William Edward Miller
Wednesday, September 2, 1931
Date of Death:
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Age:
83 years old
Visitation
Date: Sunday December 14, 2014
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Second Visitation
Date: Monday December 15, 2014
Time: 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location: St. Pius X Catholic Church [ view map ]
Funeral Mass
Date: Monday December 15, 2014
Time: 10:30 am
Location: St. Pius X Catholic Church [ view map ]
Burial
Location: Calvary Cemetery [ view map ]
Wednesday, September 2, 1931
Date of Death:
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Age:
83 years old
Wednesday, September 2, 1931
Date of Death:
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Age:
83 years old
William Edward Miller
The funeral Mass for William Edward Miller will be 10:30AM Monday, December 15, 2014 at St. Pius X Catholic Church co-officiated by Revs. Charlie Collins and Paul Nelson. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with graveside military rites by American Legion Post #92. Visitation will be from 2:00PM to 5:00PM Sunday, Dec. 14th in River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.
Mr. Miller, 83, of Rochester died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Seasons Hospice.
He was born September 2, 1931 at LaCrosse, Wisc. to Walter and Hazel (Tierney) Miller. He grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from John Marshall University High School. From 1946 to 1951 he worked for Gordon Displays, building and driving parade floats for the Minneapolis Aquatenniel and St. Paul Winter Carnival. From 1951 to 1953 he served in the Navy and was stationed at Wold Chamberlain Airfield in Minneapolis.
Following military service, Bill attended Dunwoody Technical Institute and graduated with an electrical degree. He worked for IBM for 37 years in various capacities including customer engineer, instructor and service planning before retiring in 1991. He had resided in Milwaukee and Fond du Lac before moving to Rochester in 1963.
On May 14, 1955 he married Noreen Jane Budd at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Minneapolis. The couple had four sons. Noreen passed away March 15, 1965. On August 5, 1967 Bill married Julene Thuer. She is a retired teacher and the adoptive mother of Bill’s sons.
Bill was a long-time member of St. Pius X Catholic Church where he sang in the choir. He was also a member of the Rochester Barbershop Chorus. He enjoyed geneology, woodworking, bowling, golf and travel.
Survivors include his wife, Julene, four sons: Daniel E. (Connie Moselle) Miller of Maple Grove, Christopher J. (Julie Lawler) Miller of Rochester, Thomas R. (Jane Korducki) Miller of Onalaska, Wisc. and Robert F. (Patricia Moran) Miller. Surviving grandchildren include Rebekah, Seth, Anne, William, Katie, Andrew, Clare and Patrick Miller, Andrew Harrison, Joshua (Kristen Finelle) Miller, Peter (Meagan Finnegan) Miller, Emma (Blake) Davis, Sarah (Matt Miller) Miller and great-grandchildren Brynne Miller and Elijah Davis. A brother, James Miller of Hopkins, MN also survives. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Noreen, four brothers and one sister.
Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com
Condolences
The family of William Edward Miller has received the following condolences.
Our deepest sympathy in the loss of your husband. I, clarence bowled with Bill for many years in the IBM league. God bless you and your family.
Tom and family:
So sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your whole family at this difficult time. May you find joy and peace in the unending memories and cherish them forever in your hearts.
My deepest condolences to your family. Losing our loved ones is always difficult. You are in my prayers.
Dear Family:
I just learned of Bill's death and wanted to send my sympathy and condolences to all of you. I also want to assure you of my prayers for him and all of you as well. As a former pastor of St. Pius I want to acknowledge his participation in parish life: in the choir and I especially in the dinner theaters we had when I was there. As I look back at my time at St. Pius those dinner productions were a high light for me and made feel so proud of all who participated in any way. I still hear about them now and then and how much joy and fun it provided so many. I would dearly like to come to the funeral but because of another commitment on Monday that will not be possible. This Saturday afternoon I will remember him at Mass in my prayers. May God bless all of you and may God grant him eternal rest. Msgr. Tom
Our sympathy to all of your family. We remember seeing him faithfully singing in the choir at St Pius.
Pork and Lil Bartholomew
Shell Lake, WI
The Riley family well remembers Bill. We were great neighbors for many years. He was such a kind soft spoken man. We pray God's comfort for you.
So sorry for the loss of this wonderful man. Great memories of the 3 Bills, BO, BS, and BM, quite the trio. All of the wonderful camping trips projects that BM helped my dad (BS) with and church choir at St. Pius. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
To the Miller family: "Come to me all you who are weary and heavy-burdened and I will give you rest...I am gentle and humble of heart." Matthew 11. May you find comfort in our Lord during this time of sadness. Our families have known each other over 50 years as St. Pius X choir members with Bill and Julie, (Mary Beckman) and as Dan's classmate at St. Pius X and Lourdes HS (Teresa Birtwhistle Tully). "Remember, I am with you always, until the end of time." Matthew 28:20. God bless.
Mr. Miller will be dearly missed. The past 15 years I've witnessed how the Ottos & Millers are a family with different last names. Richard has told me many stories about the Miller house (and the Otto house too).
Mrs. Miller you are a living saint.
Wishing you Peace that surpasses all understanding and the gift of wonderful memories.
Love, Janyce
Dear Miller family,
We are so sorry for your loss.
I absolutely adored Mr. Miller. He was such a kind person and fantastic role model.
I have such fond memories of all the Millers from growing up. Some of my favorite memories are of excursions on the boat in Lake City, going to the farm in Lanesboro, and of listening to your voices in the St. Pius choir.
We so enjoyed your visit to Washington DC. I remember that my kids did not want you to leave!
It makes me happy that one of my sons is a William. I always think of my Dad and Mr. Miller when I hear that name.
He will be terribly missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you today and always.
Love,
Gretchen (Otto) and Frank Pimentel
Thomas, William, Frank, Johanna and Regina
New York
Dear Miller Family,
Our prayers are with you right now. My memories of childhood are peppered with the Miller family and all the good times our families had together. What a sweet man your dad was, and what a good friend to my parents. Must be choir practice in heaven tonight...
Love to all of you,
Jan Staley Lee
So many wonderful memories of Bill. The Staley kids have been e-mailing each other all morning. We are all terribly sorry to hear of your loss. Our prayers and condolences are with your family.