Geraldine P. "Dutch" Miller age 88 of Boscobel and formerly of Steuben and Excelsior passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at the Gundersen Boscobel Area Health Care in Boscobel. She was born on March 17, 1926 in Richland Township, Richland County, Wisconsin. The daughter of Marion and Nora (Morgan) Bailey. She married Cecil Miller on November 17, 1946 at the Methodist Church in LaCrosse. Dutch worked in Madison at Rayovac for two years. She then worked in the tobacco warehouse in Blue River and Gays Mills for the next seventeen seasons. She and Cecil moved to Steuben in 1956 where they owned and operated a tavern, retiring in 1980, when they moved back to Excelsior until 1990. They then moved to Boscobel.
Dutch is survived by 3 sisters: Gwen Tisthammer of La Crosse, Lenice (Leo) Stafford of Richland Center, Donna (Lloyd) Duha of Eastman and several nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her husband Cecil, her parents, four sisters and two brothers.
Graveside services will be held on Wednesday May 28, 2014, 10:00 AM, at the Westfork Cemetery, rural Richland County. The Kendall Funeral Service in Boscobel is assisting the family. Memorials may be given in Dutch's name to the Boscobel Rescue Squad. On line condolence can be sent towww.kendallfuneralservice.com
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