Nancy Carol Miller

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Nancy Carol (Reedy) Miller, 83, of Goshen, died Saturday October 1st surrounded by loved ones after a brief illness following complications of a stroke. She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Miller in 2017. She was born in Pontiac, Illinois to Clinton and Velda (Grieser) Reedy. She is survived by sister, Joan (Reedy) Griffith, of Goshen, and a brother Stan Reedy, of Washington D.C. Her oldest daughter, Karen Miller lives in Boise, Idaho with husband Sean Hassinger, and grandsons Levi, Isaac, and Seth. Her other daughter, Elaine Miller, resides in Eugene, Oregon. Son, Doug Miller, lives in Crawfordsville, Indiana with his wife Lali Hess and granddaughters Lucy and Annie Hess.

Nancy grew up in Graymont, a small town in central Illinois. She attended Goshen College, where she met Don who whisked her away for marriage and then to start a family. She finished her degree later at Wright State University in Education, and later obtained a Masters at Michigan State.

She taught at high schools in Ohio and Michigan specializing in teaching gifted classes as well as students with learning disabilities. One highlight of her career was leading the decidedly underdog Wheelersburg, Ohio High School Quiz Bowl team to victory at the National Championships. She enjoyed conveying her life-long love of reading to students through her teaching and frequently kept correspondence with them after graduation.

Nancy and Don retired to Goshen and embarked on a regular schedule of camping and RV trips for many years. Black Joe Lake in Wind River Wilderness was a special favorite backpacking site where she went multiple times to cook fish caught by Don, enjoy a campfire, and marvel at waterfalls and mountains. Nancy loved spending time with extended family in many settings: cooking together, singing and telling stories.

The property at their Goshen home was a passion project of native plants, vegetable and flower garden, fish pond, and trees. She enjoyed the entire cycle of gardening; from poring over seed catalogs in January to preserving her harvest in the fall.

Nancy was committed to her church community at College Mennonite Church and was an active participant and leader in her Sunday School. One of her great joys was signing up for church meal trains for people in need. Nancy was active in Jail Ministries for many years, and had a strong interest in continuing to learn and understand social justice and structural inequalities.

Nancy loved spending time with her grandchildren, regularly flying to Boise to watch the “Boise Boys” play baseball as well driving to Crawfordsville to visit her granddaughters, often bringing an arts and craft project along.

Memorial service will be held November 5, 2022, at 4 p.m.,  at College Mennonite Church in Goshen.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Mennonite Central Committee or Mennonite Board of Missions.