Patricia "Patsy" Louise Miller

Patricia "Patsy" Louise Miller, 82, of Mechanicsville, left this world on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 12:23 pm at the Cedar Manor Nursing home in Tipton. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 8th at 10:30 am at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsville and with a celebration of life at Whitey's in Lisbon. Pallbearers will be Howard Siver, Trent Siver, Kolter Siver, Taylor Bang, Bob Jilovec, Kevin Bird, Bruce Seehusen and Dan King. Pastor Barbara Krueger will officiate and Linda Beck will be the eulogist. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 7th from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm at Fry Funeral Home. Online condolences may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com. Patsy was born on April 30, 1934 in Monticello and was the daughter of Rudolph 'Pat' Seehusen and Esther McDonald Seehusen. Patsy graduated from Mechanicsville High School with the Class of 1951. Patsy was united in marriage to James "Jimmy" Richard Miller on August 23 in 1952. Patsy and Jimmy worked on the farm together raising their two daughters, Lou Ann and Wendy. She worked as a Dispatcher for...[more]

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e Cedar County Sheriff's Office, a waitress/cook at the Mechanicsville Sale Barn and raised her grandchildren. Patsy was a volunteer at the EAA Airshow in Oshkosh, WI for over 45 years. Patsy was a member of the Mechanicsville United Methodist Church and the Women's Auxiliary. Patsy is survived by her husband, Jimmy Miller of Mechanicsville; her daughters, Lou Ann (David) Cook of Sebago, Maine and Wendy (Kevin) Bird of Springville, Iowa; her son-in-law, Howard (Beth Doyle) Siver of Mechanicsville, Iowa; four grandchildren, Trent Siver (Dawn Sander), Kolter Siver, Rachel King (Kyle Koth) and Taylor Bang (Jamie Mulry); and her great granddaughter, Zoe King. Patsy was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers, Clifford Seehusen, Charles "Chick" Seehusen and Steve Seehusen. A memorial fund has been established in her memory. Patsy loved all of her many friends and family. Mushroom hunting was her favorite thing to do, she also loved to play cards, dance and spend time in her backyard that Howard maintained for her. She always enjoyed her visits from darling friend Peggy and the late Keith Beck, generally a card game always ensued. She loved her Iowa Hawkeyes, her flowers and neat trinkets that Wendy brought home to her from all over the world and to spoil her great granddaughter Zoe. Patsy always liked to plan ahead and she had close friend Robert 'Skinny' Jilovec make her casket.