Darlene M. Miller

Darlene M. Miller, 54, died from burns in home fire on Jan. 6.

Darlene was born Sept. 28, 1954, in Frontier, Saskatchewan to Ethel V. and Thomas C,. Anderson. She attended high school in Frontier and earned her registered nurse’s degree in 1978 in Red Deer, Alberta. After completing practitioner school in Colorado Springs, Colo., she worked for 15 years as a neo-natal nurse practitioner at Emmanuel Hospital in Portland, Ore.

Darlene moved to Alaska in 2000. Since 2001, she worked as a hospice-palliative care nurse at Mat-Su Regional Homecare and Hospice.

She loved fishing, football, Dodge trucks with Cummins diesels, all animals; especially Punkin, Ruby, Max and Mimi; putzing in her shop and being home.

Darlene felt privileged to work as hospice nurse and fell in love with her patients and their families. She was and is a giver of love and peace.

Darlene is survived by her life partner, Michaele Hannam of Wasilla; mother Ethel V. Anderson, brother and sister-in-law Dale and Leslie Anderson, brother and sister-in-law Kenny and Norma Anderson, brother and sister-in-law Terry and Sherilyn Anderson of Frontier; sister Karen Anderson of Medicine Hat, Alberta; the Hannam Clan, and the “other family” of Portland, Ore.

A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at VFW Post 9365, 301 Lakeview Ave., off Knik-Goose Bay Road in Wasilla.

Donations can be made to Hospice Foundation of Mat-Su, 1150 S. Colony Way, PMB 349, Palmer, AK, 99645.

Arrangements made by People’s Memorial Funeral Cooperative, Seattle, Wash.