Adrienne “Adie” Milne

Adrienne “Adie” Milne, 90, of Preston, died Monday, July 22, 2024, at Gundersen Harmony Care Center.

Memorial service will be held at Christ Lutheran Church in Preston on Monday, July 29, 2024, at 2 p.m. with visitation before the service, from 12:30-2 p.m.  A private family burial will take place at another time.

Adrienne Marie Schwier was born March 5, 1934, in Fillmore Township, to Walter and Anna (Linnemeyer) Schwier.  She attended country school until fourth grade and went to St. John’s Parochial School grades four through eight.  She graduated in 1952 from Wykoff High School. In school she played clarinet in the band, sang in the choir, took part in plays and was a cheerleader. She was very active in 4-H and received many awards.

On April 11, 1953, Adie married Norman Milne.  They farmed on the Milne farm in Preston Township until January 1954, when Norman went into the Army, stationed at Fort Lee in Hopewell, Virginia.  After the service they returned to the farm and farmed until Norman was appointed postmaster in Preston.  They moved to the City of Preston in 1969.

Adie’s interests were many: knitting, crocheting, gardening, flowers, cake decorating, catering, playing cards and visiting, bird watching, camping and traveling.  She held various jobs over the years, working for Fillmore County Farm Bureau, Fillmore County Extension Office, greenhouses in Harmony and Preston, Preston Variety Store, drive-ins and restaurants, farm census taker, Production Credit Association, foster parents to teenagers, owned her own children’s clothing store, Kids Stuff, operated Inn Town Lodge B & B, and worked at Motor Mart.  She especially enjoyed her most recent job as a home health aide for Fillmore County.

Adie was very active in church.  She served as a Sunday School teacher and superintendent, WELCA president, was in women’s circle, and sang in choir.  She also sang at funerals.  She organized a new 4-H club named the Fillmore Fireflies and was an adult leader.  She started the Scotland Homemakers group and Preston’s Mr. & Mrs. Garden Club.

Adie is survived by three children, LuAnn (Greg) Hoff, David (Mary) Milne and Darla (Todd) Ebner; 10 grandchildren: Rebecca (Jason) Schwingle, Brandon Hoff, Shauna Hoff, Matthew (Danette) Hoff, Mindy (Gary) Parker, Annie Erickson, Tami (Scott) Sprenger, Kimberly Wingert, Nicholas Ebner, and Shelby (Luke) Ristau; and great-grandchildren Payton (Bryce) Doughman, Courtney Schwingle, Brock and Baylie Walsh, Maxwell Bentley-Hoff, Quinn and Ella Hoff, Theodore, Abigail and William Parker, Cody and Daysha Erickson, Taylor Pierce-Sprenger, Tyson, Turner and Tripp Sprenger, Kiley and Sirus Wingert, and Vivian Ristau; and great-great-grandchildren Jaylen, Treyson and Colson.  She is also survived by her brother Duane Schwier and sister Joy (Hal) Rattray.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Norman, sister-in-law Pat Schwier, great-granddaughter Emelia Wingert, great-grandson Duane Schwingle, and Norman’s two brothers and sister and their spouses, Donald (Margaret) Milne, James (Marjorie) Milne and Orril (Keith) Brainerd. 

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Scotland Cemetery Association or Christ Lutheran Church in Preston.

Online condolences may be left at Hindtfuneralhomes.com.