Miller, Larry A. (1943 - 2017)

MILLER, GROTE, JOHNSON, MOSIER, WILLISON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/31/2017 at 22:14:10

Name of deceased: Larry Allen Miller

Aged: 74 yrs, 3 mo, 29 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Aug. 14, 1943; Carroll, Carroll County, IA

Died: Dec. 13, 2017; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017; First United Methodist Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife of 52 years, Patricia Miller of Harlan, IA; daughter, Kim (spouse, Ron) Grote of Washington, IA; grandchildren, Megan Grote of New York, NY, Matthew Grote of Cedar Rapids, IA, Haley Miller of Huxley, IA, and Austin Miller of Lenox, IA; great-grandchildren, Frankie and Charlie Miller of Huxley, IA; brother, Charlie Miller (spouse, Martha) of San Diego, CA; sister, Mary (spouse, Charlie) Johnson of Mitchellville, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Leo and Margaret (nee Mosier) Miller; son, Todd Miller

Education: graduated from Scranton (IA) High School, Class of 1960; Larry then received his degree from Northwest Missouri State, majoring in music but Larry always kept his passion for coaching sports close to his heart

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at the Methodist church in Scranton, IA; longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Harlan, IA, where he volunteered many hours; this earned him the United Methodist Youth Group Citizen of the Year award.

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Patricia Willison; June 12, 1965; Scranton Methodist Church, Scranton, IA

Employment: After their marriage, he and Patricia moved to Harlan, IA where Larry worked for a short time at a sign painting business. He then became a salesman for OshKosh B’gosh and Key Industries, Inc. Following that, he took over Harlan Clothing Store from 1988-2012. Additionally, Larry was the KNOD sports announcer for 13 years.

Hobbies/Interests: Larry was very involved in the Harlan Community School system: he was one of the founders of the Booster Club and was the official scorekeeper for the boys and girls teams at Harlan Community High School. Larry was a longtime Harlan Chamber of Commerce member, was a Mason for many years, and was a board member for Myrtue Hospital. He also spent many, many hours coaching at the baseball field. Larry was a devoted Harlan Cyclone Fan, and a huge Iowa Hawkeye fan. He also enjoyed time spent fishing and enjoying the outdoors. Mostly, Larry loved time spent with family and his grandchildren.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com