Obituary-On Saturday, February 12, 1911, there passed away to her well earned and eternal reward one of the early pioneers of Warren county, IA, Mrs Dorothea Miller, at the home of her daughter, Mrs Otto Bussanmas of Bevington. Mrs Miller was born in Rannungen, Bavaria, Germany on June 3, 1827. While still a young girl, 23 years of age, she bid farewell to the fatherland and came to America, locating at Kylertown, Clearfield county, PA where during the year 1851 she was united in marriage to Johann Miller. There was born of them 12 children, 4 dying in infancy and a son, George, died last May in Nebraska at the age of 59 years. The remaining seven, all being present at her bedside at the time of her death; Mrs Otto Bussanmas, Mrs Joseph Weil of Waukee, Michael Miller of Olpe, KS, Andrew Miller of West Bend, IA, John Miller of Miller, SD, Valentine Miller of Howard, SD and Joseph Miller of Caldwell, KS. In addition to her children just named she leaves to mourn her departure 71 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mrs Miller was widely known in the commnity to which she had lived and labored for so many years. To know her was to love her for the many inestimable qualities which she possessed and exemplified in her life. She always had a pleasant smile and kindly greeting for everyone which all who knew her well, will long remember, and now, that she is gone will greatly miss. She was an earnest, practical Catholic and never, durning the time of her long and useful life did she waver in loyalty to that faith, but performed her duties as an obligation member, diligently and to the best of her ability. This to her was a labor of love and was the object of her thought and life. In every church work she was there to assist and was a frequent contributor to the want and need of the Holy Mother church.
On Wednesday, a large concourse of friends followed the remains to St Mary church where Rev Father Minch celebrated Requiem High Mass, then read the beautiful service for the dead and preached an eloquent sermon over the remains, testifying to the many christinan qualities of the deceased. Onward the funeral corage wound its waY to St Mary cemetery where the remains were laid to rest beside her husband, who was buried there 26 years ago.