Kauai-Honolulu County HI Archives Obituaries.....Miller, Lydia Bertha (Charman) January 2, 1912
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The Garden Island, Lihue, Kauai, Tues., 1-16-1912
MILLER, LYDIA BERTHA nee CHARMAN
OBITUARY.  Mrs. Lydia Bertha Miller passed away at the home of her daughter in 
Honolulu on Tuesday, Jan. 2nd, 1912, at 4 PM at the age of 51 years, 11 months, 
and 5 days, death resulting from heart failure. Deceased had been in Honolulu 
since last September to which place she had gone in quest of better health and had 
to all appearance, entirely recovered and was in the act of returning to her home 
in Koloa when death's messenger called her to her eternal home. She had taken 
leave of her friends and completed arrangements to sail on Tuesday's Kinan, but 
Tuesday morning she was found by one of her daughters, lying unconscious on her 
bedroom floor in which condition she remained until the end came at four o'clock 
in the afternoon. Mrs. Henry Blake, a daughter who resides in Koloa, was 
immediately wirelessed for, but was unable to reach the bedside before her mother 
had passed away. The deceased was a woman widely known throughout the islands for 
the deep interest she always took in church work, having from childhood displayed 
characteristics of a peaceful, loving Christian spirit. Her education was obtained 
at St. Andrew's Priory under the guidance of Sisters Beatrice and Albertina. 
Completing her education, she returned to her home in Koloa and here took up 
school teaching under the direction of Dr. J. W. Smith and wife in connection with 
the Episcopal Church with which she had been affiliated from childhood. Later on 
she became identified with Dr. J. W. Smith and sister. At the age of 21, deceased 
was united in marriage to E. C. Miller, a highly respected young man in the employ 
of the Koloa Plantation in the capacity of mason. To this happy union, eight 
children were born. Special funeral services, conducted by Rev. Hopwood of the 
Kamehameha School, the institution which all her children attended, one of whom is 
at present a student there, was held at William's undertaking parlors, a special 
choir from the school rendering some very touching music. On Wednesday the Kinau, 
as a special, brought the remains, accompanied by the family of the deceased to 
Koloa where the body was kept in state until the following Sunday afternoon when 
funeral services was conducted by Rev. J. M. Lydgate and Rev. Kaulili at 3 PM, at 
which a special choir assisted, interment taking place in the Koloa Hawaiian 
Church Cemetery. The pallbearers were C. B. Blake, Antone Perry, William Elliot, 
A. G. Kaulukou, John Naleimaile, Henry Spaulding. Surviving are Fred Miller, 
Koloa; M. Miller, Honolulu; Mrs. H. Blake, Koloa; J. K. Miller, Honolulu; C. E. 
Miller, Hilo; Charlie Miller; Miss Albertina Miller, Normal School, Honolulu; Miss 
Lydia Miller, Kamehameha School, Honolulu, all of whom have the united sympathy of 
the entire community in their bereavement. 


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