Ilda "Leona" Miller, 90, of Knox, passed away early Thursday morning, Jan. 24, 2013, at Clarview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sligo.
Born Feb. 17, 1922, in Beaver Township, Clarion County, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Helen Altman Wetzel.
Leona was a 1941 graduate of White Memorial School in Knox.
She was married Jan. 22, 1944, to Wayne Albert Fy, and he preceded her in death May 26, 1961. She later married Donald O. Miller, and he also preceded her in death.
Leona worked for many years in the Keystone High School cafeteria and also worked for the Clarion County offices of Child Care, Domestic Relations and Mental Health and the Clarion County Red Cross.
She was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star and Dehart-Rossman-Wenner Post 977 of the American Legion. She was also a lifetime member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Knox.
In her earlier years, Leona enjoyed traveling and camping. She loved to knit, having made afghans for everyone in her family.
One of the greatest joys of her life was her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who all called her their "Grammy."
Survivors include two children, Carol Laraine Cataldo and her husband, Russell, and Howard Wayne Fye and his wife, Marjorie, all of Knox; and five grandchildren, Russell Cataldo II and his wife, Chris, of Knox, Ryan H. Fye and his wife, Danielle, of Shippenville, Christina Cataldo, stationed with the United States Navy in Japan, Melissa G. Jack and her husband, Jeremy, of Altoona, and Jacob A. Fye of Bridgeport, W.Va.
Also surviving are six great-grandchildren, Blake Cataldo and his wife, Olivia, of Baltimore, Md., Seth Cataldo and his fiance, Anna Craig, of Knox, Emmet Fye of Knox, Hannah Jack of Altoona, and Samuel Fye and Olivia Fye, both of Shippenville.
Leona is also survived by a sister, Jeanne Buzzard and her husband, Walter, of Virginia; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by a foster sister, Pauline Willis.
Family and friends will be received from noon to 2 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the William N. Rupert Mortuary Inc., 430 Mendenhall Ave., Knox.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home with the Rev. Tony Fields, pastor of St. Paul United Church of Christ, officiating.
Interment will follow in St. Paul Union Cemetery on Twin Church Road, Knox.
The Derrick:Jan. 25, 2013
Born Feb. 17, 1922, in Beaver Township, Clarion County, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Helen Altman Wetzel.
Leona was a 1941 graduate of White Memorial School in Knox.
She was married Jan. 22, 1944, to Wayne Albert Fy, and he preceded her in death May 26, 1961. She later married Donald O. Miller, and he also preceded her in death.
Leona worked for many years in the Keystone High School cafeteria and also worked for the Clarion County offices of Child Care, Domestic Relations and Mental Health and the Clarion County Red Cross.
She was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star and Dehart-Rossman-Wenner Post 977 of the American Legion. She was also a lifetime member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Knox.
In her earlier years, Leona enjoyed traveling and camping. She loved to knit, having made afghans for everyone in her family.
One of the greatest joys of her life was her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who all called her their "Grammy."
Survivors include two children, Carol Laraine Cataldo and her husband, Russell, and Howard Wayne Fye and his wife, Marjorie, all of Knox; and five grandchildren, Russell Cataldo II and his wife, Chris, of Knox, Ryan H. Fye and his wife, Danielle, of Shippenville, Christina Cataldo, stationed with the United States Navy in Japan, Melissa G. Jack and her husband, Jeremy, of Altoona, and Jacob A. Fye of Bridgeport, W.Va.
Also surviving are six great-grandchildren, Blake Cataldo and his wife, Olivia, of Baltimore, Md., Seth Cataldo and his fiance, Anna Craig, of Knox, Emmet Fye of Knox, Hannah Jack of Altoona, and Samuel Fye and Olivia Fye, both of Shippenville.
Leona is also survived by a sister, Jeanne Buzzard and her husband, Walter, of Virginia; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by a foster sister, Pauline Willis.
Family and friends will be received from noon to 2 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the William N. Rupert Mortuary Inc., 430 Mendenhall Ave., Knox.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home with the Rev. Tony Fields, pastor of St. Paul United Church of Christ, officiating.
Interment will follow in St. Paul Union Cemetery on Twin Church Road, Knox.
The Derrick:Jan. 25, 2013
Ilda "Leona" Miller, 90, of Knox, passed away early Thursday morning, Jan. 24, 2013, at Clarview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sligo.
Born Feb. 17, 1922, in Beaver Township, Clarion County, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Helen Altman Wetzel.
Leona was a 1941 graduate of White Memorial School in Knox.
She was married Jan. 22, 1944, to Wayne Albert Fy, and he preceded her in death May 26, 1961. She later married Donald O. Miller, and he also preceded her in death.
Leona worked for many years in the Keystone High School cafeteria and also worked for the Clarion County offices of Child Care, Domestic Relations and Mental Health and the Clarion County Red Cross.
She was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star and Dehart-Rossman-Wenner Post 977 of the American Legion. She was also a lifetime member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Knox.
In her earlier years, Leona enjoyed traveling and camping. She loved to knit, having made afghans for everyone in her family.
One of the greatest joys of her life was her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who all called her their "Grammy."
Survivors include two children, Carol Laraine Cataldo and her husband, Russell, and Howard Wayne Fye and his wife, Marjorie, all of Knox; and five grandchildren, Russell Cataldo II and his wife, Chris, of Knox, Ryan H. Fye and his wife, Danielle, of Shippenville, Christina Cataldo, stationed with the United States Navy in Japan, Melissa G. Jack and her husband, Jeremy, of Altoona, and Jacob A. Fye of Bridgeport, W.Va.
Also surviving are six great-grandchildren, Blake Cataldo and his wife, Olivia, of Baltimore, Md., Seth Cataldo and his fiance, Anna Craig, of Knox, Emmet Fye of Knox, Hannah Jack of Altoona, and Samuel Fye and Olivia Fye, both of Shippenville.
Leona is also survived by a sister, Jeanne Buzzard and her husband, Walter, of Virginia; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by a foster sister, Pauline Willis.
Family and friends will be received from noon to 2 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the William N. Rupert Mortuary Inc., 430 Mendenhall Ave., Knox.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home with the Rev. Tony Fields, pastor of St. Paul United Church of Christ, officiating.
Interment will follow in St. Paul Union Cemetery on Twin Church Road, Knox.
The Derrick:Jan. 25, 2013
Born Feb. 17, 1922, in Beaver Township, Clarion County, she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Helen Altman Wetzel.
Leona was a 1941 graduate of White Memorial School in Knox.
She was married Jan. 22, 1944, to Wayne Albert Fy, and he preceded her in death May 26, 1961. She later married Donald O. Miller, and he also preceded her in death.
Leona worked for many years in the Keystone High School cafeteria and also worked for the Clarion County offices of Child Care, Domestic Relations and Mental Health and the Clarion County Red Cross.
She was a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star and Dehart-Rossman-Wenner Post 977 of the American Legion. She was also a lifetime member of St. Paul United Church of Christ in Knox.
In her earlier years, Leona enjoyed traveling and camping. She loved to knit, having made afghans for everyone in her family.
One of the greatest joys of her life was her grandchildren and great-grandchildren who all called her their "Grammy."
Survivors include two children, Carol Laraine Cataldo and her husband, Russell, and Howard Wayne Fye and his wife, Marjorie, all of Knox; and five grandchildren, Russell Cataldo II and his wife, Chris, of Knox, Ryan H. Fye and his wife, Danielle, of Shippenville, Christina Cataldo, stationed with the United States Navy in Japan, Melissa G. Jack and her husband, Jeremy, of Altoona, and Jacob A. Fye of Bridgeport, W.Va.
Also surviving are six great-grandchildren, Blake Cataldo and his wife, Olivia, of Baltimore, Md., Seth Cataldo and his fiance, Anna Craig, of Knox, Emmet Fye of Knox, Hannah Jack of Altoona, and Samuel Fye and Olivia Fye, both of Shippenville.
Leona is also survived by a sister, Jeanne Buzzard and her husband, Walter, of Virginia; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by a foster sister, Pauline Willis.
Family and friends will be received from noon to 2 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the William N. Rupert Mortuary Inc., 430 Mendenhall Ave., Knox.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home with the Rev. Tony Fields, pastor of St. Paul United Church of Christ, officiating.
Interment will follow in St. Paul Union Cemetery on Twin Church Road, Knox.
The Derrick:Jan. 25, 2013
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