Mary M. “Mamie” Miller passed away on her 89th Birthday; June 30, 2023 at Sunnyview Nursing Home. Born on June 30, 1934 to Sylvester Joseph Green and Barbara Magdalene Leonard Green.
Mary is survived by her daughters: Brenda Wolfe, Cindy (Wayne) Clark, Julie Stowitzky, Beth (Walt) Skibicki, her son-in-law, Ray Mitch; 13 grandchildren: Christopher (Chrissy) Wolfe, Melissa (John) Ruiz, Sara (Emerson) Goncus, Nick (Libby) Mainhart, Ashlee Mainhart, Grant Clark, Megan (Brad) Hodder, Justin (Ashley) Krause, Corey Stowitzky, Jeff (Christie) Mitch, Tom (Sarah) Mitch, Amy Mitch, Neal (Stephanie) Skibicki; and 20 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul E. Miller, whom she married July 2, 1955; her parents; her mother and father-in-law, Ted and Mary Miller; her nine siblings, her daughter, Carol Mitch; her son-in-law, Paul Stowitzky; and three grandchildren: Tim Mainhart, Harley Skibicki, and Ted Mitch.
Mary graduated from Butler High School as Valedictorian in 1951. She worked as a bank teller, for the Yellow Pages, as a school bus driver, in the Butler High School Guidance Office, and as an Oakland Township Auditor. Primarily, she was a homemaker who took care of her five daughters and tended to the needs of extended family members. When she and Paul first married, they stayed with and cared for her ailing mother. Later on, she frequently drove her mother and father-in-law, aunt, and sisters to doctor’s appointments and grocery shopping. She was a devout member of St. Clare of Assisi Parish, St. Wendelin Catholic Church in Carbon Center, a member of the Christian Mothers Organization, and volunteered at the Church Picnic. Mary loved crossword and jigsaw puzzles, camping, crafting, and spending time with family. Mostly she loved Paul.
Friends will be received at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 East Cunningham Street, Butler, from 4 to 7 PM on Monday, July 10, 2023. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Wendelin Catholic Church in Carbon Center at 12:30 PM Tuesday, July 11, 2023. The Rev. Matt McClain, Pastor, to officiate. Interment will follow in St. Wendelin’s Parish Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Wendelin School, at 211 St. Wendelin Road, Butler, PA 16002.