Mary was born November 12, 1949 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Basil Francis Millhiser and Josephine Loyola (Coonen) Millhiser. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno where she received a degree in education. Prior to that, she graduated from West High School and the Northeast Wisconsin Technical Institute in Green Bay. She was a special education teacher in Nevada and California for over twenty years. She retired from the Roseville City School District in 2013. Mary made a difference in the lives of many people, and will be missed immensely.
She is survived by her husband Mark, daughters Jodi Holbein and Anne DeCosta, brother Richard Millhiser, and sister Jo Millhiser Kumbalek. She has six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Geraldine (Millhiser) Koeller and brother Basil (Butch) Millhiser.
Please join us for her funeral service on Saturday, December 17th at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1279 High Street, Auburn, CA. A reception will follow the service. Condolences can be sent to P.O. Box 5587, Auburn, CA 95604. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Mary Gregersen to Susan G. Komen, Sacramento Valley Affiliate, 9310 Tech Center Drive, Suite 250, Sacramento, CA 95826.
Arrangements under the direction of Chapel of the Hills, Auburn, CA.
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