Sarah Alvina Miller

Sarah Alvina Miller, known as Alvina to all, passed away peacefully to join our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Feb. 15, 2023. Her family visited her in her final days and were able to express their love and say their goodbyes. Alvina was born in Bayard, Nebraska to David and Anna Brening. Her parents were both immigrants of German descent. She was the seventh of 11 children in her family. Alvina knew the Lord from a very early age. Her early life was busy playing with her siblings, helping at home and attending school. Her dad worked at a sugar beet factory in Bayard and her mom was a busy homemaker. She left school during her high school years to help her mother and her family after her father died unexpectedly. She worked as a clerk during her early adult years in Bayard to supplement the family income. It was with great joy that she welcomed her daughter Debbie into her life in 1955. They shared many happy times living with her mom, sister Anne and brother Dave.