Maxine Mae Miller
(1920-2000)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Leon Marion Preston

Maxine Mae Miller 1 2 3

  • Born: 21 Feb 1920, Grand Rapids, Kent, MI 1 2
  • Marriage (1): Leon Marion Preston on 4 Mar 1950 in Newaygo, Newaygo, MI 1
  • Died: 29 Mar 2000, Comstock Park, Kent, MI at age 80 2

   FamilySearch ID: LJGN-124.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Obituary: Grand Rapids Press: obituary of Maxine Mae Preston (Miller) on 31 Mar 2000 in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI. 4 Maxine Mae Preston (Miller, 79 years young, of Comstock Park, surrounded by her family passed peacefully into eternal life on Wednesday, March 29, 2000. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leon. Holding her close int heir hearts and memories are her three daughters and son, Ferol (Jack) Dinkel, Helen (John) Beacher, Mary (Marty) bradley-Toczdlowski, Frank (Dawn) Preston who gained their strength, courage and sense of humor from their mother. The treasures of Maxine's heart are her nine grandchildren, Lonni (Ben) Shepard, Jayme (Tom) Bradley-Holt, Nicole Bradley, Jessica Anderson, Amanda and Jacqueline Dinkel, Jonathan and Daniel Beacher, Emily Toczydlowski; great grand-daughter, Samantha Madison Mae; cousins, Dorothy, Larry, LuAnn, Neba Dorgan, special sister, Jean Ewing; special daughter Carole (John) Rozegnal; dearest friends, Dorothy DeMaagd, Pearl Blok, George and Doris Willemstein who filled her earthly life with joy, laughter and love. She was a Social Worker for the State of Michigan for 30 years and an active member of S.E.R.A. and the Senior Senate. We will carry her spirit with us always as she watches over us. A Service of Remembrance will be held on Saturday, April 1st at 3 PM at Peace Lutheran Church, 1225 12 Mile Rd., Sparta. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Luekemia, Lymphoma Society of America.


Maxine married Leon Marion Preston on 4 Mar 1950 in Newaygo, Newaygo, MI.1 (Leon Marion Preston was born on 30 Jul 1908 in , Newaygo, MI 1 5 6 and died on 12 Jun 1992 in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI 3 5 6.)

Sources

1 Ancestry.com, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.), Leon Marion Preston and Maxine Mae Miller. County file # 6497. State file # 62-3629.

2 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VSZ9-S24 Maxine M Preston, 29 Mar 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

3 Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-43982-3798-44?cc=2215693 12 Jun 1992, obituary of Leon Preston.

4 Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, Michigan), (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-42400-7503-67?cc=2215693 31 Mar 2000, obituary of Maxine Mae Preston.

5 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J5Y8-TWB Leon M Preston, 12 Jun 1992; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

6 Ancestry.com, Michigan, Deaths, 1971-1996 (Original data: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Index. Lansing, MI, USA.), Leon M. Preston.


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