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Irene Josephine Brockish Miller

Female 1908 - 2001  (93 years)


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  • Name Irene Josephine Brockish Miller 
    Born 18 Aug 1908  Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 11 Dec 2001  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5032  Rossville
    Last Modified 28 Nov 2019 

    Father George Otto Brockish 
    Mother Anna Jessie Hanna Blanka Brockish 
    Family ID F3785  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ralph Newton Miller,   d. 2 Nov 1996 
    Married 24 Dec 1934  Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. LeRoy George Miller,   b. 10 May 1941, West Union, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 2002, Willard, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    +2. Quincy M Miller
     3. Earl W Miller
     4. Raymond E Miller
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2017 09:55:00 
    Family ID F3786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Aug 1908 - Havensville, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Dover Cemetery, Dover, Shawnee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Miller, Irene J.
    Obituary- Miller, Irene J.
    Irene J. Miller
    Irene Josephine Miller, 92, Topeka, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001, at a Topeka care center.

    She was born Aug. 18, 1908 in Havensville, the daughter of George Otto and Anna Jessie Hanna Blank Brockish, and had resided in the Dover area most of her life.

    Irene worked for the Daylor family in Wamego before her marriage to Ralph Newton Miller Dec. 24, 1934, in Wamego. He died Nov. 2, 1996. Irene and Ralph farmed in the Shawnee County area all their 62 years of married life. Mrs. Miller was a 4-H leader in the West Union 4-H Club, and a member of the West Union Extension Homemakers Unit from the 1950s until it dispersed in the late 1970s. She was a member of the Dover Grange, a member of the West Union Ladies Aid (later known as the Happy Hour Club), from the time of her marriage until 2000, and also served on the West Union School Board.

    Surviving her are four sons, Quincy Miller, Osage City; Earl W. Miller, Perry; LeRoy Miller, rural Topeka, and Raymond Miller, Topeka; a sister, Marie Doll, Wamego, 13 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews.

    Her service was at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Dover Federated Church in Dover. Burial was in the Dover Cemetery. Visitation was Friday evening at the Davidson Funeral Home in Topeka.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the Dover Federated Church, or to Heart of America Hospice, and sent in care of the Davidson Funeral Home, 1035 North Kansas, Topeka, 66608.