LaVerne Marie Miller Obituary (1927

LaVerne Marie Miller was born on February 21, 1927, in Garrison, North Dakota, to John and Edith (Behles) Schlichting. She passed away on November 13, 2022, at the age of 95. She met her future husband, Adam Miller, when he dumped a can of paint off a ladder, onto her boyfriends car. Adam and LaVerne were married on June 10, 1947, in Garrison. They had four children, Linda (Duke) Pappenheim, Margo (A.J.) Savignac, Sheila Miller, and Don LeRoy Miller, dad always wanted a boy. Their last baby was a boy, and Mom said no more. In 1964, after the last tornado, Mom told Dad she was moving and he was coming. They hired a semi driver to move their new doublewide mobile to Yakima, Washington. After a second honeymoon to California, Oregon, and Washington, they chose Yakima. Mom worked at Bailey MNFG, in Moxee, for three years. Then she packed apples at Sunquist, in Terrace Heights, for many years. We would all load up their 1957 blue and white station wagon on Saturdays and pick apples. It was hard work for them, but the kids thought it was fun. Mom was a wonderful cook and baker. She loved swimming, bowling, and camping. She and Adam began buying rental houses. When Adam retired from Assoc. Grocers, in 1986, after 22 years, they sold all rentals and purchased a motorhome. They joined the Apple Rovers Winnebego Club and traveled back and forth to visit family in North Dakota. Years later they sold their home on South Sixth Avenue, and moved to Golden Villa Mobile Senior Court. They spent winters in Arizona. Several years after Adams passing, in 2003, she moved to Highgate Senior Living for three years. Then she came to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Margo and AJ Savignac, until her passing. LaVerne was a devout Catholic. As she and Adam moved to three homes in Yakima, they belonged to St. Jospeh, St. Paul, and last, Holy Redeemer Parishes. She was an active member of Young Ladies Institute, Catholic Daughters, and Saint Theresas Alter Guild. LaVerne knew life was a journey. Not always easy, she remained spiritual and hardworking her entire life. Her family is grateful for the lessons she taught them, and will always hold her in their hearts. She is survived by her four children, her seven grandchildren, Sondra, Travis, Kevin, Stephanie, Kelly, Cassie, and Adam, as well as 11 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. She is also survived by her brothers, George (Bernice), and Richard (Betty) Schlichting. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Adam, and two brothers, Norbert, of Garrison, North Dakota, and John, of California. Thank you to Memorial Hospice, Sarah P., Makayla, and Chaplin Jerry, Brookside Funeral Home, Father Darell Mitchell, and Margo and AJ Savignac, for their devotion and selflessness to LaVerne throughout her illness.. A Private Family Inurnment was held at Calvary Cemetery, on November 28, 2022, and officiated by Father Darell. Brookside Funeral Home is caring for the family. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.brooksidefuneral.com.