Kenneth "Ken" R. Miller

Kenneth "Ken" R. Miller, 85 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at his home in Little Falls, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN with Father Joe Herzing officiating. Burial will take place in the St. Mary's Parish Cemetery in Little Falls, MN. A visitation will be held from 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. on Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Little Falls, MN. Knights of Columbus Office of the Dead prayers will be prayed at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday at the Church. Funeral arrangements are with the Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN. Kenneth Raymond Miller was born on December 20, 1931 in Hoople, North Dakota to the late Leonard and Rose (Traut) Miller. He grew up in the Holdingford area and in 1945 the family moved to Little Falls. He was united in marriage to Jeanette L. Wochnick on October 6, 1953 at St. Edwards Catholic Church in Elmdale. After his honorable discharge from the United States Army, Ken returned to Little Falls and begin farming. He drove truck, worked at Crestliner and did carpentry work all while he farmed. Hobbies he enjoyed were meeting people and making new friends, woodworking, boating, snowmobiling, bowling and hunting. He and Jeanette looked forward to spending winters in Arizona, which they enjoyed for the past 20 years. Ken had a get it done attitude and always made sure things were done right. He was a life long member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, served on many boards including the Crow Wing Power board for the past 33 years and was an active member of the Knights of Columbus and Little Falls American Legion. Ken is survived by his wife, Jeanette; sons, Gary (Patty) of Aitkin, MN, Ronald (Jeannie) of Little Falls, Marvin (Teresa) of Little Falls, Joe (Mary) of Swanville, Brian (Kimberly) of Lake City; daughters, Kathy (Kevin) Gamble of Corona, CA and Luann (Brian) Steidl of St. Cloud; brothers, Donald Miller of Little Falls, Leo Miller of Denton, TX, Gerard (Vicki) Miller of Merrifield; sisters, Doris (Gib) Bromenschenkel of Fargo, ND, Francis (Ted) Thoma of Thompson Falls, MT, Marylin (Gerald) Kapsner of Little Falls, Rose Ann Magnon of Rice, MN and Ann Marie (Jim) Maciej of Annandale, 15 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Ken was preceded in death by his parents Leonard and Rose Miller, infant sister, Anne and brother Bob.

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Kenneth "Ken" R. Miller

December 20, 1931 - August 30, 2017