Obituaries

JoAnn M. Miller, 77

Services have been scheduled for JoAnn M. Miller, 77, of Palatine.

Memorial visitation for JoAnn M. Miller (nee Frere), 77, of Palatine for 50 years, will be held Friday, Jan. 6 from 5 p.m. until the time of the memorial service at 7 p.m. at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Highway, Palatine, IL 60067.

JoAnn was born Feb. 23, 1934 in Kane, Pennsylvania.  She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, January 3, 2012 at Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, Illinois.

JoAnn was an Avon sales representative and was in the Palatine Jr. Women’s Club.  She was a bridge player and an avid reader.  Most of all, she was devoted to her family.

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Survivors include her husband, John L. Miller; daughters, Linda Lawrence, Sycamore, Ill., and Jody Miller, Wilmington, Ill.; and granddaughter, Rachel Lawrence, Austin, Texas.

JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents, James and Agnes (nee Martinson) Frere; and her sister, Joyce Cserep.

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In lieu of flowers, memorials will be appreciated to Smile Train, P.O. Box 96231, Washington, D.C., 20090-6231, or visit www.smiletrain.org.


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