Mary "Pat" Darling Miller

Mary “Pat” Darling Miller, 86, of Goshen died Saturday, March 2, 2024 at Goshen Hospital.

She was born December 4, 1937 in Gibson City, Illinois to Earl H. and Catherine L. (Ingold) Knox.

A 1955 graduate of Fisher High School, Pat received her nursing degree from Goshen College School of Nursing in 1959.

On March 24, 1962 she married Wayne E. Darling, of Elkhart County in Fisher, Illinois. He died August 28, 2010. She later married D. Richard Miller on June 30, 2012.

He survives along with her daughters, Dr. Melinda Darling of Holyoke, Massachusetts, and Michele (Terry Golob) Darling of Boston, Massachusetts; four step-children, Daniel (Nadine) Miller, and Philip (Jean) Miller, both of Goshen, David (Lori) Miller of Wichita, Kansas, and Christine M. Miller of Fort Wayne; four step grandchildren; and two step great grandchildren.

Also surviving is a sister, Amanda Osborn of Sebring, Florida, and a sister-in-law, Marta Knox of Paxton, Illinois.

Along with her parents and first husband, Wayne, she was preceded in death by a brother, Earl H. Knox, Jr.

A life-long healthcare worker, Mrs. Miller worked in the office of Dr. M.H. Kesim for 21 years prior to the doctor’s retirement. She continued working at Bristol Street Pediatrics until her retirement in 1998.

A former member of First Baptist Church of Elkhart, Mary was currently active at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship, Goshen.

Visitation will be Friday, March 8, from 2 to 4 and 5 to 7 p.m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home, Goshen.

There will also be one hour of visitation beginning at 9 a.m. prior to the 10 a.m. funeral service, Saturday, March 9 at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship, 2509 Berkey Ave., Goshen.

Burial will be in East Bend Mennonite Cemetery, Fisher, Illinois at a later date.

Memorial gifts may be directed to 4-H Foundation of Elkhart County; First Baptist Church of Elkhart; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; or Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship.