Deborah Jean (Hooker) Miller was born in Lima, OH on August 2, 1952. She met her husband Daniel Kirwan Miller in Lima, Ohio where they instantly fell in love, later married on August 12, 1972 in Lima, Ohio, and they were blessed with four children: Amanda, Andrew, Joseph, and Anthony. She was a loving and devoted wife, mom, mimi, and aunt and had a strong passion for crafting; scrapbooking; cooking; traveling; and competitive sports.
Debby graduated from Lima Senior High School and attended The Ohio State University, Anne Arundel Community College, and Catonsville Community College where she received her degree as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant. Debby touched many people throughout her life helping those in need working with children at Kennedy Krieger Institute and Anne Arundel County-Central Special School and the elderly at Genesis Eldercare. She served as an aquatics instructor teaching children how to swim and various water exercise programs. Debby was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the Fairfield Harbor Hospital Auxiliary, Fairfield Harbor CERT and St. Paul Catholic Church. She is preceded in death by her father, William Don Hooker and a brother in-law, Kevin Miller.
Debby is survived by her loving husband Daniel Kirwan Miller; her mother Esther Jean Harshbarger; one sister Linda Offenbacher, along with Dan’s sisters and brothers Sharon Cattey, Mary Ann Williams, John Miller, Katie Chopin, and Greg Miller; daughter Amanda Marie Bieber, and husband Sean, and their children Sydney and Caden; son Andrew Christopher Miller, and wife Kerry, and their children Makenzie and Hudson; son Joseph Kirwan Miller, and wife Ashley, and their children Adam, Sam, and Marie; son Anthony John Miller; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm Friday, February 17, 2012 at Cotten Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held 10:30 am at St. Paul Catholic Church, Saturday, February 18, 2012.
A Memorial Mass will be held Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 10:00 am at Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Severna Park, MD where the Miller’s resided for over 25 years.
A fund with the CarolinaEast Foundation in New Bern, NC has been established in Deborah’s honor. Funds will go directly (100%) to upgrade and create a more family friendly waiting room in the oncology unit that cared so compassionately for Deborah. Checks may be made payable to and mailed to the CarolinaEast Foundation, Deborah Miller Oncology Fund, PO Box 1576, New Bern, NC 28563. Please call the Foundation at (252) 633 8247 with any questions.
Condolences may be made to the Miller family at www.cottenfuneralhome.com
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