Obit: McMiller, Viola Ann (1892 – 1971)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
 
Surnames: McMiller, Hellert, Rohland, Carlsen, Sorensen, Cardinal, Pawlkiewicz, Vennes, Stalkopf, Cantrell, Hockings, Rortney

---------Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 06 Jan 1972

McMiller, Viola Ann (4 JUL 1892 – 30 DEC 1971)

Mrs. Franklin McMiller, 79, a resident of Withee (Clark Co., Wis.) since 1948, died at Victory Memorial Hospital, Stanley on the 30th of December 1971. Her death was attributed to a heart condition.

Funeral services were held Monday, January 3, 1972 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Withee. The Rev. Arthur Hellert officiated, and burial was made at Our Savior's Lutheran Church at Wheeler, Wisconsin.

Serving as pallbearers were Fred and Otto Rohland, Thorvald Carlsen, Sig Sorensen, Gil Cardinal and Walter Pawlkiewicz.

The deceased, nee Viola Ann Vennes, was born July 4, 1892 at Vancebur, Wis., where she received her schooling. On June 14, 1918 she and the late Albert Fortney were united in marriage at Wheeler, Wis. He preceded her in death, passing away May 4, 1937. On February 21, 1948 she was wed to Franklin McMiller at Coloma, and the couple moved to Withee later that year., where she had since made her home.

She is survived by her husband, Franklin, McMiller; three sisters, Mrs. Elmer (Agnes) Stalkopf, Little Rock, Arkansas; Mrs. Art (Louise) Cantrell, Menomonie, Wisconsin, and Mrs. James (Lucy) Hockings, Ironwood, Michigan; three brothers, Alfred Vennes, Wheeler, Wis.; Ralph Vennes, Everett, Washington; and Grant Vennes, Fort Valley, Georgia; two sons, Hubert Fortney, Wooddale, Illinois, and Virgil Fortney, Eau Claire, and a step-son, Ransom McMiller, Madison, Wis.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Marion Fortney, in 1929.