Janet Rae Miller

Janet Rae Miller passed away, Monday, November 18, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Cambrian Cemetery in rural Columbus Junction. Online condolences may be sent for Jan’s family at www.jonesfh.com. Beloved wife of the late Stanley D. Miller for 70 years who predeceased her in October 2024; cherished mother of Bradley D. Miller; dear aunt, cousin and friend to many. Jan was a devoted, loving wife, and mother to an adopted son. She grew up on her family’s farm in Crawfordsville, Iowa. Jan was an exceptional student, graduating top of her class at Wyman High School in Wyman, Iowa. She was Phi Beta Kappa at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in addition to serving as president of both Alpha Xi Delta Sorority, and the entire Coe student body. During her freshman year at Coe, she met Stan, her beloved husband of nearly 70 years. Jan enjoyed a long career teaching middle-school Social Studies and English in the Parkway School District. She was also an active member of her community, and her Presbyterian church, Ladue Chapel. As a Stephen Minister, she took great pride and joy in assisting others navigate difficult periods in their lives. She was a primary supporter of helping the homeless through The St. Patrick Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Jan was an avid volunteer, and a member of various charities, clubs, and programs, to include active membership in the American Association of University Women, and the KR Chapter of P.E.O., as well as being a charter member of The Ballwin Chesterfield Investment Club, and The Town and Country Garden Club. An avid sports fan along with her husband Stan, she could be found at various sporting events as a season ticket holder for her beloved St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, St. Louis University Billikens basketball team, and the Iowa Hawkeyes football team. Jan was always a pure joy to be around and radiated love, kindness, and compassion to everyone she knew, or met. She taught her adopted son many significant, and enduring life lessons, the most salient being, “Always strive to be loving, kind, and compassionate because love, kindness, and compassion are, and always will be omnipotent.”

Janet Rae Miller

August 2, 1937 - November 18, 2024