Ann O. Miller 

Died on September 15, 2009 in Lakewood, Washington. She was born 
on September 24, 1913 in Sidney, Montana. At age eight she 
survived a tornado in which her mother was killed. She married 
LaVern E Miller in 1933. They came to Seattle in 1941 when Boeing 
hired LaVern. Ann found jobs in food service. After retirement, 
they moved to the Land Yacht Harbor in Lacey and became active in 
the Wally Byam Caravan Club. Ann started oil painting at this 
time and many of her family and friends have examples of her 
work. She was widowed in 1989 and moved to Tacoma nine years 
later. Her final home was in "Sunshine's Haven", a wonderful 
adult family home with 24 hour care. She was well treated there 
and was comfortable and happy. After a massive stroke, Franciscan 
Hospice helped with her care the last months of her life. Through 
all of these changes, her mind remained alert and she retained 
her sense of humor. Ann is survived by her daughter, Norita 
(Dugald) Stewart, grandson Stephen (Helen Nuckolls) Liebelt, 
granddaughter Cynthia (Atsuyuki) Naka, and three great-grandsons, 
Kenneth Naka, Thomas Naka, and William Liebelt. A celebration of 
her life will be held on Sunday, September 27th at 2:00 PM at St. 
Mark's Lutheran Church, 6730 N. 17th, Tacoma, WA. Donations in 
Ann's memory may be made to St. Mark's Lutheran Church Memorial 
Fund, 6730 N. 17th, Tacoma, WA 98406 OR Franciscan Foundation, 
Franciscan Hospice, PO Box 1502, Tacoma, WA 98401-9836.

Published in News Tribune (Tacoma) on September 20, 2009