Arlene Miller

Arlene M. Miller, 73, Loyal, passed away on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, at The House of the Dove in Marshfield. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at the Loyal American Legion in Loyal. Rev. Kathy Jury officiated with burial following in the Loyal City Cemetery. Pallbearers were Derek Miller, Robert Wehe, Doug Becker, Karen Nelson, Ryley Fischer and Brandon Miller. Visitation was held at the American Legion on Friday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service.

Arlene Marie Mechelke was born on Sept. 8, 1951, in Olympia, Wash., to Warren A. “Duke” and Violet O. “Vi” (Burgess) Mechelke. Her family moved to Tony when she was a young child, and then moved to Loyal in 1958, where she was raised and received her education, graduating from Loyal High School in 1969. Arlene worked at the Loyal Canning Factory and at Land O’ Lakes before becoming united in marriage to Marvin J. Miller on April 15, 1972, at the Loyal United Methodist Church. They had a dairy and pig farm north of Loyal where they raised their three sons, Corey, Luke and Shawn. While raising her family and working on their farm, she also babysat, worked at RES Photography in Abbotsford, and managed the Loyal American Legion for three years.

She was a member of York Center United Methodist Church since 1958, where she served as the church treasurer, and she was member of the Loyal American Legion Auxiliary.

Arlene had many interests, but especially loved spending time with her family and friends, crafting and painting, making Halloween costumes, bowling, pitching horseshoes, and going on mission trips as a volunteer.

She will be dearly missed by her husband, Marvin, of Loyal; two sons: Corey (Nicole) and Shawn (Macy), both of Loyal; two grandchildren: Paul and Scarlett Miller; one sister, Bonnie (Jerome) Becker, of Marshfield; two brothers: Jack (Barbara) Mechelke and James Mechelke, both of Loyal; Grandma Della Wojcik of Ladysmith; one sisterin- law, Janis (Bob) Boehning of Marshfield; three brothers-in-law: Allen (Jan) Miller of Spencer, Leland (Debbie) Miller of Spencer and Wayne (Linda) Miller of Loyal; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Arlene was preceded in death by her son, Luke, on July 6, 1994; her parents, Warren “Duke” and Violet Mechelke; and her mother- and father-in-law, Edward and Ina Miller.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com. Cuddie Funeral Home, Loyal, is assisting the family with arrangements.

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