Maxine Miller

The funeral service for Maxine Miller of Hewitt will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 3, at the Christian & Missionary Alliance Church in Wadena, with Pastor Vaughn White presiding. Friends may call at the church on Monday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service. Maxine Joyce Johnson was born on June 20, 1924 in the Parkers Prairie area in Minnesota, to Charles and Anna (Olson) Johnson. Maxine spent her childhood and teens in the area on various farms where she attended country schools. When she was older she moved to Alexandria and worked in a nursing home. During the war Maxine traveled to Denver, CO, where she met a tall brown-eyed, wavy-haired Texan in the Air Force, whom she married on April 5, 1947. After Lloyd was discharged from the Air Force they moved to the family ranch in Texas for five years. They then moved to Minnesota where Maxine spent the last 56 years living in her home in Hewitt. Maxine died on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at the age of 88, at St. Cloud Hospital, after complications from an automobile accident. Maxine is survived by her daughters Patricia (Daniel Piere) Miller of Wadena, Pamela (Dennis) Sandberg of Bertha/Paso Rables, CA, and Paula (William) Mishler of Hewitt/Sommerset, WI; grandsons Eric, Troy & Todd Sandberg, Travis & Marshall Mishler; granddaughter-in-law Laura Sandberg; brothers & sisters-in-law Clinton (Lou Clare) Johnson of Eagle Bend, Violet Smith of Monticello, Don & Marcella Johnson of Eagle Bend, and Myrna Johnson of Clarissa; along with many nieces & nephews. Maxine was preceded in death by her parents Charles and Anna; husband Lloyd; grandson Kyle; brothers Laurel, Everett, and Carroll Johnson; sisters Evelyn Rohwer, Helen Anderson and Evangeline Otto; brothers-in-law KinneyBob Miller, Arnold Martin, Ervin Rohwer, Charles Smith, Ed Smith, Raymond Anderson; sisters-in-law Cora Johnson, Theresa Johnson, Jo Johnson, Dorothy Miller, Patsy Martin; and her companion for many years, Ervin Lee. Maxine will be remembered for her avid gardening and baking apple pies for her family and friends. She loved to travel and go for “rides”. Most of all, she loved taking care of her family and carrying on traditions. Maxine will be missed by many friends and family. Also by her granddogs Bella and Abe, and great-granddog Yancee! Honorary pallbearers will be Dennis Sandberg, Eric Sandberg, Don Johnson, Travis Mishler, Dan Piere and Clinton Johnson. Serving as pallbearers will be Troy Sandberg, Marshall Mishler, Chuck Anderson, Gary Johnson, David Piere, Larry Johnson and Bruce Anderson. Burial will be in Hope Cemetery in Eagle Bend.

Maxine Miller

June 20, 1924 - November 28, 2012