LouElla Victoria “Lu” Miller, 94, of rural Reserve, passed away peacefully on Thursday October 3, 2019 at Maple Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hiawatha where she had been a very short time.

LouElla was born June 2, 1925 at Barada, Nebraska in Richardson County, the daughter of the late Harney David and Isobel Bentley Robidoux. She grew up near Barada and attended country grade school near there. After the death of her father, the family moved east of Reserve where she attended country school before attending Sacred Heart School at Omaha, Nebraska. She returned to this area and worked as a nurse aide for the Brown County Infirmary near Hiawatha. Most of her working life, she was a house keeper for many families for over 54 years, before retiring.

Mrs. Miller was a member of the Iowa Tribe of White Cloud, Kansas.

She married Carl Edward Miller February 9, 1946 at Hiawatha. They made their home in various places throughout the United States as he was in the military. They retired and returned to this area from Texas in 1995, settling east of Reserve at Red Earth Village on the Sac and Fox Reservation.

She is survived by a son Eric of the home, a brother Charles Robidoux of Reserve, with many nieces and nephews.

LouElla was also preceded in death by her husband Carl in April 11, 2007, and several siblings

LouElla wishes were to be cremated with no service held like was requested for Carl.

Memorials are suggested to Hope Brown County and may be sent in care of the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home 124 S. 7th Street Hiawatha, Kansas   66434.

A special message or note of comfort may be sent to www.chapeloaksfuneralhome.com