Joan D. Miller

Joan D. Miller passed away Saturday May 2, 2009 at Pembrooke Nursing Home. She was born July 19, 1934 in Youngstown, a daughter of the late John B. and Sarah K. (Baltes) Morris. A 1952 graduate of South High School, Joan was a registered nurse and nursing administrator for Milton Manor Nursing Home retiring in 1989. She loved crocheting and crosswords and had a wonderful gift of words. She was a volunteer at Ellsworth Elementary School. Joan was a mom and grandma to many in her community. Her husband Edward T. Miller, whom she married June 11, 1968, passed away in 1973. She is survived by five children: Robert Conrad of Lake Milton, John (Terry) Conrad of Lake Milton, Kathryn Young of Ellsworth, Melissa Barnes of Lake Milton, and Mary (Tim) Hise of Cocoa, FL; and eight grandchildren: Jason, John and Kara Conrad, Sarah Young, Andrea and Mike Barnes and Matthew and Jacob Hise. Besides her parents and husband, Joan is preceded in death by a sister Mary Jane Morris and a grandson Jeremy Scott Conrad. Friends are welcome to join the family in a celebration of Joan's life, Saturday May 16, 2009 from 1 PM until 4 PM at the Ellsworth Fire Station on Route 45.