Anna Pearl Miller

KALONA - Anna Pearl Miller was born October 9, 1922 near Wellman, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Cora (Yoder) Brenneman. On December 7, 1947 she was united in marriage to Verton S. Miller at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church. They made their home in the Kalona community where Pearl worked with Verton on the farm and also worked at the Kalona Cheese Factory. Pearl was a co-founder of the Crowded Closet and was the manager for many years. She was a member of the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church, where she taught Sunday School, participated in Mennonite Women, and volunteered her time with the Mennonite Relief Sale. She enjoyed cooking, quilting, counted cross stitch and jumble puzzles. Pearl passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the Pleasantview Home in Kalona at the age of 95 years.
Pearl is survived by her children: Ken (Chris) Miller of Coralville, Kathy Scheuerman of Iowa City, Donna (Carl) Darby of Iowa City; 5 grandchildren: Carol (Ryan) Williams, Brian Darby, Tammy (Sam) VanderWoude, Michael Darby, Vanessa (Joe) Hughes; 6 great grandchildren: Jacob Williams, Lucas and Elise VanderWoude, Hugo, Kona and Arlo Hughes; and 2 sisters: Edith Summers of Iowa City, and Goldie Swartzendruber of Pigeon, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Verton, a son-in-law Sharm Scheuerman, 2 brothers: Virgil Brenneman, Arden Brenneman; and a sister Wava Stutzman.

Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at the Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Kalona. Pastor Don Patterson will officiate. Burial will be in the Lower Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2-8 PM on Monday at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona where the family will greet friends from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. A memorial fund has been established for Iowa Mennonite School and Lower Deer Creek Women's Ministry.