Erma Jean Matlick Miller, 78, of Smithfield, Pa., passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, after a courageous battle with cancer for 16 months. She will be greatly missed.
She was born in Smithfield, Pa. on July 25, 1942.
She was predeceased by her parents, John Matlick and Gertrude Smithberger Matlick and three brothers, Charles “Chaugie” Matlick, James “Jim” Matlick Sr. and Clarence “Sonny” Matlick.
Surviving are her loving family, her husband of 58 years, Glenn L. Miller; daughter, Melody (Brad) Mancini; grandchildren, Aubree (Nick) Brown and Braden Mancini and fiance Taylor Reed; great-grandsons, Scott Brown and Nathan Brown; brothers-in-law, Wallace (Helene) Miller and Arthur Fowler; sister-in-law, Beverly Matlick; nieces, nephews and cousins; and a very close cousin, Aileen Smithberger Burgess.
Erma loved spending time with family and friends and was always ready for a road trip. Everyone who knew her loved her.
Before her retirement, she was employed as a surgical scheduler with Heiskell, King, Burns and Tallman Surgical Associates and a unit clerk at Mon Health Medical Center in Morgantown.
The family will greet friends and family in the Dean C. Whitmarsh Funeral Home, 134 West Church St., Fairchance, Pa. from 3-6 p.m. Sunday and from 10-11 a.m. Monday Feb. 1. The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m. with Pastor Kenny Rockwell officiating.
Interment will follow in Mountain View Memorial Park.
A special thank you to Amedisys Hospice Uniontown Staff, Twin Oaks Home Care and Mary Bobb Randolph Cancer Center, especially Dr. Malla, Crystal and Lamont.
