John E. Miller, age 75, of Mount Calvary, was called home to the Lord on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at St. Agnes Hospital following a brief illness.
He was born May 27, 1945, to the late Dr. Joseph & E. Viola (Dame) Miller. John graduated from St. Mary's Springs High School in 1963. He received his degree in sales & marketing from Spencerian College in 1965. John served in the Army from 1966 to 1968 as a surgical technician.
On June 21, 1985, he married Paula Kruis at the First Reformed Church in Cedar Grove. Paula preceded him in death on July 8, 2019.
Survivors include his three children, Jenny (Jay) Dalzin of Port Washington, Jackie Miller of Belle Plaine, MN, and John "Jay" Miller and his significant other, Kim, of Grafton; 14 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; his brothers & sisters, Joe (Shirley) Miller, Marilyn (Ken) Kohlman, Delbert Miller (significant other, Nancy), Jim Miller (significant other, Bernie), Matt (Toni) Miller, Mark (Ann) Miller, Mike (Alice) Miller, Kate (Tom) Thresher, George (Mary) Miller, Chris Danor, and Alice (John) Steffen; his brothers-in-law, Carter (Katie) Kruis and Todd (Cindy) Kruis. John is further survived by many nieces; nephews; other relatives; and friends.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Dr. Joseph & E. Viola Miller; his wife, Paula; his sister-in-law, Kathy Miller; his brother-in-law, Steve Danor; and his father-in-law & mother-in-law, Jacob & Caroline Kruis.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the Sippel Funeral Home, 1311 Thorp Street, St. Cloud, WI 53079.
Visitation: Family and friends may visit with John's family at the funeral home Saturday morning, May 1st from 10:00 AM until 12:45 PM.
John's family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to the St. Agnes Hospital staff; with special thanks to nurse, Chris. They also would like to thank Joe for checking in on Dad and being a very good friend to him.
For further details, please contact the Sippel Funeral Home in St. Cloud (920) 999-2291, or visit www.sippelfuneralhome.net.