David,  Wayne, Richard and family, thank you so much for sharing your mother with us!  And your father.  Ruth and Ros Miller were two of the finest people I ever met.  I worked with them both with the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country in Hougton Mi for many many years.  What amazing people.  Ruth was so smart, so insightful, so welcoming, so capable, so wise, so inspiring.  It was an honor to work with Ruth on making democracy work.  And they were indomitable.  After her amputation, she still didn't let anything stop her.  While traveling around MI they found inadequate handicapped facilities and oh you can bet the management was apprised of the needed upgrades!  Ros took her everywhere.  She baptized our back ramp, but it was inadequate. It's much better now Ruth!  We missed them when they moved downstate, and Ruth was severe about Christmas letters:  if you didn't reply, she would cull the list after a few missed exchanges.  d'Oh!  I usually found the time to at least write my card to Ruth so that I didn't lose touch.  She reminded me so much of my own mother, also a League stalwart.  We send you our condolences and great grateful appreciation.  I cannot make the memorial in Houghton tomorrow as I am on a medical trip, but I'm thinking of you all.


Remembering a Bates classmate who joined our class for her fifth year of nursing.  How lucky we were to have Ruth's sunny smile and positive outlook added to our senior year.  She returned for reunions and supported Bates after graduation as well as going on to make a name for herself in her field.  
The Bates class of 1956 extends to all of you our condolences on your loss.  We will share memories of Ruth when we are next together.  
With best regards at this difficult time.
Diane Felt Swett

Services for Ruth can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/163145830381110/videos/327677765080854/

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I was the Music Director at Grace United Methodist  in Houghton for several years.  Ros was a member of the choir and Ruth was a fantastic supporter.  The Millers became dear friends.  We enjoyed spending time with them and our mutual friends, the Paulsons, Bell-Hansons and Bethany.  We have many fond memories.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.

Wayne, Holly and family: 
  My thoughts and prayers are with you all.  
Hold onto the prior-to-being-ill memories.  She loved you all.
God be with you and grant you His peace.
Love, Sue

You are all in our thoughts and prayers with more love than words can express. 

Ruth Miller was my neighbor for many years. She was a great neighbor and a wonderful friend. I will miss her very much.

Sorry to hear of mrs millers passing
She was 1 of my instructors in the nursing program at mtu,1976. She always treated everyone with respect .
I loved her lectures and especially when  she shared memories about her family which was nice because as a student with 3 children and a 4th on the way gave me strength just listening to her

Loved the photos of her and family
I still recall the party she had for our class at her home.  She was a great lady
We used to enjoy saying hi at various performances at the Rose at tech.
God be with her family
With deepest sympathy, 
And fond memories,
Judy Erickson 


Ruth was a friend and neighbor of my mother, Ruth Best.  Dan and I purchased Ruth and Ros's home on Portage Lake when they moved to Lansing.   I wrote to her every year since they moved to update her on things going on with the house and the neighborhood.  She always wrote back.   I'll miss that connection to the home we've both lived in. 

Ruth was a beloved founding member of the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country.  She is remembered fondly as a valued leader and a good friend.

Mrs Miller was my nursing instructor at Michigan Tech when I graduated in 1978.  She was also my mother's nursing instructor when she graduated from the St. Joe's nursing program.  I remember fondly going to a potluck party and your mom said, "That's the same coffee cake your mom used to bring to potlucks!  I love it!!".  I went on to finish my 4 year year degree at NMU but I have to admit that Mrs Miller is the only instructor's name that I remember from either program.  You have my deepest sympathy.

My thoughts are with Ruth's family today. She told me of her birthday 'parade'.   All were always so inclusive of my mom, Dee Olson. Last time I chatted with Ruth her concern was the ducks in the courtyard getting too mature for that location. I miss her already.  A great lady always so proud of her family.

Ruth and I served on the Good Will farm board together.  She and Ros helped me tremendously during a health crisis and were great friends.  I sure miss Ros’s chatty Christmas letters that caught me up with Ruth too.   They were such a neat couple and always willing to be helpful to others.  May their family be comforted that Ruth is now with Ros and happy, free of her earthly body.

OBITUARIO

Ruth Elizabeth Miller

3 mayo, 1933 – 26 julio, 2020

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