Fratzke and Jensen Funeral Homes

Mary L. Miller

Mary L. Miller, age 92, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died Friday, November 4, 2005 at Buena Vista Manor in Storm Lake.

Funeral mass will be held on Monday, November 7, 2005 at 10:30 am at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fratzke and Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake.

Friends may call at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake on Sunday, November 6, 2005 from 3:00-8:00 pm, where the family will be present from 6:00-8:00 pm. There will be a family led rosary at 3:30 pm and a parish vigil service at 7:00 pm.

Mary Anna Leona Louise Dick was born on April 12, 1913 in Schaller, Sac County, Iowa to John and Madalena (Schmitt) Dick. She lived with her family in Sac County and attended school in Early and graduated in 1930. Her education continued in Carroll, Iowa at St. Anthony’s Nursing School.

In 1913, Mary was baptized at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Early where she was later confirmed. She was a current member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake and an honorary member of the St. Mary’s Guild.

On April 28, 1936, Mary was united in marriage to William J. Miller. To this union, seven children were born: Marguerite, Kenneth, Janette, Roger, Lois, Louise and Maxine. She was a proud housewife and mother, as well as a midwife.

Mary was a polio survivor since 1948. She loved flowers and cooking. Many of her most prized moments were those spent with her children and grandchildren.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Marguerite and husband Gene Huelman of Schaller, Iowa, Kenneth J. and wife Pat Miller of Storm Lake, Janette Vacek and husband Raymond of Alpha, Minnesota, Lois Miller of Hulbert, Oklahoma, Louise Bohaty and husband Carroll of Ceresco, Nebraska, Maxine McCarthy and husband James of DeGraff, Minnesota ; 29 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law Marita Dick of Silver Bay, Minnesota and Marcella Dick of Storm Lake; many nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William in December of 1977; son Roger Miller in December of 1970; brothers: Alfred, Henry, John, Leo, Bernard, and Francis J. (in 1930 at age 29); and sister Elsie Dick who died at age 4.