Eleanor Miller

Eleanor (Erna) Miller, loving wife, Mom and Oma, 88, died May 12, 2012 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born August 20, 1923, to Karl and Berta Stahl in Ostroda, Germany, near the German Polish border. She was separated from her family during the war and reunited with the help of the Red Cross. Eleanor and Herbert met in 1947 when she was 24 and he was 19. They were married on July 13, 1951 in Munich, Germany. Eleanor became a proud U.S. citizen in 1953. She traveled with her husband throughout his Air Force career with stops in Denver, CO., Montgomery, AL., Orlando, FL., Hahn AFB Germany, Rome, NY., and the final stop at FE Warren AFB in Cheyenne, WY., in 1969. Eleanor loved going on trips with her family and didn't much care where. Her most treasured trips were with her children and grandchildren. They went on cruises to the Caribbean and Alaska with trips to Florida, Hawaii and a couple of times to Germany. She also loved growing geraniums and working in her vegetable garden every summer. A day would not be complete until she walked her faithful schnauzers Schatzie and Prinz. Eleanor worked for Arthur Murray Dance Studio, a dental assistant and an elections judge. She belonged to the Catholic Women of the Chapel at FE Warren AFB and was also involved with the Cheyenne Mother Singers, Christian Women's Group and a German Coffee Clutch. Eleanor is survived by her husband of nearly 61 years, Herbert of Cheyenne, WY, one son Michael J (Deborah) of Cheyenne, WY; one daughter Laura (Scott) Burley of Apple Valley, MN; a grandson Brian Perna of Las Cruces, NM; and one granddaughter Keriann Perna of Menomonie, WI. Eleanor was preceded in death by an infant daughter Patricia Mary, her parents, three sisters and one brother who lived in Germany. A Vigil for the Deceased will be 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Schrader Chapel. A Funeral Liturgy will be 1:00 p.m. Friday at the High Plains Chapel at F.E. Warren AFB with Fr. Joseph Tran celebrating. A funeral procession will be leaving at 12:30 p.m. from Schrader Funeral Home for those without access to the Air Force Base Pallbearers will be Brian Perna, Scott Burley, Brian Zuelke, Ron Mauritz, Charlie Baltimore and Adam Breaux. Friends may contribute to the Cheyenne Animal Shelter.

Service

Friday, May 18, 2012 1:00pm

FE Warren Air Force Base Chapel

Cheyenne

CHEYENNE, WY 82001

Interment

F.E. Warren Cemetery

F.E. Warren AFB

CHEYENNE, WY