Evelyn Miller

Evelyn Miller, 85, of Mechanicsville, passed away Monday, October 2, 2017, at Mechanicsville Specialty Care. Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Thursday, October, 5, 2017, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsville. Survivors include her children, Donna Schneider, Debbie (Ronnie) Leopard, Evelyn (Mike) Allen, Patty Dawson, Sharon (Hugo) Ramos, and Brian Miller; eleven grandchildren, Wayne Schneider, Ronnie Leopard Jr., Chad Walshire, Jamie Dawson, Jeff Ramos, Josh Ramos, Jordan Plath, Austin Miller, Sierra Miller, Wesley Miller, Dalton Miller; six great-grandchildren, Brandon Schneider, Jaiden Ramos, Layla Plath, Jaylon Jones, Sofia Miller, Willow Miller, plus one on the way; and many extended family members, friends, and neighbors. Evelyn Joyce Unruh was born May 25, 1932, in Mechanicsville, Iowa, to Louis and Bertha (Hudson) Unruh. She graduated from Mechanicsville Consolidated High School in 1951. Evelyn married Richard 'Chub' Miller on August 1, 1953, in Iowa City. She was a Certified Nursing Assistant for 25 years, and belonged to the Mechanicsville Ladies' Auxiliary for many years. Evelyn appreciated planting flowers and watching them grow and bloom, feeding the birds that visited her, and going to the casino for some fun. It was towards the end of her life that Evelyn accepted Jesus Christ as her savior. She was preceded in death by her parents; beloved husband, Richard; and 12 siblings, Maxine Kniffen, Robert, Lawrence, Naomi Sell, Delores Truhlar, Glen, Ray, Fay, Clair, Clyde, Lorraine Rudolff, and Henry Unruh. Memorials may be directed to Mechanicsville Specialty Care or Care initiatives Hospice. Cards may be sent in care of Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon.