Julia Ann Miller

Julia Ann Miller, of Pleasant Hill, CA passed away peacefully and gracefully at Bruns House Hospice March 20th, 2017 ... she was 87. Our beloved "Gypsie Julie" was born March 21st, 1929 in Strasburg, ND to Jake & Margaret Sitter.
Julie grew up in Bismarck, ND and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1947. She married Virgil Miller and moved to El Cajon, CA in 1951 where she raised her family and worked for many years as secretary for St. Kieran's Catholic School, Our Lady of Peace Academy and Interact Education.
Upon her retirement, Julie traveled extensively to visit her many family and friends, with short stays in Carpinteria, CA and Parker, AZ before moving to Pleasant Hill in 2010. In recent years she enjoyed her walks, arts & crafts, family poker, bingo and friendships at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center. She will always be remembered for her warm smile, happy disposition, gentle demeanor, boundless energy and unrelenting love of family.
Julie was preceded in death by parents Jake & Margaret, brother Ben Sitter of Bismarck, sister Megs Priess of Napa, CA and twin brother Julius Sitter of Deer Park, WA.
Julie is survived by her siblings Ann Kolstad of Hemet, CA, Jack (Carol) Sitter of Needles, CA, Carol Sickler of Richland, WA; her children Brian (Dian) Miller of Martinez, CA, Gayle Rasmussen of Carpinteria, Glenn (Annie) Miller of Verdi, NV; her grandchildren Sarah (Jared) Spann of Atascadero, CA, Britton (Natalia) Miller of Templeton, CA, Aubrey Rasmussen of Ventura, CA, Torrey (Alex) Rodriguez of Oxnard, CA, Josh Arena of Phoenix, AZ, Daniel (Tianna) Miller of Santee, CA, Kevin (Ryann) Kuiper of Martinez, Alex (Amanda) Kuiper of Martinez; and her 10 great-grandchildren.
A memorial mass will be held for Julie at Christ the King Catholic Church, 199 Brandon Road, Pleasant Hill on Saturday, April 22nd at 10:00a. A celebration will follow from 11:30a to 2:00p at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center, 233 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill. The family requests casual spring attire to celebrate her life.
A mass in Julie's honor will also be celebrated at Saint Kieran's Catholic Church, 1510 Greenfield Drive, El Cajon on Sunday, July 9th at 10:00a. She will join her parents Jake & Margaret at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Bismarck on Saturday, August 12th at 10:00a, followed by a family celebration.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made in Julie's name to Bruns House, care of Hospice of the East Bay, 3470 Buskirk Avenue, Pleasant Hill CA 94523. Please visit the TraditionCare Funeral Services website to share your memories and stories of her wonderful life.
We will miss our dear matriarch Julie, but heaven welcomes a new angel with love & joy!