Mildred Mary Meyer, age 94, of Crawfordsville and formerly of Ft. Wayne, went to be with the Lord on October 29, 2017. She was born January 22, 1923 in Palmerton, PA to the late William and Mable Zimmerman Steigerwalt.

Millie graduated from high school at the age of 16 and from Cornell University in 1944 with a degree in nursing. She was the head nurse of the pediatric unit at New York Hospital in New York City, before moving to Fort Wayne, IN in 1949 where she met Alfred Meyer. They wed on May 19, 1951. He preceded her in death.

She had a long nursing career before retiring at the age of 72 from Lutheran Hospital's newborn nursery. She then moved to Crawfordsville to be closer to her grandchildren. Mildred attended Christ Lutheran Church, Crawfordsville where she served on the worship committee, quilted, and sang in the choir. She was very active until the last years of her life travelling and hiking with her family, volunteering in the community delivering library books to shut ins, binky patrol quilting and serving as a pink lady at the hospital.

She is survived by her three children, Beth (Mark) Bishton of Bloomfield, IN, Dennis (Paulea) Meyer of Ft. Wayne, and Sue (Joel) Amstutz of Crawfordsville. Millie had three grandchildren, Molly (Taylor) McGaughey, Kevin Amstutz, and Jana Amstutz, and one great-grandchild, Finn McGaughey.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters Marie Humphries and Louis (Doc) Aldrich and an infant brother.

A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 11, 2017 with Pastor Michael Blodgett officiating, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Gar Creek, at 1910 Berthaud Road, New Haven. Memorials may be made to Christ Lutheran Church, Crawfordsville, Quilt Ministry or St. Paul Lutheran Church, Ladies Aid. Visit us at www.familyandfriendsfh@tds.net to share a memory or leave a condolence.