Miller, Erma Kaufman Snyder (1912-2010)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2010 Feb 22 p. 9

Birth date: 1912 Sep 11

text of obituary:

ERMA SYNDER MILLER

Erma Kaufman Snyder Miller, 97, formerly a longtime resident of Filer, Idaho, died Feb. 10, 2010, at Springfield, Ore. She was born on Sept. 11, 1912, to Harry and Anna Kaufman in Crystal Springs, Kan.

She graduated from Hesston (Kan.) High School. She married Kenneth W. Snyder of Roseland, Neb., in 1933.

After their marriage they moved to Idaho, where they lived for 56 years. After Kenneth died in 1989, she moved to Filer and married Floyd Miller in 1992. He preceded her in death in 2004. In 2006 she moved to Kenmore, Wash., to live with her daughter, Carol John.

She was active in Filer Mennonite Church during her 73 years in Idaho. She enjoyed her family, her flowers and vegetable garden and sewing.

At age 51, she completed the Licensed Practical Nursing Program at Twin Falls Memorial Hospital. She enjoyed working at Harral’s Nursing Home in Buhl, Idaho, until age 75, when she retired. She was a kind and loving mother and grandmother, a gracious hostess and a faithful servant to her Lord.

Survivors include three children, Joyce Yost and her husband, Vernon, of Denver, Colo., Dale Snyder of Winnemucca, Nev., and Carol John of Eugene, Ore.; eight stepchildren, Nadine Miller, Floyd Miller Jr., Bill Miller, Edward Miller, Rita Miller, Keith Miller, Bonnie Gerig and Connie Anderson; two brothers, Floyd Kaufman of Buhl, Idaho, and Glenn Kaufman of Elk Falls, Kan.; a sister, Fern Bontrager of Hutchinson, Kan.; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Kenneth Snyder, in 1989; her second husband, Floyd Miller, in 2004; a son, Wayne Snyder, in 1953; and a sister, Alta Graber.

A graveside service for the family was held at Sunset Memorial Park in Twin Falls, Idaho. Memorial services were held at Filer Mennonite Church.