Florine Miller

Funeral services celebrating Florine’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lucan.

Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturday at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Sunday.

Florine Dorothy (Davis) Miller, age 87, formerly of Redwood Falls and Lucan, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at her home in Mankato. Funeral services celebrating Florine’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, September 7, 2008 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lucan. Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturday at the Redwood Valley Funeral Home and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Sunday. Interment will be in Crestlawn Gardens in Redwood Falls. Memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church. The Redwood Valley Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Email condolences may be sent to www.redwoodvalleyfuneralhome.com

Florine was born March 1, 1921 to Clyde and Agnes (Fuhr) Davis in Sheridan Township. She attended school in the country and in Seaforth, and graduated from Wabasso High School in 1937. She was united in marriage to Maynard “Mike” Miller at the Seaforth Presbyterian Church on Sept. 10, 1940. They farmed in the Lucan area until October, 2001 when they moved to Redwood Falls. Florine, better known as “Toots” to family and friends, was an avid seamstress, sewing everything from wedding gowns to full walls of draperies. She crafted many beautiful hand-stitched quilts for family and friends. She enjoyed card-playing, Bingo, crossword puzzles, all kinds of music, and keeping in touch with those she loved with letters and e-mails. She and Mike were long-time members of Trinity Lutheran Church where she served in many capacities in the Women’s Organization, Sunday School teacher, and choir member. She had a servant’s heart for her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

She is survived by her husband of almost 68 years, Maynard “Mike” Miller, 2 daughters: Sandy (Tom) Christensen of Prescott, AZ, and Gloria (John) Anderson of Madison Lake, MN; 4 grandsons: Scott (April) Christensen of Anthem, AZ, Derek (Amy) Anderson of Mankato, MN, Jesse (Dana) Anderson of Scottsdale, AZ, and Brendan (Jenna) Anderson of Scottsdale, AZ; 3 great-grandsons: Jake and Justin Christensen and Caeden Anderson; sister Betty (Hubert) Sickmann of Locustgrove, VA; sister-in-law Althea Miller of Sauk Rapids, MN; and many special nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; 3 brothers: Delbert, Lavern, and Donald Davis; and one sister, Gertrude Carlson.

Though we deeply mourn her loss, Heaven has welcomed her home – may God be praised for her life and precious legacy of memories she’s left behind!