Robert L. Miller

Robert L. Miller, age 80, formerly of Huntington, died at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday (September 21, 2010) at the Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home in Ft. Wayne. He had resided in North Manchester for the past two and a half years. Robert was born on November 26, 1929, in Union Township, Huntington County, the son of L. Russell and Irene E. (Eltzroth) Miller. He graduated from Chester Township High School in North Manchester in 1947. Robert served during the Korean War with the United States Army. On April 23, 1955, he married Virginia L. Brandenburg in North Manchester at the Congregational Christian Church. Robert retired in 1993 as a receiving clerk for Sealtest/Kraft Foods after 37 years of service. Since then he worked for Owen’s North Supermarket for 4 years. He was a member of the Central Christian Church in Huntington, a 50 year member of the Amity Masonic Lodge #483 F & AM and the Order of Eastern Star # 75 Floral Chapter where he served as Past Patron. Robert was also a member of the Scottish Rite of Fort Wayne and the Order of Eastern Star # 69 Ivy Chapter of North Manchester. Survivors include his wife of 55 years – Virginia L. Miller of North Manchester; two sons – Brian D. (Katy) Miller of Hamilton and Brent D. Miller of Fort Wayne; two sisters – Norma D. (Richard) Williams of Fort Wayne and Shirley R. Didion of New Haven and three grandchildren – Kevin Miller of Hamilton, Erin Miller of Chicago, Illinois, and Sara Miller of Indianapolis. His parents and two sisters, Wilma Miller and Betty J. Brown, preceded him in death. Visitation will be Friday (September 24, 2010) from 3 - 7 p.m. at the Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, with Masonic Services at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday (September 25, 2010) at the Bailey-Love Mortuary with Rev. Raymond Scribner, Dr. Sam Young, and Rev. Chris Hayden officiating. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery, Servia, Indiana. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Wabash County Cancer Society, American Lung Association, or the American Heart Association, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana 46750.

Robert L. Miller

November 26, 1929 - September 21, 2010