Rita J. Miller
October 25, 1947 - February 22, 2011

Rita J. Miller FRUITLAND, Iowa - Rita J. Miller, 63, Fruitland, formerly of Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, February 22, 2011, at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Jerry Van Hooser will officiate. Burial will take place in Oakland Mills Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12:00 Noon on Monday, February 28, 2011, at the funeral home where family will meet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorials have been established for her grandson Coedy's education fund. Rita was born on October 25, 1947, in Fairfield, the daughter of Paul and Donna Jean Myers Boughner. She was a 1966 graduate of Fairfield High School. On August 20, 1984, she began a career as a judicial clerk for the State of Iowa at the Henry County Courthouse. In 2003 she moved to Muscatine, where she continued as a clerk for the Muscatine County Courts until her retirement in February 2010. She was a member of the Mount Pleasant Moose Lodge No. 1003, and served on the executive board of AFSCME Local No. 3019 in Burlington. An avid Dallas Cowboys and NASCAR fan, she also enjoyed traveling. Her greatest love was spending time with Coedy. She is survived by her mother, Donna Jean Boughner of Fairfield; a daughter, Nikki Christine Moore and husband, Larry, of Fruitland; four grandchildren, Coedy Paul Silvers of Fruitland, Megan Peebles of Cedar Rapids, Steven LaRue and Tara Moore both of Muscatine; a brother, Samuel Earl Boughner and wife, Rosemary of What Cheer; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding Rita in death was her father, Paul Boughner.

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