CARIBOU – Madeline G. Miller, 87, passed away peacefully July 8, 2013, in Caribou, with her loving family at her side. Madeline made her journey to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, her lifelong faith in him, delivered her into his arms. She was born Feb. 27, 1926, in Stockholm, daughter of the late Roy J. and Jenny (McCarty) Wyman, and was the third oldest of 14 children.
She grew up in Caribou where she attended school during the great depression. During World War II, Madeline worked as a telephone operator for Aroostook Telephone and Telegraph, Presque Isle. In November 1946 she married the love of her life, Maynard Miller, who ran a local filling station and sang in the popular barbershop quartette “The Old Timers.” Together, Maynard and Madeline, who was lovingly tagged “Auntie Mal,” raised three boys and made their home on Sweden Street for many years. Madeline enjoyed a career working at Cary Memorial Hospital, where she began working in the records room in 1969. She then transferred to the admitting office and shared additional duties on the hospital switchboard for the next 25 years, retiring from Cary Medical Center in 1994.
She is survived by three sons, John Miller of Chapman, Paul Miller of Caribou and Mark Miller of Tyler, Texas; siblings, Vaughn Wyman of St. Petersburg, Fla., Rex Wyman, Ken Wyman, John Wyman and Mary Ouellette, all of Caribou, Linda Conant of Hanover, Pa., Shirley Harwell of Thomasville, Pa., Gary Wyman of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Delores McGorman of Houston; five grandchildren, Jonathan and Andrew Miller both of Chapman, Christopher Miller of Auburn, Timothy Miller of South Portland and Heather Pracko of Acworth, Ga.; and great-grandchildren, Katarina and Roman Pracko of Acworth, Ga., and Denver and Aubrey Miller of Chapman. Mrs. Miller was predeceased by her parents; husband, Maynard; and brothers, Lewis, Lee, Jack and Philip Wyman.
A private family interment ceremony will be held at Evergreen Cemetery. Friends who wish to contribute in memory of Mrs. Miller may do so through the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Mockler Funeral Home, 24 Reservoir St., Caribou. www.mocklerfuneralhome.com.
Madeline G. Miller
