Peggy Joan Miller

Peggy Joan Miller, 91, of Chapman, formerly of Grand Island, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Service and a celebration of Peggy’s life will be held at All Faiths Funeral Home at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday with Daniel Naranjo officiating. There is a visitation from 9:30 until the time of the service. Burial is at Grand Island City Cemetery. Peggy Joan Miller was born in Madison, SD, on May 5, 1933, the daughter of Ernest and Verna (Stangohr) Knisley. Peggy lived on farms around Madison and Canova. The family purchased a farm near the Canova that was modern and had an inside bathroom which was not common for the area. As Peggy grew up, she was responsible for counting the cattle on horseback and rode a horse to school. When her sister started school, they drove an Allis Chalmers B tractor down Hwy 81, which was gravel at that time. The family gave up farming in 1950 and she relocated to Wahoo, NE, with her mother and sister to help her uncle operate a hardware store. Peggy received her education in the South Dakota and Nebraska school systems. She met and married Donald C. Miller on October 15, 1951. To this union, two children were born, Virginia Dayle and Donald Jr. Their family moved to Clay Center, in 1958 for Don’s job. In 1961, the family relocated to Hebron, NE, where Peggy worked for Dr. Butler Optometry. In 1964, the family relocated to Fairbury, where she worked at JC Penny and as a hostess at the Elks Club. In 1974, Peggy and Don moved to Grand Island and Peggy worked at Tober’s Dress Shop in the mall for five years. She then was employed at the Early Attic Antiques until 1982. In 2000 the Miller’s built a new home on their farm near Chapman, NE, and have lived there until the present time. Those left to cherish her memory include, her husband of 71 years, Donald; children, Virgina (Bill) Mooney of Juniata, and Don Miller Jr. of rural Lincoln; grandchildren, Travis (Misty) Mooney, Shawn Mooney, Jeremy (Sara) Mooney, Josh (Lisa) Miller, and Julie Miller; seven great-grandchildren; and sisters-in-law, Katherine Owens and Maureen Bruning. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister and brother-in-law, Joy and Larry Glor; brothers-in-law, William (Shirley) Lorenz, Don Syverson, Russ Wiley, Richard Breunig and Eugene Owens. Memorials are suggested to the Central Nebraska Humane Society or the family. Online condolences may be left at www.giallfaiths.com.

Peggy Joan Miller

May 5, 1933 - May 28, 2024

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May 5, 1933 - May 28, 2024

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