Gorgea Tueller Miller died June 26, 2004, at home in Corvallis,
Ore., with three of her daughters present.
Gorgea Tueller Miller died June 26, 2004, at home in Corvallis, Ore., with three of her daughters present.
She was 91.
Born to Arnold and Grace Sims Tueller on May 13, 1913, in Montpelier, Idaho, she grew up in Montepelier and was valedictorian of her high school class.
Mrs. Miller married Ronald Miller on Dec. 24, 1931, in Paris, Idaho. They moved to Boise, Idaho shortly after her second daughter was born. They raised six daughters in Boise where she often worked as a professional baker.
In 1980, after her husband retired from his job as a mail carrier, they went to Prince Edward Island to serve on an 18-month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The church was very important in her life.
Mrs. Miller moved to California shortly after the mission and settled near three of her daughters.
She lived in Gilroy until her husband Ronald died,. Then she moved to Morgan Hill where she lived with her daughter Judith Newman for several years. When Judith died unexpectedly, Mary Ball, another of her daughters, moved from Boise to Morgan Hill to be with her.
Mrs. Miller just recently moved to Corvallis to be with Monine Stebbins and Geraldine Gibson, two other daughters.
She enjoyed her church activities, doing embroidery, reading and baking. She was very musical, singing in various choirs, and when she was young, she played the piano, French horn and violin.
Mrs. Miller is survived by daughters, Mary Jean Ball of Boise, Idaho, Georgina O’Sullivan of Santa Clara, Monine Stebbins and Geraldine Gibson of Corvallis, Ore., and Sandra Lee Jones of Gilroy. She also is survived by a brother, Charles Tueller of Wisconsin; and two sisters, Dona’ Wilson of Texas and Beverly Argyle of Utah; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by husband, Ronald Miller; daughter, Judith Ann Newman and two grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held in the LDS Church in Morgan Hill, 1790 East Dunne Ave. on Friday, July 2, 2004 with viewing at 10 a.m., service at 11 a.m. and burial in Gilroy.
A memorial service will be held in Corvallis, Ore., at the Congregational UCC on West Hills Road on Saturday, July 10, 2004, at 1 p.m.
Arrangements are under the direction of Habing Family Funeral Home.
