CHRISTINE  "CHRIS"  MILLER , 85, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday evening, September 11, 2021 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Jean Morse will officiate.  Burial will be made in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa.  Public visitation will be on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com

Chris was born on September 18, 1935 to Arthur and Ruth (Evans) Rasmussen.  She attended Grand Meadow Schools, graduating in 1953.  She was married to James L. Miller on April 25, 1954 at Cherokee, Iowa.  Together they had three sons.

In 1976, Chris and her sister, Dorothy Wilkie opened C & D Bookkeeping.  They purchased the H & R Block franchise in Cherokee in 1984 and operated it until 2005, when they sold the business to retire.

She was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church.  She enjoyed playing golf, having coffee with her friends, and spending time with her family.  She enjoyed mowing and being outdoors.

Chris is preceded in death by her parents, husband James in 2006, one brother Chris Rasmussen, and one sister Dorothy Wilkie.

Left to cherish Chris' memory is her three sons, Mark (Sandy Bass) Miller of Cherokee, Iowa, Craig Miller of Cherokee, Iowa, and Matthew (Marilyn) Miller of Cherokee, Iowa; seven grandchildren Cory (Emily) Miller, Courtnie (Michael) Van Iperen, Ashley Miller, Melanie Jackson, Amanda Miller, Ciara Miller, and Julianne Thompson; eleven great-grandchildren, sister Mary Leibsch  and several nieces and nephews.