Lynn (Kaylene) Miller of Washington, Iowa, and Judy (Mike) Redlinger of Asheville, N.C.; sisters; Myndell Boshart of Wayland, Iowa, Dorothy Wenger of Wayland, Iowa, Ardith Eigsti of Denver, Mary Ellen Stoltzfus of Kalona, Iowa, and Kaye Schweitzer of Kalona, Iowa; 17 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vic, in 1988; brothers, Elmer and Earles Wagler; and sisters, Esther Boshart, Lois Short and Verla Conrad.