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Kenneth P. Miller, 79, Woodstock, died Friday, April 22, 2016, at JourneyCare Inpatient Hospice Unit, Woodstock.
He was born Aug. 4, 1936, to Paul and Hilda (Bauermann) Miller in Chicago.
On June 19, 1959, he married Corinne Clesen in Arlington Heights.
He worked for Country Financial for 30 years as a claims adjuster in McHenry, Lake and Boone counties. He served in the U.S. Army from 1958 until 1962 as part of the armored division stationed in Germany and Fort Knox, Ky.
He loved working on his computer, organizing family photos and doing genealogy. He loved his dogs Mitzi and Sparky. He was loved and will be missed.
He is survived by his wife; a son, Brett Miller; a daughter, Laura Gorski; three granddaughters, Amanda, Madeline and Grace Gorski; a brother, Chuck (Tina) Miller; and a sister, Caroline (Carl) Davis.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his in-laws, Mary and Arthur Clesen; and an infant daughter, Michelle.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at Schneider-Leucht-Merwin & Cooney Funeral Home, 1211 N. Seminary Ave., Woodstock. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the funeral home.
Interment with military honors provided by VFW Post 5040 will follow in Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock.
