Lawerence
Lawerence Miller
d. February 2, 2012
Obituary for Lawerence R. Miller
Lawerence R. Miller, 75, died Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango.
Mr. Miller was born August 6, 1936, in Mariposa, Calif., the son of Lawrence and Ilene Miller. He was raised in Mariposa. He married his sweetheart Peggy White in 1954, and they raised three children together (Debbie, Cathey and Robert) in Mariposa. He worked in the woods most of his life. He owned and operated Miller Logging. His first wife (Peggy) passed away in 1980 of cancer. He then had another daughter, Lauren. Later in life he married long-time friend Winifred. They lived in Mariposa for a while and then moved to Colorado, where they currently made their home.
He loved the outdoors, everything about it. He always raised a garden - enough for the whole town. He enjoyed fishing and hunting deer, elk, and quail. For many years he cut and sold Christmas trees with the family. He would arrange hunting trips for family, friends or for whoever wanted to go.
He is survived by Winifred Miller (spouse) of Ignacio, Colo., Rusty Miller (brother) of Priest River, Idaho; JeanAnn Lee (sister) of Merced, Calif., Cathey Thornburg (daughter) of North Fork, Calif., Robert Miller (son) of Bayfield, Colo., and Lauren Miller (daughter) of Cheyenne, Wyo., 19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; four stepchildren: Roxanne Chiu of El Paso, Texas, Rita Shablo of Bayfield, Randy McAndrews of Mariposa, Calif., and Ronell Riessen of Thousand Oaks, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his spouse Peggy Miller, his daughter Deborah Mecchi, his sister Donna Reavis, his father Lawrence Miller, and his mother Ilene Miller.
Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory. A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Pine Valley Foursquare Church, on County Road 501 in Bayfield, with Scott Kujath officiating.
Mr. Miller was born August 6, 1936, in Mariposa, Calif., the son of Lawrence and Ilene Miller. He was raised in Mariposa. He married his sweetheart Peggy White in 1954, and they raised three children together (Debbie, Cathey and Robert) in Mariposa. He worked in the woods most of his life. He owned and operated Miller Logging. His first wife (Peggy) passed away in 1980 of cancer. He then had another daughter, Lauren. Later in life he married long-time friend Winifred. They lived in Mariposa for a while and then moved to Colorado, where they currently made their home.
He loved the outdoors, everything about it. He always raised a garden - enough for the whole town. He enjoyed fishing and hunting deer, elk, and quail. For many years he cut and sold Christmas trees with the family. He would arrange hunting trips for family, friends or for whoever wanted to go.
He is survived by Winifred Miller (spouse) of Ignacio, Colo., Rusty Miller (brother) of Priest River, Idaho; JeanAnn Lee (sister) of Merced, Calif., Cathey Thornburg (daughter) of North Fork, Calif., Robert Miller (son) of Bayfield, Colo., and Lauren Miller (daughter) of Cheyenne, Wyo., 19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; four stepchildren: Roxanne Chiu of El Paso, Texas, Rita Shablo of Bayfield, Randy McAndrews of Mariposa, Calif., and Ronell Riessen of Thousand Oaks, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his spouse Peggy Miller, his daughter Deborah Mecchi, his sister Donna Reavis, his father Lawrence Miller, and his mother Ilene Miller.
Cremation will occur at Hood Mortuary Crematory. A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012, at Pine Valley Foursquare Church, on County Road 501 in Bayfield, with Scott Kujath officiating.
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