Erma Elsie (Zastrow) Miller - Langhoff, Gillett, age 99, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Atrium Post-Acute Care of Oconto Falls.
Erma was born in the town of Gillett on Feb. 12, 1919, a daughter of the late Bernard and Hulda (Zielke) Zastrow. In 1936, Erma was married to Ferdinand “Fritz” Miller, and together they farmed and raised four children. Erma loved gardening at the family farm and raising violets all year ‘round, particularly in winter. Fritz preceded Erma in death in 1984, and she later remarried to Elmer Langhoff. Elmer preceded Erma in death in 2003.
Erma was an active member of Gillett Baptist Church and held various positions within the church in earlier years. She was a past church clerk and Sunday school teacher and also hosted many visiting clergy and guests of the church over the years. Erma loved fishing, especially along the banks of the Oconto River that ran through her property, as well as canning vegetables that she grew each year. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother and will be sadly missed.
Erma leaves her children: Roger (the late Esther) Miller, Elaine (Ron) Hoffman and Carl (Ann) Miller, all of Gillett, and Mavis Chlopek of Sheboygan; her step-children: Art (Karen) Langhoff of Marion and Ken (Mary) Langhoff of Gillett. She also leaves 17 grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, five step-great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Erma is further survived by other relatives and friends.
Emma was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Fritz and Elmer; and her siblings, Walter (Viola) Zastrow, Sadie (Walter) Lochel and Edith (Marshall) Horsens.
Friends and relatives may call on Saturday, April 21, 2018, from noon to 1:45 p.m. at Gillett Baptist Church, 10780 Town Hall Road, Gillett, WI 54124. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Reggie Reinhold officiating. Interment will follow in Wanderers Rest Cemetery.
The family extends special thanks to the staffs of the Cottages of Oconto Falls, Atrium Post-Acute Care of Oconto Falls and Unity Hospice. Their thoughtful care of Erma is greatly appreciated.
For more information, please visit LegacyFuneralChapels.com or call 920-855-2144.