{"id":31229,"date":"2026-02-23T06:26:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T12:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=31229"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T21:59:50","slug":"joan-annie-miller-90-of-teutopolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/31229-joan-annie-miller-90-of-teutopolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Joan &#8220;Annie&#8221; Miller (90) of Teutopolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><div>Joan A. \u201cAnnie\u201d Miller, 90 of Teutopolis, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026 at her home in Teutopolis.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Teutopolis with burial in St. Francis Cemetery. The Ladies Sodality will pray the rosary at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bauer Funeral Home in Effingham. Visitation will follow from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., with a parish wake service held at the conclusion of visitation. Memorial donations may be given to the charity of the donor\u2019s choice.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Annie was born July 12, 1935 in Effingham, the daughter of George H. and Bernadine M. (Nacke) Kinkelaar. A young Annie worked at Ruby Boerinsmeyer Custard Stand after school and for many summers. She also worked in the basement at Jansen\u2019s Department Store and briefly at a nursing hospital in St. Louis.<\/div>\n<div>As a St. Anthony cheerleader she \u201cbled red\u201d until she married her Teutopolis Wooden Shoes husband, Tom Miller in 1954. A man works from sun to sun, a dairy farmer\u2019s wife\u2019s work is never done; bread baking, canning, shucking, plucking, mending, gardening, and raising kids.<\/div>\n<div>Any spare moments went to officer meetings of the St. Francis Council of Catholic Women and the Ladies Sodality; add to that 41 years as an Avon representative. She thanked God every day for her blessings.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Annie is survived by her children, Jane (Greg) Ruholl, Roch (Sandy), Karen Behrman, Vickie (Ronald) Bloemer, Rich (Dianne), Nancy Probst, Ed, Steve (Mel) and Frank (Laurie); daughter-in-law, Lisa Miller; 35 grandchildren and 58 great-grandchildren; brother, George Kinkelaar Jr. and Greg Kinkelaar; sister, Judy Goeckner; brother-in-law, Clyde Buzzard.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Annie was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, John; son-in-law, Dennis Probst; brother, Kenny Kinkelaar; sisters, Jean Buzzard and Florence &#8220;Floss&#8221; Marten; sister-in-law, Barb Kinkelaar; and brothers-in-law, Clete Goeckner and Dick Marten.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joan A. \u201cAnnie\u201d Miller, 90 of Teutopolis, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026 at her home in Teutopolis. 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