Obit: Miller, Raymond #3 (1936 - 2012)

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Surnames: Miller, Zander, Brings, Aumann

----Source: The Loyal TRG (Loyal, Clark County, WI) 18 JUNE 2012

Miller, Raymond (04 AUG 1936-18 JUNE 2012)

Raymond J. Miller, 75, Loyal, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2012, at House of the Dove, Marshfield. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., on Friday, June 22, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Loyal. Rev. Dan Hackel will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Paul Miller, Brent Motion, Mitchell Motion, Greg Miller, Joe Aumann and Glen Aumann. Visitation will be held at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, June 21, from 4-8 p.m., with a 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus rosary service, and again on Friday, at the church, from 10 a.m. until the service.

Raymond Joseph Miller was born on Aug. 4, 1936, in Cross Plains, the son of Francis and Dorothy (nee Zander) brings. His father died when he was very young, and Ray’s mother remarried Alvin Miller, who was “Dad” to all of the Brings children. When Ray was 11 years old, his family moved to Loyal, where he attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School and graduated from Loyal High School in 1955. He then moved to Milwaukee where he worked in road construction. He married Caroline Aumann on Aug. 23, 1958, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Loyal. He worked for Schreiner’s Plumbing and Heating in Marshfield from January 1958 until 1972, at which time he started his own business, Miller’s Plumbing, in Loyal. Ray retired in 2010 due to health concerns. He was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus Our Lady of Fatima Council #4963, the Loyal Chamber of Commerce whiri Miller Plumbing was recognized as the 2011 Business of the Year; the Loyal Historical Society, and the P.H.C.C. He had many interests, but especially loved spending time with his family and friends at their cabin, hunting, playing cards, his work, the Brewers, Bucks and Badgers, and life.

He will be dearly missed by his wife, Caroline, Loyal; his children, Steven (Charlotte) Miller, Waunakee, Sandy (Dana Pettis) Miller, Chippewa Falls, Tammi (Ron) Motion, Loyal, and Dennis (Jane) Miller, Granton; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five siblings, Jim Miller, Loyal, Linda (Bill) Ehlers, Greenwood, Don (Judy) Miller, Mayville, Mary Ann (Jim) Clemens, Waukesha, and Sue (Greg) Thums, Rib Lake; his in-laws, Clara Ampe, Loyal, Rosie Aumann, Butler, Clarence (Doris Aumann, Spencer, Irban (Leona) Aumann, Marshfield, Henry Jr. (Lois) Aumann, Loyal, and Doreen (Pat) Mrotek, Cadott; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his mother and father-in-law, Henry Sr. and Agnes Aumann; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Paul Ampe, Louie Aumann, Jeanette and Art Petkovsek, John Krupka and Mary Miller; and three nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be given in Ray’s name.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com.

Cuddie Funeral Home, Loyal, is assisting the family with arrangements.