Eunice Stutzman

Eunice Miller was born June 13, 1934 in Johnson County, Iowa, the daughter of Dennis J. and Ida (Helmuth) Miller. She accepted Christ as her Savior and was baptized into the Amish Church at 16 years of age. At age 27, she began teaching school and taught in Pennsylvania and Virginia before teaching at the Friendship and Sharon Bethel schools in Iowa. From 1965-1968 she served in Berlin, Germany at Friedensheim helping with refugee children.
In 1975 Eunice married Wilford Stutzman and immediately took up responsibilities as wife, mother, grandmother and minister's wife. She accompanied Wilford in his travels to the Belize mission many times. Due to complications from rheumatoid arthritis she was confined to a wheel chair in 1994. Though handicapped she continued to use her talents in cooking, sewing, and writing. Eunice passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 30, 2016 at her home in rural Keota at the age of 82 years.
Eunice is survived by 8 children and their spouses: David and Nancy, Daniel and Judy of Punta Gorda, Belize, Lois and Nevin Miller of Auburn, Nebraska, Philip and Emma, Paul and Leah of Montrose, Colorado, Joanna and Alf Coon of Keota, Rachel and Daryly Beachy of Kalona; Steve and Dorcas of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; 50grandchildren, 84 great grandchildren, and 5 sisters: Emma Swartzentruber of Costa Rica, Mary D. Miller, Bertha Brenneman of Kalona, Lavina Hochstedler of Grand Blanc, Michigan, and Elsie Miller of Kalona. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Wilford, 2 grandchildren, a great grandchild, 3 brothers: Rudy, Simon, Jonas, and 2 sisters: Verna and Amelia.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at the Salem Mennonite Church in rural Keota. Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1-8 PM on Monday, August 1, 2016 at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona where the family will greet friends from 1-4 and 6-8 PM.