Vivian Grace Miller
Vivian Grace Miller, 98, of Butler died Sunday. It was 45 years to the day after her mother, Eliza Jane Patterson, passed away.
Born Sept. 9, 1920, in Butler, she was one of seven children. She was the daughter of the late John Daller and Eliza Jane (Patterson) Daller.
Viv was a graduate of Butler High School, Class of 1938.
She married James Thomas Miller and became the quintessential homemaker, providing a comfortable home, unconditional love and school lunches for 37 years while raising four children spanning four decades.
Viv was a truly gifted master baker.
She lived out her life in Butler, but enjoyed traveling and was fortunate to visit Ireland to kiss the Blarney Stone and Italy, where she saw Pope John Paul II celebrate Mass.
As a long-standing parishioner of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, she viewed this day as one of the best days in her life. She spent 98 years on this Earth with the secret to her longevity most probably being her “roll with the punches” attitude toward life.
Surviving are her two daughters, Carolyn Sue (Ted) Willoughby of Elizabethtown, Pa., and Jane (Marc) Fogel of Moscow, Russia; one son, Tim (Annette) Miller of Riverside, Calif.; five grandchildren, Debbie (James) Jenkins of Pensacola, Fla., Lisa Dixon of Cranberry Township, Sarah (Patrick) Grubbs of Butler, Ethan Fogel of Montreal, Canada, and Sam Fogel of Bozeman, Mont.; five great-grandchildren, Zachary Jenkins of San Francisco, Calif., Alex Dixon of Baltimore, Meredith Willoughby of Etters, Pa., Mitchell Willoughby of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Toby Grubbs of Butler; her three sisters, Janet Warner of Butler, Betty Lou Turner of Butler, and Sandra (Charlie) Walton of Burlington, N.J.; and one brother, Richard (Helen) Daller of Butler.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James T. Miller; one daughter, Christine Karadeema; one brother, John Daller; and one sister, Mary Jane Bitter.
MILLER — Friends of Vivian Grace Miller, who died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, will be received from 10 until 11:30 a.m. Friday at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at noon Friday at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., Butler.Entombment will follow in the mausoleum of Calvary Cemetery.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.
