Marian Lofton Miller

Marian Louise Lofton Haske Miller was born during a blizzard in Red Willow County, McCook, Nebraska. Born to Chester Arthur Lofton and Leona Glee Ellis, Marian truly was a renaissance woman of her time. Accomplished musician, professional commercial artist, church organist and in her later years,she authored a historical novel based on her family history and pioneer roots. She also managed to raise four children! Timothy,Gregory,JoAnn and Daniel with her first husband Frank J. Haske III and was stepmother to Frank’s son Thomas G. Haske and to Joanne Young and Ellen Lynn by her second husband Lee S. Miller. Marian grew up on the prairie with her twin sisters Maxine and Marjory and her two brothers Milford and Robert and dad was a wheat farmer. She attended a one room schoolhouse and went on to finish high school in Omaha, Nebraska. During World War II she landed a civil service job and went to the nations capital Washington D.C. After putting herself through art school she became a successful commercial artist and illustrated for the major department stores in Washington. It was during this time that Marian met her first husband Frank and they made their home in Rockville, Maryland. After Frank died tragically young, Marian met and remarried Lee S. Miller. During the second half of her life they moved back out west and Marian was reunited with her family and eventually ended up in Grand Junction, Colorado. Both Lee and Marian were active in various churches and participated musically and as counselors guiding people with bible studies and sharing their faith. Marian is survived by her four children, her three stepchildren and her grandchildren: Holly Parker O’Shea , Carolyn Parker, Sarah Haske Buchanan, Joseph and Abigail Haske , Michael Lynn , Amy Hardin, Derek Mackey and Sharon Macak and Christy Scinta and eight great grandchildren. We will miss her very much. She’s with Jesus now her Lord and Savior. Peace