Edna Miller

Edna M. Miller, 91, formerly of Monrovia, Maryland, Phoenix, Arizona, and Boonsboro, Maryland, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Reeders Memorial Home in Boonsboro.

She was the wife of the late Robert E. "Buster" Miller.  They were married in 1948.

She was born in Loudon County, Virginia on December 26, 1919 to Estelle and Rodney Costello.  She was the last remaining member of her immediate family.

She is survived by her daughter, Shirley Stevens and her husband Tom of Sharpsburg, Maryland; two grandchildren, Carrie Turner and her husband Jim of Hagerstown, Maryland, and Matthew Stevens and his wife Amber of Shepherdstown, West Virginia; and three great-grandsons, Andrew Turner, Evan Turner and Connor Stevens.  She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Hudson, who was killed in World War II; her two brothers, Henry Costello, and Rodney Costello, Jr.; and her beloved sister Margaret Shibler.

She was graduated from Gaithersburg High School in 1939 and worked in several banks in the metro area.  She later worked at the National Geographic in Gaithersburg, and finally at Sagners in Frederick, prior to her retirement to Phoenix in 1972.  The Miller's returned to Maryland in 1995.

Mrs. Miller will be cremated.  Family and friends can pay their respects at the home of her daughter on Sunday, October 30, 2011 from 1 to 5 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association, Post Office Box 96011, Washington, DC, 20090.