Funeral services for 72-year-old Dianne Miller of St. James, Minnesota, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday morning, June 26, 2017, at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James. the church is located at 603 Armstrong Boulevard North.
Interment will be in East Sveadahl Lutheran Cemetery in rural St. James, located at 30187 710th Avenue.
Visitation will be held Sunday, June 25, 2017, at Augustana Lutheran Church from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. A second visitation will be held at Augustana the morning of the services from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Online messages of condolence to the family my be sent to: www.sturmfh.com.
Sturm Funeral Home-St. James Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Dianne Lynn (Peterson) Miller passed away peacefully with family by her side on Wednesday, June 21, 2017.
She was born on May 23, 1945, the daughter of Virgil “Ole” and Tina (Dick) Peterson in St. James, where she grew up. She was a member of the Augustana Lutheran Church, where she was baptized and confirmed. Dianne graduated from St. James High School in 1963.
She married Stan Noren on August 10, 1963 and together they raised two daughters, Lisa and Lori, on their family farm by Sveadahl, Minnesota. They were members of the East Sveadahl Lutheran Church.
On the farm, Dianne cherished her time in the field, in the yard and loved all the animals. In 1983, She began working for Teleview Systems as a Manager in St. James and eventually she moved along with the business to Appleton, Minnesota. While there she made a home and married Charlie Miller on August 26, 1991. They resided in rural Dawson, Minnesota on the Miller farm. Together they farmed, gardened, camped and loved to travel.
After Charlie’s death in 1997, Dianne moved to the St. Petersburg, Florida area. There she was active as president of the mobile park in which she lived, dabbled in politics, was a security guard at Florida Natural and made many new dear friends.
In 2011, she returned home to St. James and worked as a bookkeeper at the Ag Center in Lewisville, Minnesota. She resided at the East Sveadahl Church parsonage, where she felt at home and loved being back with all of her family and friends. She loved being home and close to her grandchildren. Her animals, Charlie and Elle Mae, were a huge part of her life.
Spending time with Bob and Audrey Swanson as well as Tom and Linda Hacket gave her great joy. Dianne was an exceptionally classy lady who gave more to others than she did to herself and will be missed dearly. Her hobbies included reading, sewing, gardening and being with her family.
She is survived by daughters, Lisa Shellum and special friend Dana Burgeson and Lori (Chad) Urevig, all of St. James; granddaughters, Mallory Shellum and special friend Derek Gustafson of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Macey Shellum and special friend Mitch Vetter of Mankato, Minnesota and Mackenzie Blickem of St. James; brothers, Doug (Mary Kay) Peterson of Northfield, Minnesota and Mike (Judy) Peterson of Hudson, Wisconsin; nieces, nephews and their children and special friend, Leo Pawlenski of Largo, Florida.
Preceding Dianne in death were her husband, Charles Miller; parents; grandparents and several aunts and uncles.
