In Memory ~ Rogers, Peggy

 Peggy I. Miller

Kearney resident, 80

KEARNEY - Peggy Irene (Rogers) Miller, age 80, of Kearney, passed away September 4, 2023 surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 8, 2023 at the First United Methodist Church in Kearney with Pastor Seungli You officiating. Burial will be at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Home and also 1 hour prior to services on Friday at the church.

Memorial gifts are suggested to First United Methodist Church of Kearney, or Kearney Habitat for Humanity. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney is in charge of arrangements.

Peggy was born March 19, 1943 in Alliance, NE to Claude and Hazel Rogers. She graduated from Alliance High School in 1961, and attended Kearney State College graduating with a degree in Mathematics in 1965 and her Master's Degree in 1969.

She married Lynn E. Miller of Kearney, NE on September 1, 1963. Together, they farmed northwest of Kearney for over 50 years.

Peggy taught Mathematics at the University of Nebraska at Kearney from 1978 to 2005.

Following her retirement from teaching, she was employed with the Sorensen Group and served for over 15 years as an AARP Tax-Aide.

Peggy was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Kearney. She was also a member of the Friendship Sunday School class and Thursday morning Bible study. Her quiet, steadfast faith was her foundation; everything built upon that.

She is survived by her daughters, Robyn (John) Forkner of Spring Hill, KS, Brooke Miller of Kearney, NE and special friends who were loved as family, Mark and Karyn Dahlke.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Lynn E. Miller, brother, Monte Rogers, and her parents.

Peggy's family would like to thank the Good Samaritan Cancer Center, Dr Jordan Moncrief, Cortney Mahony, and AseraCare Hospice for their kind and compassionate care.

This information was in our 50th class reunion booklet.

Graduation picture

50th class reunion picture

kindergarten picture

Rogers, Peggy

Spouse ~ Lynn Miller

4140 30^th Avenue

Kearney, NE  68845-4057

308-237-3264

pimiller@frontiernet.net

C ~ Robyn, 1969; Brooke, 1973

The first few years consisted of college, marriage, first teaching job, more school, children and finally back to the work place.  To detail that a little, I graduated from Kearney State College (now UNK) in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science in Education with emphasis on Mathematics and Science.  Lynn and I were married in 1963 and while he farmed the first year, he also graduated from Kearney State College in 1965.  I then found a job teaching at Pleasanton High School and Lynn went back to farming.  After two years at Pleasanton, I went back to school and received my Master’s in Education with emphasis in Mathematics.  I then took a few years off and Lynn and I farmed and our family grew with the addition of two daughters, Robyn & Brooke.  When they were both in school, I went back to teaching Mathematics at UNK and stayed there until 2005.  Lynn and I farmed until 1991 and still continue to have some pasture and alfalfa.  Most of the rest of our farm ground is now part of the city of Kearney, so although we haven’t moved we are right across the road from the city limits.  Lynn worked in real estate and appraisal services before retiring. 

I now work part time for a local contractor and so see the business side of things and the challenges associated with that.  It is a different world than the academic world I was part of for so long.  Our girls are both career girls:  Robyn is a funeral director in Olathe, Kansas, and lives with her husband, John, on an acreage outside of Spring Hill.  Brooke is a Certified Public Accountant and has worked for the State of Nebraska and is now with a public accounting firm here in Kearney.

My non-work activities consist primarily of church activities—Bible Study, Sunday School, and financial assistant.  Since I retired I have been serving as a volunteer for AARP doing volunteer tax preparation.  We are primarily serving seniors and low to middle income citizens, but do not turn anyone away if their return is within our capabilities.  We have a close group of friends with whom we play cards, eat out most Friday evenings, and just enjoy each other’s company.  Faith, family and friends are the foundations of our lives.