Shirley Mae "Tweety" Neumiller 1944 - 2002

Shirley Mae "Tweety" Neumiller, 57, 301 18th St. NW, Minot, died Monday, February 18, 2002, in a Minot medical center.

Shirley was born April 2, 1944, in rural Deering, ND, the daughter of Frank and Alma (Tandberg) Pierson. She attended school in Deering, then Glenburn High School, where she graduated in 1962.

She was once married to Clyde Pounds. They were married April 19, 1962, and they farmed in the Glenburn area for five years and then moved to Havre, MT. They lived and raised her family in the Havre area. She worked at Woolworth's Department Store, as well as several motels and restaurants. She married John Neumiller in Havre, MT, in February of 1990. They moved to Minot in 1993. John died May 31, 1996. Shirley continued to live in Minot until the time of her death.

Shirley was a former member of the Women of the Moose, Minot, and she loved making and creating crafts, and attending craft shows. She enjoyed attending the Norsk Hostefest and was an avid fan of Myron Floren.

Survivors: Children, Colleen (Dean) Cooper, Coreen Hart, Misty Jo Neumiller, Van Pounds and David Pierson, all Minot; three grandchildren, Tyler and Heather Counts and Misty Renae Pierson; brothers and sisters, Frances Kaeding, Myrtle (Lloyd) Lyson, and Hazel Frye and her companion Clifton Talley, Stanley (Sandy) Pierson, all of Minot, and Lawrence Pierson, Houston, TX; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. She was preceded in death by her husband, John; her parents, Frank and Alma Pierson; brothers, Robert and Ervin Pierson, and sister, Lorraine Matehs.

Funeral: Friday, February 22, 2002, at 10:30 a.m., at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND.

Visitation: Thursday, February 21, 2002, from noon to 7:00 p.m., at Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot, ND.

Burial: Friday at 2:00 p.m., at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND.

 

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