Mary V. Miller, age 83, of Annandale died Wednesday, October6, 2010 at Cokato Manor.

Funeral Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 11, 2010 at St. John's Lutheran Church, Annandale. Rev. Dave Nelson will officiate and burial will be in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery, French Lake. Friends may call from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sunday at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Annandale and one hour prior to the service, Monday at the church. A prayer service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Mary Viola Miller was born March 29, 1927 in Annandale to Charles and Elvira (Lihavainen) Leinonen. Mary was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, where her parents helped establish the church. She married Stanley Vincent Miller on November 5, 1959 in Minneapolis. For 15 years she worked for Quality Park Printing and Engraving in St. Paul later moving from New Ulm, MN to St. Cloud where she worked for the St. Cloud School system for 8 years. Mary and Stanley were able to build their dream log home on Big Lake in Richmond, MN. She returned home to Annandale to be with family and friends, due to Stan's failing health. Mary's faith was important to her and showed through her membership at St. John's Lutheran Church, Annandale. She loved to travel, having been to 49 of the States. Mary had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed visiting and meeting with people. She loved people, life and her family.

She is survived by her daughter, Tamara (Thomas Raehal) of Boulder, CO; sisters, Beatrice Lehtola and Helen Kangas both of Annandale. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Timothy, brothers, Walter, Howard, and Arnold Leinonen, and sisters, Hannah Perterla and Hazel Brown.

Ardis Nelson and Orma Lou Jacobsma will provide the music for the service. Arrangements are entrusted to Dingmann Funeral Care, Annandale.