Peggy Lynne Miller Riethmiller Blackman

Reverend Dr. Peggy Lynne Miller Riethmiller Blackman Age 71, of Madison, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Orlo and Dorothy Shoulders Miller. She received her Bachelor's in Education from the University of Wisconsin and her Master's and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. She first taught in public schools in Illinois and in Wisconsin. She served in student services at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan for three years. She retired from Michigan State University as Professor Emeritus in the College of Education. Peggy was united in marriage to the Dr. M. Gorton Riethmiller and they enjoyed several years of marriage together until his death on May 29, 1984. Peggy was an ordained minister with the Congregational Christian Churches. She had served as interim pastor at churches in Durand and Portland. Peggy moved to Madison in 2001 and was united in marriage on November 15, 2003 in Wilmore, Kentucky to Charles A. Blackman Ph.D. Peggy will be missed by her husband: Charles A. Blackman Ph.D. of Madison, Indiana; her step son: Charles Wesley Blackman of Lake Worth, Florida; her sisters: Wendy Severson and her husband: John of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Sherry Welch of Falmouth, Maine; her close friend and caregiver: Dr. Sister Marie Emery O.P. of Madison, Indiana; her two nieces, two nephews and other relatives. Private graveside services will follow at a later date in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Waterloo Township in Jackson County, Michigan. A Celebration of Life Service will be Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 at Plymouth Congregational Church, 2001 E. Grand River Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 48912-3286, with the time being announced at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to The M. Gorton Riethmiller Art Building Fund at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan or to the charity of the donor's choice.