Submitted by: Dan Rich

Geneva Estelle Millage

Feb. 15, 1903 - Dec. 3, 2000

South Bend Tribune 12/5/2000

Geneva Estelle "Stella" Millage, 97, residing at Fountainview Place, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3rd. She was born on February 15th, 1903. In 1920, as Geneva Estelle Maynard, she married James Henry Millage, who passed away in 1970. Both Stella and James were lifelong Mishawaka residents. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Wilfred and Jim Millage, both of Mishawaka; two daughters, Althea Kilgore of Summitville, Ind., and Thelma Tavernier Russell of Mishawaka; and by two grandsons, Ronnie Millage of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Johnny Dooms of Mishawaka. She is survived by two daughters, Marjorie Dooms and Judy Huffer, both of Mishawaka; and by 16 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.

Stella liked working in her flowerbeds, hunting dandelions, and going through woods gathering mushrooms. In earlier years she enjoyed playing shuffleboard on a team with two of her daughters, who also sang with her at Jerry's Pub. Most of all, she liked going on long rides in the car and stopping at yard sales.

Funeral services for Mrs. Millage will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the Bubb Funeral Chapel North, 3910 North Main Street, Mishawaka, where friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday. Burial will follow the services at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Ind.