Rosemary Eleanor Miller

Rosemary Eleanor Miller completed her battle with vascular dementia on August 1, 2026, at Lilac Springs Residential Care Facility in Lake Mills, Wisconsin. Rosemary was the sixth of seven children born to the family of Edwin J. and Amanda B. (Weber) Miller at the Miller Homestead in Farmington, Wisconsin on April 9, 1946.

She was baptized at St. Lawrence Catholic Church and received the balance of sacraments there while attending their grade school with education provided by the nuns of St. Francis of Assisi Convent. Rosemary graduated from Jefferson Senior High School in 1964 and particularly enjoyed participating in the choral music programs. She was especially happy to be a member of a small group called the Madrigals who were able to compete at the regional and state level. Her favorite crooners of all time were Dean Martin and Don Ho. She was able to meet Don Ho in person, while on a trip to Hawaii, and took advantage of an opportunity to have a picture taken with him which provided her a very treasured memory. Dances at Turner Hall were another of her favorite activities in her youth.

The Jefferson County Courthouse employed Rosemary for 40 years, where she worked as a Deputy Court Clerk. Her first assignment at age 21 was in Divorce Court, which she remarked was never dull and usually very entertaining as most divorces at that time were contested. Eventually, she worked in all areas of the court system, including jury trials.

Rosie took great pride in caring for her home and flowers as well as reading novels until the diagnosis of vascular dementia made it no longer possible for her to live unassisted.

At Lilac Springs Rosie particularly enjoyed the opportunities for group crafting, as well as games such as Bingo, Uno, Crazy 8, Yahtzee and others. Blue became her favorite color.

Rosemary is survived by sisters; Marion (Allan) Klokow and Janet Balaam, brother-in-law Lyle Riedl as well as many nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents, siblings; Raymond and (Betty) Miller, Ernest and (Karen) Miller, Carol Riedl, Robert Miller in infancy, brother-in-law William Balaam, nephew Donald Klokow and her very good friend, Rolf Thornquist.

A Mass of Christian burial will take place on Friday, August 14, 2026 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (324 E. North Street – Jefferson, WI) at 11:00am. Visitation for Rosie will be held from 9:30am until the time of Mass. Rosie will be laid to rest following the Mass at St. Lawrence Cemetery.

A very grateful thank you to Desiree and her staff at Lilac Springs and Tricia Schmidt, of Rainbow Hospice, for their gentle and kind care of Rosemary.

Memorials, if desired, in the form of Mass Stipends or a donation to a charity benefiting dementia care, would be appreciated.

Schneider-Michaelis Funeral home is proudly serving the family.