Helen Miller
February 6, 1934 — July 8, 2019
Helen Elizabeth Miller was born February 6, 1934, the daughter of Nicholas Springman, Sr. and Anna (Kloewer) Springman in Portsmouth, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth, where she remained a lifetime member. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Portsmouth, where she graduated in 1952. After graduation, she lived in Harlan, and was a waitress at the coffee shop of the Sailor Hotel.
Helen was united in marriage to Edward Miller on October 6, 1954, in Portsmouth. She devoted thirty-seven years of her life to farming with her husband, raising their children and teaching them the values of the Lord, hard work, commitment and loyalty. Helen enjoyed gardening, quilting, embroidery, reading, and playing cards. She’s been known to say, “if there’s not any coffee in heaven, I’m not going.”
Helen passed away peacefully at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa, on Monday, July 8, 2019, at the age of eighty-five years. Although she will not be walking beside us on this earth, she now has the pleasure of meeting her Savior at the gates of Heaven. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ed Miller, brother Joe Springman, sister Mary Ann Blum, daughter-in-law Lisa Miller, other beloved family members and friends.
Left to cherish her memory are her nine children: Kathy (Bryan) Sanford of Des Moines, Iowa; Randy (Becky) Miller of Portsmouth, Iowa; Dave Miller (Lisa Schwery) of Portsmouth, Iowa; Bev (Dan) Schwery of Westphalia, Iowa; Marge (Steve) Denton of Avoca, Iowa; Joe (Vicki) Miller of Portsmouth, Iowa; Larry (Cindy) Miller of Harlan, Iowa; Mary (Dennis) Pauley of Panama, Iowa; and Amy (Jed) Jensen of Spirit Lake, Iowa; twenty-seven grandchildren; twenty-nine great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; siblings Frances (Raymond) Anastasi of Harlan; Theresa Blum of Harlan; Nicholas Springman, Jr. of Portsmouth; Donald Springman of Harlan; sister-in-law Arlene Springman of Portsmouth; nieces and nephews; other family members, neighbors and friends.
Helen was united in marriage to Edward Miller on October 6, 1954, in Portsmouth. She devoted thirty-seven years of her life to farming with her husband, raising their children and teaching them the values of the Lord, hard work, commitment and loyalty. Helen enjoyed gardening, quilting, embroidery, reading, and playing cards. She’s been known to say, “if there’s not any coffee in heaven, I’m not going.”
Helen passed away peacefully at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan, Iowa, on Monday, July 8, 2019, at the age of eighty-five years. Although she will not be walking beside us on this earth, she now has the pleasure of meeting her Savior at the gates of Heaven. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Ed Miller, brother Joe Springman, sister Mary Ann Blum, daughter-in-law Lisa Miller, other beloved family members and friends.
Left to cherish her memory are her nine children: Kathy (Bryan) Sanford of Des Moines, Iowa; Randy (Becky) Miller of Portsmouth, Iowa; Dave Miller (Lisa Schwery) of Portsmouth, Iowa; Bev (Dan) Schwery of Westphalia, Iowa; Marge (Steve) Denton of Avoca, Iowa; Joe (Vicki) Miller of Portsmouth, Iowa; Larry (Cindy) Miller of Harlan, Iowa; Mary (Dennis) Pauley of Panama, Iowa; and Amy (Jed) Jensen of Spirit Lake, Iowa; twenty-seven grandchildren; twenty-nine great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; siblings Frances (Raymond) Anastasi of Harlan; Theresa Blum of Harlan; Nicholas Springman, Jr. of Portsmouth; Donald Springman of Harlan; sister-in-law Arlene Springman of Portsmouth; nieces and nephews; other family members, neighbors and friends.
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