Zion Lutheran Church was filled to overflowing Sunday afternoon when relatives and friends gathered to pay their last respects to Mrs. Emil Miller, who passed away suddenly last Thursday afternoon, December 24, 1947, from an embolism when she was apparently recovering from a major operation performed the previous week. She was looking forward to being home with her family for Christmas. She was 44 years, 2 months, and 27 days old at the time of her death.

Hymns sung by the congregation included, "Beloved It Is Well," Jerusalem My Happy Home," and "Be Still My Soul." Floral offerings completely filled the chancel of the church and surrounded the casket and also many memorial wreaths given in her memory, bespoke the love and esteem in which the departed was held. Rev. M.F. Scheips based his comforting words on the text: "Come, and let us return unto the Lord" Hosea 6-1.

Burial took place in Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery at Norfolk, Nebraska, with the following serving as pallbearers, Ralph Tesch, Charles Chilvers, Albert Jensen, Alfred Dinkel, Otto Altwine, and George Schulz.

Emelia Plahn was born September 27, 1903, at Manning, Iowa, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William and Emma Plahn. While still a small child, the family moved to Pierce County, Nebraska. On October 14, 1920, she was united in marriage to Emil Miller. This union was blessed with one son and one daughter. The departed was of a happy disposition and her family and their care were always uppermost in her mind.

Left to mourn her departure are her sorrowing husband, one son, Melvin, one daughter, Mrs. Ed Reikofski of Tilden, one son-in-law; her aged parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Plahn, three brothers, Herman of Pierce, Henry of Plainview, and William, Jr. of Norfolk and four sisters, Mrs. Ed Miller, Pierce, Mrs. Emil Altwine, Pierce, Mrs. Henry Zauner, Tilden, and Mrs. Alfred Sattler, Brooklyn, New York.

Also surviving are a number of other relatives and a host of friends.

Those attending the rites from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. August Plahn, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schroeder, Mr. Emil Karsten, all of Manning, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Plahn and Bob of Plainview; Mr. and Mrs. William Plahn, Jr. and daughter of Norfolk; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zauner of Tilden; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klitzke and Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Klitzke, all of Newman Grove; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Voecks, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Roland, all of Winside; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller and family of Plainview.