Adala K Miller

November 3, 1928 - August 4, 2019

Miller, Adala K.Brooklyn, MichiganHer Legacy... Adala Miller, 90, passed away August 4, 2019. She was born on November 3, 1928 in Manchester, Michigan to Benjamin and Thelma (Gaige) Knickerbocker. Adala married the love of her life, Wilbur E. Miller, on November 22, 1947 in Jackson, Michigan.Adala was a talented seamstress who owned and operated her own business. She will be remembered most for her teddy bear making. Adala made roughly 150 bears a year to be distributed at the hospitals, police departments, fire departments, food pantry and Quilts for the Heart. She also made quilts for the veterans in Monroe and Battle Creek. Adala was a member of the St. Marks Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, Michigan, where she taught Sunday school for 25 years, and was a member of the LWML. Adala loved her family most of all and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Her Family... Adala will be missed by her children, Ben Miller, Trudi (Robert) Gallinati and Kasie (Jana) Miller; grandchildren Megan, Alexandra, Karleigh Gallinati, Samson Miller, David and Sam Miller; great grandson Eric Louis Fuller; special nieces Debbie and Rhonda Lynch, Annette Boyd-Walker and Libby Wolfe. She is preceded in death by her husband Wilbur, brothers: Melvin, Gayle and Hollis Knickerbocker, sister Elsie Lynch and daughter-in-law Marlene Miller.Her Farewell... Adala family and friends will gather Thursday August 8, 2019 from 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm at Borek Jennings Funeral Home, Braun Chapel, in Brooklyn Michigan where her Farewell will be held at 2:00 pm. Pastor Ned Bernstein will serve as celebrant. Memorial contributions are suggested to Quilts from the Heart or may be given to family for future designation. Please leave a message of comfort for Adala family at 1-877-231-7900, or sign her guestbook at www.borekjennings.com. Family and Friends GatheringThursday, August 8, 2019 12:00 PM 8/8/2019 12:00:00 PM - 2:00 PM 8/8/2019 2:00:00 PM Borek Jennings - Braun Chapel, Brooklyn 137 South Main Street PO Box 396 Brooklyn, MI 49230 Memorial contributions may be given to the Quilts from the Heart or the family for future destinations. Borek Jennings - Braun Chapel, Brooklyn 137 South Main Street Brooklyn 49230 MI United States Community Farewell ServiceThursday, August 8, 2019 2:00 PM 8/8/2019 2:00:00 PM Borek Jennings - Braun Chapel, Brooklyn 137 South Main Street PO Box 396 Brooklyn, MI 49230 Borek Jennings - Braun Chapel, Brooklyn 137 South Main Street Brooklyn 49230 MI United States