Mary Adelaide Miller

Mary Adelaide Miller WOOSTER – Mary Adelaide Miller, 92, of Wooster, peacefully passed away in her sleep on Saturday, March 26, 2011, at Smithville-Western Care Center. Services will be Saturday, April 2, at 11:00 AM, at the Oak Grove Mennonite Church, 7843 Smucker Road, Smithville with Pastor Doug Zehr officiating. Friends may greet family at the church during the hour prior to the service from 10:00 - 11:00. Burial in the church cemetery will occur immediately after the service, followed by a meal and a time of fellowship in the fellowship center. Mary was born on July 14, 1918, in Akron, the daughter of Carl O. Rottman and Florence (Palmer) Rottman. She married Mast C. Miller, of Berlin, on July 27, 1941, at her aunt Irene Jones’ home in Mansfield. She was a member of the Oak Grove Mennonite Church and an associate member of the Wooster United Methodist Church. Mary grew up in Millersburg, where she was valedictorian of her high school class. She then attended Ohio State University, majoring in business. In her years at Ohio State, during the depression, she worked full time at night in the admission and business offices of the university hospital to pay for her university education, and attended classes during the day. After her marriage, she devoted her energy to being a full-time homemaker. Mary’s husband was the president and founder of M & H Tool and Die Company of Wooster, and she thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the many considerations involved in running a business. During the 1960’s and 70’s, she traveled throughout the country with her husband and family in their small Cessna plane, including trips to the New York and Seattle World’s Fairs. After her husband’ death, Mary enjoyed further travels with friends. She was an avid bridge player, and valued the many friendships she formed through a number of bridge clubs. Mary was active in researching her ancestry and jointed the Daughters of the American Revolution. In former years, Mary had enjoyed memberships in the Wooster Women’s Guild, the Women’s Symphony Committee, the Wayne Investment Club, and as a Wooster Hospital volunteer. She is survived by a son, Robert M. (Teri) Miller, of St. Louis, and a daughter, Sarah L. (Allan) Little, of Wooster; grandchildren Valerie (Siome) Miller Goldenstein, Nathan (Lauren) Miller, and Rebecca (Benjamin) Leitschuh; great- grandchildren Rhys Miller and Benjamin Goldenstein; former daughter-in-law Janet L. Miller; cousin Judson Schuler; brothers- and sisters-in law David and Elsie Miller, Warren Miller, George Falb, and Mary Margaret Grasse; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband on December 6, 1987, and a son, James L. Miller, on April 4, 1994. Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to either: Oak Grove Mennonite Church, 7843 Smithville, Ohio 44677, or to the Wooster United Methodist Church, 243 N. Market St., Wooster, Ohio 44691. Custer-Glenn Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. On-line registry and condolences may be made at the funeral home website at www. custerglenn.com. Mary’s family would like to extend special thanks to the staffs of Brookdale Place, Smithville-Western, and Hospice for their compassionate care, and to her friends who visited her in her later years.

Mary Adelaide Miller

July 14, 1918 - March 26, 2011