MILLER, Westley J. 1930-2007

MILLER, BAUER, HEERKES, CLARK

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 9/3/2012 at 23:29:11

Wesley J. Miller, 77, of Dike, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at the Cedar Falls Healthcare Center.

He was born January 27, 1930 in Cedar Falls, the son of Sam and Nellie (Bauer) Miller. He was a 1949 graduate of Dike High School and served in Korea with the US Army during the Korean Conflict.

Wesley married Lois J. Heerkes on March 22, 1955 at Colfax Center Presbyterian Church in Holland, Iowa. Wesley farmed most of his life near Dike and worked at Titus Manufacturing for eighteen years.

Survivors include his wife, Lois Miller, of Dike; his daughter, Betty Miller-Clark, and his son, Gary (Angela) Miller, both of Dike; two granddaughters, Callie Nichole Miller and Jenna Marie Miller, both of Dike; three step grandsons, Damen Weltzin of La Porte City, Iowa, Michael Clark of Seattle, Washington, and Douglas Clark of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; one step great granddaughter, and one brother, Marvin (Bonnie) Miller, of Dike.

Wesley was preceded in death by his parents and his son-in-law, Robert Clark.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am Saturday, November 17, 2007, at Cedar Heights Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls, with interment at Elmwood Cemetery in Dike. Military honors will be conducted by Cedar Falls AMVETS Post 49. Visitation will be 4—8:00 pm Friday, November 16, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, and one hour before service at the church. Memorials may be directed to The National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.-Office of Development 1501 NW 9th Avenue/Bob Hope Road Miami, Florida 33136-1494, Iowa Hospice, or the church.

[Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home Obituary]