Submitted by: Dan Rich

Teresa A. Miller

Aug. 14, 1960 - Nov. 11, 2001

South Bend Tribune 11/14/2001

Teresa A. (Drew) Miller, 41, of Mishawaka, Ind., died unexpectedly at 1:27 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, in Saint Joseph Community Hospital. Teresa was born Aug. 14, 1960, in Port Royal, S.C., to Carolyn and the late Charles A. Drew, and had lived in the Mishawaka area since 1969.

On Aug. 19, 1989, in South Bend, Ind., she married Jerry L. Miller, who survives. She is also survived by two sons, Charles of Mishawaka and Jeremy at home; her mother, Carolyn Drew (Troy) Akemon of South Bend; one sister, Dawn (Brad) Barton of Northville, Mich.; one brother, Kevin (Josephine) Drew of Costa Mesa, Calif.; two stepsisters, Debbie (Chris) Haynes of Elkhart, Ind., and Karen Akemon of Nashville, Tenn.; and by several nieces and nephews. Teresa had been employed at Falcone's Café, Osceola, Ind., for a number of years. She attended Mishawaka High School.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street, South Bend, with Rev. Edgar Erskin of Northway Church of Christ officiating. There will be no visitation. Cremation will take place at Michiana Crematory, with burial at a later date in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Paula Keswick, Dist. Mgr., 53631 Fir Road, Granger, IN 46530; or to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 2211 N. Oak Park Avenue, Chicago, IL 60707.