Obituary of Ruth Miller

MILLER, Ruth J. (nee Op't Hof) age 87 of North Haledon, formerly of Wyckoff, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Born in Wallington, NJ. Ruth was a 53 year resident of Wyckoff before moving to the Holland Christian Home in North Haledon in 2004. She worked in various capacities at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff for 31 years, finishing out her career as Medical Records Director before her retirement in 1989. Ruth was a member of the Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church in Wyckoff where she was a member of the church choir, former Sunday school teacher, member and director of the women's choral group and former director of the children's choir. She volunteered at the Valley Hospital and was an ambassador at the Joint Replacement Center. Ruth's gift and pastime was playing the piano and accordion. She volunteered as a pianist at the Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church, the Valley Hospital, Oakland Care Center and the Christian Health Care Center. Ruth is survived by her devoted children, Patricia J. Miller of Ann Arbor, MI, and William R. (Nadjla) Miller, Jr. of Alexandria, VA. She also leaves her grandchildren, Matthew (Andrea) Miller, Laura Miller, and Emily (John) Redd, and her great grandchildren Hannah, David, Sarah, Sam and Abby. Ruth was pre-deceased by her husband William R. Miller, her brothers Adrian, Gerard, William, and Raymond Op't Hof, and her sisters, Adrianna Woudenberg, Sara Pontier and Geraldine MacLeod. The Miller family will receive family and friends at the Chapel of the Holland Christian Home, 151 Graham Avenue, North Haledon on Wednesday, 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Funeral services will be held Thursday, 10:00 AM at the Chapel followed by interment in the George Washington Memorial Park in Paramus. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, 2850 Kalamazoo Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560, (www.crwrc.org) or The Luke Society, 3409 Gateway Blvd., Sioux Falls, SD 57106, (www.lukesociety.org).