Obituary of Jeannette Dale Mills

Jeannette D. Mills, 98, of Iowa City, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at Briarwood Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2012, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, with burial to follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Coralville. Visitation will one hour prior to the services at the funeral home on Friday. A memorial fund has been established in Jeannette's memory. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Jeannette D. Sybil was born May 1, 1913, in Oasis, Iowa, the daughter of John and Lottie (Burke) Sybil. Following graduation from City High School in 1931, here in Iowa City, she attended and graduated from Irish Business College here. She worked at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa for a number of years, retiring in 1975. Jeannette married George Tofting in April of 1934, in Iowa City. George died on June 9, 1969. She later married Lloyd Mills in March of 1972, also in Iowa City. Lloyd died on November 29, 1993. Jeannette was a longtime member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church. Her family includes her daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Gary Hansen of Lead, South Dakota; 2 grandchildren, Jeff and his wife, Beth Hansen of Coralville and Tracy and her husband, Dave Burns of Westlake, OH; 5 great-grandchildren, Jessica Hansen, Alexa Hansen, Maggie Burns, Paige Burns, and Jack Burns; Nephew, John and his wife Carolyn Sybil, of Muscatine, IA, and his children, Teresa Stillwell, Robert and his wife, Kristy Sybil, and John and his wife, Tammy Sybil. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, 2 brothers, John and Robert Sybil. Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Jeanette's family and her services.