Obituary of Shirley Miller

Shirley Miller (nee Bright) 1922 – 2017 Shirley passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the age of 94, with loved ones by her side. She is survived by her daughters : Marlene ( Garry) and children Craig, Kelli, Michelle, Scott (Colleen), and Jeff ( Breanna) ; Faye (Dennis) and children Dean and Kristi (Dave); Glenda (Darryl) and children Jaclyn (Pat), Erin (Tyler), Ginelle, and Ross (Brandi) as well as ten great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Mel (Ted) Turner, brothers Jim (Jane) Bright, and Wayne (Carol) Bright. Shirley was predeceased by her husband Chester in 2006, her brother Glen and numerous in laws and cousins. Shirley was born at Baljennie, Sk. on September 26, 1922. She began school in Baljennie, finishing in Maymont. She was married in the Maymont United Church to Chester Miller on November 8, 1944. They lived on the family farm at Maymont until moving into town in 1976 and then into Saskatoon in 2000 where she resided in her condo until her passing. Mom spent a lifetime of service to her children, Church, and community, always putting her own needs after everyone else’s. After retiring from the farm, Mom and Dad went on many “farm tours” around the world. After visiting a few of the islands, they settled on spending their winters in Indio, California every year for twenty seven years where they enjoyed the company of Mel and Ted, Wayne and Carol and nephew Bob and Vickie Miller. Mom was always there supporting her daughters with their music and sports as well as all the grandchildren’s births. Memorial donations in Shirley’s memory may be made to the Childhood Cancer Foundation of Canada (granddaughter Kristi is a childhood cancer survivor), or to the Maymont Cemetery Fund.