Laura J. 'Boots' (Blough) Miller

DALLASTOWN Laura J. “Boots” (Blough) Miller, 79, died at 3:20 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2013, at York Hospital. She was the wife of the late Calvin Leon Miller who died in 1978. A Celebration of Life Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2013 at Life Tributes by Olewiler & Heffner Funeral Chapel & Crematory, 35 Gotham Place, Red Lion with Certified Celebrant, Betty Frey officiating. Burial will be at Susquehanna Memorial Gardens. Viewing will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Mrs. Miller was born October 29, 1933, in Stoystown, Somerset County. She was the daughter of the late Vernon and Arvilla (Foy) Blough. She was a sewing machine operator for many years at both the former Doe Spun and Colebrook Terry Sewing Factories and later, in 2006, retired from employment with K-Mart. She was a former member of Faith Bible Fellowship Church and enjoyed bowling, reading and baking as well as spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mrs. Miller leaves her son, Ronald L. Miller of Dallastown; her daughter, Sharon A. Miller of Dallastown; three grandchildren, Kendra Gerwig, Jennifer Miller and Joshua Miller; six great grandchildren, Hayden Miller, Olivia Gerwig, Carter Gerwig, Weston Gerwig, Evaleen Gerwig and Lily Miller; a sister, Dorothy Humphries of Tupelo, MS; and two brothers, Kenneth and Robert Blough, both of Somerset. She was preceded in death by a son, Gregory A. Miller of York in 2006; a sister, Geraldine Rymen and three brothers, Ernest, Taleford “Jake” and Glenn “Butch” Blough; and three infant brothers. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 924-N Colonial Ave., York, PA 17403.