Resident Spotlight
Meet Millie
Millie was born in Lorain, Ohio in 1924. She attended Clearview High School where she met Charles, the man who would become her husband. By the time she graduated, Millie was already no stranger to the workforce. As she was able to speak Croatian, she began volunteering at the church and at the local Croatian Lodge at a young age and started working for the lodge at age 14.
When she began to have children, she continued bookkeeping work for the lodge from home, which was very uncommon at the time but spoke to what an asset she was. She and Charlie had three children and today her family tree has grown to include 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
Aside from her work for the lodge and as a mother, Millie lived on acres of farmland with a large garden that she took care of. In her free time, Millie enjoyed needlework, knitting and crocheting, baking, roller skating, and bowling with her husband and friends. She also loved to travel as often as possible, both around the United States to Las Vegas, Hawaii, and California (a trip she won for selling insurance for the Croatian Lodge!) and around the world, visiting Croatia and Italy.
Millie moved here to Generations in August of 2020. She loved the kindness of the residents and of the staff who took care of her. Her favorite activities were bingo and live music, especially when there was polka music! Millie passed away in June of this year, just shy of her 100th birthday. In honor of this upcoming milestone, she had already been selected as our resident spotlight of the month. Despite her passing, we still wanted to take the opportunity to share her story. We will miss you, Millie.
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