Miller, Louis 1858-1923

MILLER, GAYER

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 2/24/2011 at 11:47:58

From the Hawarden Independent of April 19, 1923
Louis Miller, a pioneer resident of Garfield Township, died in a hospital in Los Angeles CA, Friday morning, April 6th, following an operation for appendicitis. The news of his death came as a great shock to his many relatives and friends.
On the eleventh of last December he and his wfie and daughter Emma and his brothers, Alex and Fred Miller and their wives, went to CA to spend the winter, having a very enjoyable visit there with Louis Miller's married daughter and with other relatives and friends all winter long. On Monday, April 2nd he complained of feeling ill but did not think he wanted a doctor, but he became worse on Wednesday and when a doctore was called Mr. Miller was rushed to a hospital where he was operated upon that eveing. He rallied nicely form the operation at first but passed away at 4:45 on Friday morning.
Louis Miller was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Miller. He was born March 7, 1858 at Elgin, Fayette county IA, and died at Los Angeles CA, on April 6, 1923, at the age of 65 years and 29 days. He came to Plymouth County IA, in 1880 and in 1884 located in Garfield township where he went to farming with his brothers. The old farm was still his home at the time of his death although it is now being from by his son Wesley Miller. On March 1, 1888 he was united in marriage with Miss Frederika Gayer. Eight children were born to this union, one dying in infancy, and one son Willie dying at the age of 3 years. The children, who with their mother, are left to mourn his loss are Mrs. John Heuer of Eagle Township, Carl and Louis of Hudson SD, Wesley and Emma of Gerfield Township, and Mrs. Herbert Coffman of Los Angeles. He also leaves two sisters and four brothers, Mrs. Alex Yumker of Rock Valley and Mrs. Adolph Baumgartner of Elgin IA, Fred and Alex Miller of Garfield Township, Rudolph Miller of Hudson SD, and John Miller of St. Petersburg FL., who was unalbe to be present at the funeral. He is also suvived by four grandsons, two grand daughters and many nephews and nieces and other relatives and friends.
The remains were brought from Los Angeles to Hudson, reaching there on Tuesday of last week, and brief funeral services were held on Wednesday afthernoon at 2 o'clock at the home of his son, Carl Miller, after which the remains were escorted to the Lutheran church, a block away where Rev. Dacsteiner, pastor of the Plato Township Lutheran church, to which the deceased had belonged ever since its establishment, preached a splendid funeral sermon. Many beautiful floral tributes were in evidence.
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Interment took place in the Hudson cemetery where he was buried beside his little son Willie.