Chester I. Miller
May 13, 1943 — July 27, 2019
Chester I. Miller, 76, of Marion, Iowa, passed away peacefully, Saturday, July 27, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Marion. The family will greet friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday, August 1, 2019, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 2, 2019, at Squaw Creek Baptist Church, Marion, with Pastor James Perry officiating. Burial will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, at Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona, Iowa.
Chester was born on May 13, 1943, near Kalona, Iowa, the son of Ira and Fannie (Yoder) Miller. On July 4, 1965, he was united in marriage to Katie Irene Coblentz in Iowa City, Iowa. During his earlier years he enjoyed going fishing. Chester worked as a farmer as well as for Quaker Oats as a fork lift driver. He was a member of the Squaw Creek Baptist Church of Marion and the weekly Quaker group. Chester was an avid and generous blood donor for years. He was also a loyal Iowa Hawkeyes and St. Louis Cardinals fan. Chester enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a loving, caring, and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Chester will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Chester is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 54 years, Katie Miller of Marion; two sons, Anthony (Lisa) Miller and Brian (Heather) Miller all of Blairstown, Iowa; four grandchildren, Austin Miller, Andrew (Chelsea) Burkart, Kaitlyn Miller, and Madison Miller; three great-grandchildren; Kasyn, Riley and Aubree Burkart; two brothers, Jonas Miller of California and Chris (Betty) Miller of Kentucky; one sister, Mary Ann (Scott) Ferguson of North Carolina; sister-in-law, Linda Miller of Guernsey, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Oba Miller and Roman Miller; one sister, Irene Miller; sister-in-law, Lillian Miller; and one granddaughter, Kali Miller.
Memorials may be directed in Chester’s memory to Squaw Creek Baptist Church at 1410 44th Street, Marion, Iowa 52302, Camp Courageous at P. O. Box 418, Monticello, Iowa 52310 or Spina Bifida Association of Iowa at 8525 Douglas Avenue, Urbandale, Iowa 50322.
Chester was born on May 13, 1943, near Kalona, Iowa, the son of Ira and Fannie (Yoder) Miller. On July 4, 1965, he was united in marriage to Katie Irene Coblentz in Iowa City, Iowa. During his earlier years he enjoyed going fishing. Chester worked as a farmer as well as for Quaker Oats as a fork lift driver. He was a member of the Squaw Creek Baptist Church of Marion and the weekly Quaker group. Chester was an avid and generous blood donor for years. He was also a loyal Iowa Hawkeyes and St. Louis Cardinals fan. Chester enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a loving, caring, and devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. Chester will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Chester is survived and lovingly remembered by his wife of 54 years, Katie Miller of Marion; two sons, Anthony (Lisa) Miller and Brian (Heather) Miller all of Blairstown, Iowa; four grandchildren, Austin Miller, Andrew (Chelsea) Burkart, Kaitlyn Miller, and Madison Miller; three great-grandchildren; Kasyn, Riley and Aubree Burkart; two brothers, Jonas Miller of California and Chris (Betty) Miller of Kentucky; one sister, Mary Ann (Scott) Ferguson of North Carolina; sister-in-law, Linda Miller of Guernsey, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Oba Miller and Roman Miller; one sister, Irene Miller; sister-in-law, Lillian Miller; and one granddaughter, Kali Miller.
Memorials may be directed in Chester’s memory to Squaw Creek Baptist Church at 1410 44th Street, Marion, Iowa 52302, Camp Courageous at P. O. Box 418, Monticello, Iowa 52310 or Spina Bifida Association of Iowa at 8525 Douglas Avenue, Urbandale, Iowa 50322.
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