Mildred Miller Ward; 90; of Wallingford; formerly of Belle Vernon; died Friday; June 22; 2007. A daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Walkush; she was born in Belle Vernon on Dec. 5; 1916. Mildred resided in Belle Vernon until 1970; when she moved to Pittsburgh where she resided until moving to Wallingford in 2003. She was a member of St. John Chrysoston of Wallingford and was a speech and hearing teacher in the Pittsburgh School District. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law; William Buzz and Marsha Miller; of Wallingford; two brothers; Joseph and Melvin Walkush; and one sister; Cecelia Sweitzer; all of Belle Vernon; three grandchildren; Lori Miller and husband Barrett; of Chicago; Ill.; William Buzz Miller Jr. and wife Suzanne; of Pittsburgh; and Robert Miller and wife Angela; of Alameda; Calif.; and three great-grandchildren; Henry and Stella Barrett and Tatum Miller. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her first husband; William W. Miller; in 1967; and her second husband; LeRoy Ward; in 2006; seven sisters; Edith Walkush; Helen McCollough; Frances Curcio; Irene Boyd; Anna Moxin; Mary Alteri and Augustine Ezolt; and one brother; Carl Walkush. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY INC.; www.fergusonfuneralhomeandcrematory.com; (724-929-5300); 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. A prayer service will be in the funeral home on Tuesday; June 26; at 9:30 a.m.; followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church; Belle Vernon. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The rosary will be prayed in the funeral home on Monday at 3 p.m.; led by members of St. Sebastian parish.

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