Augusta Miller

Augusta “Gussie” Miller, formerly of Evansville, died at her home in St. Joseph, Michigan, on March 25, 2004 after a long illness. She was born Augusta Greif in Evansville on April 15, 1917, the eighth of nine children of George and Helena Greif. Gussie graduated in 1935 from Reitz Memorial High School and was married in 1940 to Vincent A. Miller, also an Evansville native and Memorial High School graduate. She is survived by her husband, Vincent, her children, David V. Miller and his wife, Candace, of Newburgh, Indiana, and Catherine Thieneman and her husband, Michael, Joseph C. Miller and his wife, Linda, and Mark A. Miller and his wife, Leslie, all of St. Joseph, and by her sister, Josephine Oertwig of Evansville, sixteen grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Gussie moved from Evansville to St. Joseph in 1961 when Vincent’s employment with Whirlpool Corporation took him there, but she returned to Evansville frequently to visit with her extended family and to maintain her many friendships here. Gussie was an active member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Joseph, Michigan, a volunteer in many community organizations and a devoted fan of Notre Dame football. Funeral services were held in St Joseph, Michigan on March 29, 2004.