Obit: Miller, Raymond K. (1922 - 2011)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org  

Surnames: Miller, Monte, Luther, Jeske, Ehlert, Gray

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 10/04/2011

Miller, Raymond K. (16 JAN 1922 - 2 OCT 2011)

Raymond K. Miller, 89, of Unity, died unexpectedly, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in the Emergency Room of Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield. 

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity. The Rev. Rebekah Tarras will officiate. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in the town of Unity. 

Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church. 

The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. 

Ray was born Jan. 16, 1922, in Clark County, the son of Fred and Augusta (Monte) Miller. He graduated from Colby High School in the class of 1939. 

Ray was united in marriage on Oct. 11, 1944, to Jeanette Luther at Trinity Lutheran Church in Loyal. 

Ray and Jeanette operated a dairy farm in the town of Colby. Ray pioneered bear hunts with hounds in Wisconsin and has been a licensed hunting guide since 1959. He guided hunts for bear, bobcat and coyote. All hunts were with his hounds. 

Ray was the first man through the Highway 29 bypass near Owen because he owned and operated the equipment that brushed out the route for that highway.

Besides hunting and fishing, Ray enjoyed spending time at his lodge in Clam Lake. 

Mr. Miller was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.

Ray is lovingly survived by his wife, Jeanette Miller, Unity; son, Ronald (Mary) Miller, Unity; daughters, Kaye (Larry) Jeske, Colby, Dawn (William) Ehlert, Thorp and Dr. Debra (Matt) Gray, Louisville, Tenn. Eight grandchildren, Shannon (Chris) Maurina, Jackie (Steve) Giles, Michael (Robin) Jeske, Brian (Kim) Jeske, Mark (Heather) Jeske, Thomas (Kara) Jeske, Abraham and Anna Ehlert; and 12 great-grandchildren further survive Ray. 

In addition to his parents; four sisters, Adeline, Lucille, Isabelle and Lorraine preceded Ray in death.