LaVerda Miller

LaVerda Miller, age 79, of Aurora, passed away Friday, December 9, 2011, at the Hamilton Manor in Aurora.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Monday, December 19th at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Aurora. Pastor Karl Larson will officiate. Interment will be in the Aurora Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 P.M. on Sunday at Higby-McQuiston Mortuary. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary website at www.higbymortuary.com.

OBITUARY: LAVERDA MILLER

LaVerda Mae Miller, the daughter of Victor August and Alma Wilhemina (Matthes) Dadey, was born at Hampton, Nebraska on February 2, 1932 and died at Aurora, Nebraska on December 9, 2011, at the age of 79.

LaVerda grew up in the Bradshaw area, where she graduated from Bradshaw High School in 1951.

She was united in marriage to Donald Miller on May 18, 1952 at Aurora. LaVerda worked at Memorial Hospital for 18 years as a Dietary Aid.

LaVerda was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church. She had a strong love for flowers and it remained strong until her death. LaVerda enjoyed traveling and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant son Leland Miller and grandson Derek Schultze.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Don Miller of Aurora; three sons, Rick (Sherri) Miller of Aurora, Russell (Tara) Miller of Phillips and Duane (Laurie) Miller of Lincoln; four daughters, Linda (Rob) Glahe of Wheaton, Illinois, Kathy (Cliff) Lawton of Aurora, Marcia Miller of Aurora and Shelly (Matt) Schultze of Overland Park, Kansas; 15 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter. She is also survived by a brother, Ed Dadey of Marquette and a sister, Geraldine Welsh of Pharr, Texas.