Millie Gildenmeister

Mildred Ana "Millie" Gildenmeister, of Chattanooga passed away Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Born in Lorain, Ohio, to Otto and Pauline Quester, Millie was the youngest of three girls. Millie graduated from Lorain High School and attended The Ohio State University. She and Richard raised their family in Amherst, Ohio, and moved to Chattanooga in 1972, where she has resided since. Her husband of 63 years, Richard; sisters, Irene Clarke and Audrey Richards; her parents; and son-in-law, Thomas R. Parnell Jr., precede her in death. She is survived by her son, Richard Gildenmeister of Phoenix, Ariz.; her daughter, Dixie Parnell of Chattanooga; and her granddaughter, Tiffany Parnell of Chattanooga. The family will celebrate Millie's life during a Funeral Mass scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Chattanooga. Visit www.heritagefh.com to share words of comfort to the family. Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home & Cremation Services, East Brainerd Road.