Obituary of Velda I. Miller

Velda Irene Miller passed away on February 21, 2016, at Sacred Heart Hospital after a brief illness, surrounded in love by her family. Velda was born in Gackle, North Dakota on December 19, 1932, to Ray and Hulda Klein. Her family moved to Ritzville, Washington in 1942, where Velda graduated in 1950 and married her high school sweetheart, John R. Miller, on December 26, 1951. Velda was the first president of the Airmen Wives Club while John was stationed at the radar base at Colville. After John's military service, they moved to the family wheat farm west of Ritzville where they lived and farmed for thirty years. They then moved into Ritzville and continued with their active lifestyle. Velda was always involved in school and community activities, including Ritzville Jayceettes, Ritzville Junior Women's Club, 4-H and Girl Scout leader, bowling leagues, working as a retail clerk, and later volunteering for years at the senior center pancake breakfasts. She was a member of the Zion Philadelphia Congregational Church. She loved watching sports and enjoyed working the State B Basketball Tournament alongside John for twenty years. She thoroughly enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren participate in school activities and sports. Her family was her priority and her passion. She was preceded in death by her parents. Velda is survived by her spouse, John, her brother Roy Klein (Shirley), her sister Joyce Preston (Jim), and her children Jonna Provinsal, Denise Anthony Timme (Bill), Colleen Kuhn (Darrell), and Mike Miller (Marci), grandchildren Anne Mahoney (Derek), Danielle Kuhn, John Kuhn, Lacey Miller, Spencer Miller, Cooper Miller, two great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. Visitation will be Thursday February 25, 2016 from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM at Danekas Funeral Home-Ritzville. Graveside services will be held Friday, February 26, at 11:00 a.m. at the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery; funeral services will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the Emanuel Lutheran Church, with Pastor Bob Kenyon officiating. Memorials can be made to Bronc Boosters Club, P.O. Box 422, Ritzville, WA 99169, or your charity of choice. An online guestbook is available at www.danekasfh.com