Mildred I. Aimone

Mildred Irene Aimone passed away peacefully on April 28, 2015 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho surrounded by members of her immediate family.

“Mill” was born on Dec. 8, 1926 in Detroit, Mich. to Paul and Martha Randolph and was married to Sy Aimone, who predeceased her in 1999.

She is survived by her brother, Ron Randolph (Pat); and her children, Pat Kemp, Mike Aimone (Mary Lou), Michele Sivets, Sylvia Aimone and Lisa Marsh (David); and grandchildren, Brett (Stephanie) and Jason Kemp, Erin Johnson, Jason Belen and Bella Marsh, Tony Katie and Laura Aimone (Ben Clore); and eight great-grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

One brother, Chuck Brower, and three sisters, Sue Lucas, Naomi Puzzuoli and Marion Gunn, predeceased her.

Mill graduated from Chadsey Senior High School in Detroit in 1943. While in high school she played trombone and was in the marching band. Mill received a music scholarship and attended Wayne State University where she majored in pharmacology. She married Robert Kemp in 1946, which later ended in divorce.

In 1961 she married Sy Aimone. They lived in Michigan, Venezuela and Virginia before settling in Fountain Hills in 1979. Prior to moving to Arizona, Mill worked as a pharmacy technician at Lasher Drugs, at Sears, Roebuck & Company as the Revlon representative, a Mary Kay consultant and owner of a children’s day care center.

In Fountain Hills she worked at several day care centers before establishing an in-home day care business, which she managed for several years.

She was active in the Lioness Club service organization holding several leadership positions including district president. She was a member of Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at 1 p.m. at the Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to Fearless Kitty Rescue in Fountain Hills, The Arizona Humane Society or the Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church Deacons.