Lila Mae Miller

Lila Mae Miller of Lakewood, Colorado, passed away April 11th at the age of 94. She was born in Brighton to Edgar & Mabel (Whitmore) Nagel, the second of four daughters. She graduated from Fort Lupton High in 1937. She married Austin Miller of Hudson in 1941, just fifteen months prior to his enlistment in the Navy. During their early years together they resided in Las Cruces and Santa Fe, New Mexico, moving back to Colorado in 1947. Lila loved to dance, travel, crochet, and spend time with her family and friends. She was an extraordinary seamstress, dedicated for over fifty years to attiring herself, and then her daughters from childhood to adulthood, in one-of-a-kind, beautifully tailored clothes for every occasion, including wedding dresses. In her own dress and appearance, she applied the same peerless attention to detail, coordination, and flair for pattern and color, from head to toe, every day. That same flair for aesthetics, a sense of economy, and marvelous home-making skills came together in every home she made. Lila was cheerful, vivacious, and irrepressibly active throughout her long life. She was a uniquely composed combination of sprightly style and grace-a dancer at heart. She is survived by her sister Elma Jean, seven children-Gloria, Marsha, Tish, Alan, Rita, Paula, and Glenn; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. We will miss her smile, her laughter, and the love & loyalty she felt for each of us. A Memorial Service will be held April 16th at 4:00 p.m. at Stork Family Mortuary, 1895 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. ***