Lillian Miller

Lillian Miller, age 63, of West, passed away early Saturday evening, February 20, 2021 at Providence Hospital in Waco. A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Wednesday at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel, followed by visitation until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25, 2021 at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West, with Rev. Timothy Vaverek as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in West. Very limited capacity, facial masks, and social distancing are required at all services. Lillian was born August 22, 1957 in Waco, the daughter of Josephine (Lopez) and the late Pete Miller. She attended St. Mary's School and was a 1975 graduate of West High School. She then attended Hill Junior College prior to receiving her Bachelors Degree as a Registered Nurse from University of Mary Hardin Baylor in 1980. Lillian was a long-time member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption in West. She worked as a nurse for Temple Veterans Administration Hospital, the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Herman Hospital in Houston, and Providence Hospital in Waco for over 32 years. Lillian enjoyed cake decorating and volunteering at St. Mary's School and Carter Blood Drives. She loved helping to care for her nieces and nephews. Survivors include her mother, Josephine Miller of West; siblings, Mary Werlinger of Clifton, Peter Miller and wife Maria of Hewitt, Elizabeth Paul and husband Dennis of College Station, John Miller of Spring, Ernestine Goates and husband Barry of West, and Robert Miller of San Antonio; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers are Aaron Miller, Christopher Goates, Anthony Miller, Daniel Werlinger, Robert Miller, and Zach Goates. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's School Endowment Fund.