MILDRED MAY LEFLER

Mildred Lefler died on April 18, 2014. She was 91. Chapel of the Angels is having a brief viewing time for family only on Friday, April 25th. A Memorial Service will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 25 at the Nevada City United Methodist Church. Mildred was born in Neb. on Jan 2, 1923. She lived on a farm east of Springfield, Nebraska with her brother, sister and mother. Her father died when she was 7 years old. Millie attended school in Neb. and graduated in May 1940. Then she traveled to Santa Cruz, Calif. where her sister and mother had moved and lived. Her mother married Ed Angus in April of 1940 and Millie lived with them until she married Clyde Lefler, Sr. in August 1940. She and Clyde stayed in Calif. and had their family-three children-Clyde Jr., Robert and Leslie Marie Swager. In 1950 Clyde, who worked for Union Ice Company, was transferred to Reno, Nev. They were involved in their youth group at the Methodist Church during the 10 year in Sparks, NV. The family lived in Sparks from 1950 to 1964. Mildred was very involved in the women’s work in the local church as well as the Methodist District Conference. In 1964, the company transferred Clyde to Pleasant Hill, Calif. where they lived until he retired in 1981. Retirement took her to their home in Grass Valley, Calif. where she and Clyde lived. During these years, Millie and Clyde traveled in a travel trailer for 25 years. They visited every state in the United States, enjoying the scenery and meeting and keeping new friends all of the US. Her love of traveling was shared by family and friends as she recalled sights and experiences from all her travel. In Oct. of 2013, it became too difficult for Millie and Clyde to live alone and they moved into a retirement community in Jackson, close to Leslie and Gary’s house. It allowed quality time on a very regular basis with them, which all four people appreciated. The later years were spent in her home, crocheting and doing plastic canvas items, as well as reading. She was able to visit family when possible. Family was the most important thing in her life and she loved her children, Clyde Jr., Robert and Leslie and her husband of 73 years, as well as her sister, Mary Jo Milks. Millie’s husband, Clyde, will be moving into Gary and Leslie’s home immediately. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes you to give to the American Heart Association. Arrangements are under the care of Chapel of the Angels Mortuary in Grass Valley.

MILDRED MAY LEFLER

January 3, 1923 - April 18, 2014