Constance "Connie" R. Miller

Constance “Connie” R. Miller, 88, a longtime Mentor resident, died January 29, 2023 at University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center. She was born March 16, 1934 in Indianapolis, Indiana and continued to live in Indiana until the 10th grade when she moved with her mother to East Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from Shaw High School in 1952. She attended David Lipscomb College in Nashville, Tennessee for a brief period but decided not to stay, returning to East Cleveland. Connie was a member of the Shaw Avenue Church of Christ, and continued with that congregation when it moved from East Cleveland to Cleveland Heights and became the Forest Hill Church of Christ. She married Foyster Miller of Preston County, West Virginia on March 31, 1956, becoming a full time homemaker. The couple raised three sons and lived for 21 years in Cleveland before moving to Mentor, Ohio in September, 1977 where they became members of the Mentor Church of Christ. Connie loved the Mentor church and became actively involved with several of its ministries, among which were Thursday School and the "Love Bears" program. Connie loved to travel. She was interested in American history and would often go with her family to historical sites during their vacations, visiting the homes of former American presidents or places where famous events took place. They also liked to travel out west, visiting such locations as Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Death Valley in California, and the Badlands of South Dakota. Her hobbies included music, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, and sewing. Connie is survived by her husband, Foyster, to whom she was married for 66 years; sons, Jeff (Debbie) Miller and Joseph Miller; step brother, Bruce (Evelyn) Lemieux; step sister, Becky (Bobby) Byrd; niece Diana (Jeff) Payne; and nephews Bob (Rhonda) Davis and David (Beth) Davis. She was preceded in death by her son, James Miller; parents, Lloyd Charley and Ruth Ferguson; sister, Betty (Robert) Davis; and brother, Morris Elden Charley. The family will receive friends from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8466 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH 44060. A funeral service to honor Connie’s life will be held 11 a.m. Monday, February 6, 2023 at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mentor Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to Mentor Church of Christ, 7201 Burridge Ave., Mentor, OH 44060 Please offer condolences at www.brunners.com.

Constance "Connie" R. Miller

March 16, 1934 - January 29, 2023