Carol Cleona Miller

Carol C. "Cleona" Miller, 82, of Van Wert, passed away Friday afternoon, March 7, 2025, at Country Inn Enhanced Living Center, Paulding, Ohio. She was born May 29, 1942, in Grover Hill, Ohio, to the late Everett and Violet (Fruchey) McClure. On June 17, 1962, she married Garry D. Miller, who preceded her in death on April 19, 2018.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Kim (Louie) Utterback of Paulding and Lori (Les) Hockenberry of rural Haviland, Ohio; 4 grandchildren, Rachel (Shawn Collingwood) Wiechart, Tricia (Jordan) Taylor, Aaron (Ashley) Hockenberry and Kacee (Haden) Sholl; 10 great grandchildren, Brennen, Beckett, Kaden, Monroe, Noraa, Crosby, Briggs, Livie, Jett and Crew; 3 brothers, Dana McClure, Earl McClure and Vinal McClure; 3 sister in laws, Sue McClure, Allison McClure and Leslie McClure; and a brother in law, Rex Davis.

Cleona retired from Fort Wayne City Building, she also worked at Dana- Weatherhead, in Antwerp, and the Van Wert Times Bulletin.

She was an avid Wayne Trace Raider and Ohio State Buckeye sports fan. She enjoyed watching any college sports on television. She also enjoyed going to her grandchildren's and great grandchildren's sporting events.

In addition to her parents, Cleona was preceded in death by a sister, Marie Davis; 2 brothers, Rex and Larry McClure; and 2 sister in laws, Deb McClure and Barb McClure.

A Celebration of Cleona's life will be held at 12:00pm on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert, with Rev. Eileen Kochensparger, officiating. Burial in Lehman Cemetery, Payne, Ohio, will take place at a later date.

Visitation will be from 10:00am-12:00pm on Saturday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Kim Utterback for the activities fund at Country Inn Enhanced Living Center.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.alspachgearhart.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home and Crematory, 722 S. Washington St, Van Wert, Ohio.