Jan 07, 2020

Wilma Jean Miller | 1935 - 2020 |

Posted Jan 07, 2020 1:31 AM

Wilma Jean Miller, 84, of Hutchinson, died January 5, 2020, at Legends Senior Living, Hutchinson.  She was born January 6, 1935, in Hoisington, to Fredrick and Emelia (Bitter) Deutsch.

Wilma worked as an investment secretary in the Hutchinson and Great Bend area.  She enjoyed cooking, doing arts and crafts, and volunteered in various church group activities

On June 14, 1953, Wilma married Kenneth L. Miller in Hoisington.  They shared over 41 years of marriage prior to his death on November 26, 1994.

She is survived by:  daughters, Rita (Duane) Ochs of Park City, and Karen Malone of Greenville, SC;

sons, Keith (Heidie) Miller of Greenville, SC, and Darryl (Sherri) Miller of Hutchinson; 8 grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and brother, Junior Deutsch of Hoisington.

Wilma was preceded in death by her parents, eight brothers and three sisters.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 407 E. 12th, Hutchinson, with Pastors Quentin Nuttmann and Henry Blickhahn officiating.  Burial will be 1 p.m. Thursday, January 9, 2020, at the Hoisington Cemetery, Hoisington.  Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, at Elliott Mortuary.

Memorials are suggested to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church or the donor’s choice, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.