Barbara Anne (Bittner) Noel, 82, of Prescott, Ariz., died on Oct. 18, 2021.

A private family celebration will be scheduled at a later date.

Barbara was born on June 11, 1939, in Alpena, to her parents, Rubin and Waneta (Wahl) Bittner. She graduated from Alpena High School in 1957 and married John Miller from Alpena, where they lived on a farm and raised a family just outside of Alpena.

She moved from Alpena in 1985 and lived in Huron, prior to moving to Arizona. Most recently, Barbara lived in Prescott, Ariz., since 2014.

Barbara is survived by her sister, Betty Olson of Huron; children, Julie (Miller) Kistler of Prescott, Ariz., Jeff Miller of Deadwood, and Carrie (Miller) Kottke of Prescott, Ariz.; her former spouse, John Miller of Artesian; eight grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Barbara was preceded in death by her son, Timothy J. Miller; parents, Rubin and Waneta Bittner; brother, Ben Bittner; sister, Bonnie (Bittner) Kempf; nephew, David Olson; and niece, Tara Bittner.

Peggy Lee Prins, 67, of Janesville, Minn., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at the Bridge Water Assisted Living Center in Janesville, Minn. 

Her funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 3, at the St. Wilfrid Catholic Church in Woonsocket with burial at the St. Wilfrid Cemetery in Woonsocket. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.

Peggy Lee Prins, the daughter of Andrew and Constance (Vreeland) Prins, was born on Dec. 28, 1953, in Huron.  She attended school and graduated from Woonsocket High School in 1972. She also attended Nettleton Community College and graduated in 1973. Peggy worked in the medical records department for Dr. Lakstigalla from 1973-1979. She then worked in the medical records department for the Sioux Valley Hospital, later known as Sanford Medical Center, in Sioux Falls until her retirement in 2016.

Peggy enjoyed reading, cooking, traveling, and shopping, watching movies and TV. Her most enjoyable activity was spending time with her family and friends, and she loved her kitty, Boo.

Grateful for having shared in Peggy’s life are her two sisters, Pat (Jeff Hotchkiss) Scholtes of Woonsocket and Sue Harrington of Huron; and her nieces and nephews.

Peggy was preceded in death by her parents and a brother-in-law, Tom Harrington.

Mary “Joey” Groothuis, 83, passed away on Oct. 25, 2021, at her home in Maryville, Tenn.

A celebration of life service will be held on Nov. 12, from 5-7 p.m. at Faith Promise Church in Maryville, Tenn. A future celebration will take place in her hometown of Woonsocket this spring/summer of 2022.

Joey was born in Woonsocket on Jan. 19, 1938, to Carroll “CW” and Esther (Burger) Ball of Woonsocket. She was one of nine children.

Joey loved her grandkids and watching them play sports, her church family at Faith Promise, family game nights, waterparks, Disney World, NASCAR races, wine, singing, Candy Cane Lane and Christmas lights. She was good at cooking, baking and hosting. Joey loved Utah basketball.

Joey is survived by her husband of 40 years, Kendall Groothuis; son, Jason (Stephanie) Barton of Phoenix, Ariz.; daughter, Sarah (Ronnie Wallace) Barton of Maryville, Tenn.; three grandchildren; and brothers, Tom (Lynette) Ball of Aberdeen, Jim (Mary) Ball of Mesa, Ariz., Bill (Cheryl) Ball of The Villages, Fla., and Larry (Bev) Ball of Murdo.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her late husband, Ronald “Babe” Moses; brother, John (Marva) Ball; and sisters, Catherine (James) Howard, Karen (Vince) Grace and Susan (Jerry) Fuerst.