Submitted by: Dan Rich

Mary Louise Miller

May 28, 1915 – Sept. 27, 1997

South Bend Tribune 9/30/1997

SOUTH BEND – Mary Louise (Cressy) Miller, 82, passed away in her home on Woodcliff Drive in South Bend at 9 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 27. She was born in the North St. Peter Street home of her parents, Sidney and Marie Cressy, on May 28, 1915.

On April 10, 1937 she married Clement M. Miller in St. Joseph Catholic Church in South Bend. Her marriage, as her life, was centered on the deep faith and love of the Lord and on her family. She is survived by her husband, who has been a longtime partner in the firm of Cressy and Everett. Also surviving are 11 children, 42 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. The children are, Michael D. Miller, Beverly A. Bradley, Brian L. Miller, Mary Beth Dominello, Wayne E. Miller and Victoria L. Trimberger, all of whom reside in the South Bend area. Non local surviving children are Hubert J. Miller of Devon, Pa., Joyce E. Fuchs of Laurenburg, N.C., Virginis M. Gionfriddo of Vienna, Va., Gregory J. Miller of Gilbert, Ariz. and Alice J. Cassell of Springfield, Va.; a sister Mildred Hill of Mishawaka; and a brother, Clifford Cressy of Denver, Colo. She was preceded in death by her brothers, James and George Cressy, and a sister, Evelyn Firth.

Besides enjoying her large family, she had many interests in life, knitting, reading, portrait painting, paying the piano and traveling. She and her husband visited 49 of the 50 states in their many travels. She and her husband both graduated from Central High School in South Bend, and have been active members of both Sacred Heart Parish and the People of Praise Community in South Bend.

Friends ma call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today in the Hickey Funeral Home, with a rosary service at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Home Management Services or to Hospice of St. Joseph County.

Editor: She is the daughter of Marie E. Pearson and Sidney Alexander Cressy.