Born Feb. 26, 1920, in Burlington, she was the daughter of John and Amelia Miller Scherer. On Aug. 7, 1941, she married Leonard F. Miller in Kahoka, Mo. He died March 10, 1979.
Mrs. Miller was a homemaker. She was a member of Spring Grove Methodist Church and E.C. Blackmare Chapter 306 of Eastern Star, where she was past worthy matron.
"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVV-3ZZ1 : accessed 29 August 2015), Bernice E. Scherer Miller, 1998; Burial, , Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America, South Walker Cemetery; citing record ID 18256241, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9KN-MZK : accessed 29 August 2015), Bernice E Miller, 17 Jan 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"Iowa, State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKQH-793L : accessed 29 August 2015), Bernice E Scherer in household of Anna A Scherer, Danville-Washington, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,429,306.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMJ9-DL1 : accessed 29 August 2015), Bernice E Scherer in household of John G Scherer, Union, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0030, sheet 4A, family 90, line 12, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 652; FHL microfilm 2,340,387.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMTP-GLD : accessed 29 August 2015), Bernice E Scherer in household of Amelia Scherer, Union Township, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-33, sheet 3A, family 44, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1156.
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