Lester Raymond "Whitey" Miller Sr., 74, passed away in the comfort
of his home and family on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Born in Rochester
on June 18, 1935, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth
(Manchester) Miller. On April 7, 1956, Lester married the former
Marilyn Greenslit in Warren.
Lester attended schools in Rochester and Hancock and then enlisted in
the U.S. Navy where he served during the Korean War and was discharged
in 1964 after 11 years of service. He worked briefly for the former
Hubbard Oil Co. in Waitsfield before being offered employment with the
Waitsfield Telephone Co. where he worked as a lineman, retiring in 1989
after 25 years of service. Not one to sit idle, Lester followed his joy
of cooking and worked for over 10 years as a sous-chef at The Den in
Waitsfield.
His memberships included the Lion's Club in Waitsfield where he was a
charter member, the Mad River American Legion Post #75 of Waitsfield,
was a member, assistant chief and chief of the Warren Volunteer Fire
Department and was a member of the Warren United Church. In his leisure
time he enjoyed cooking, hunting, fishing and camping.
Lester is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marilyn Miller of Warren;
their children, Debbie Tremblay and her husband Tom of Waitsfield,
Janet Brown and her husband Chuck of Granville, and Lester R. Miller
Jr. and his wife Regina of Waitsfield; seven grandchildren and five
great-grandchildren; two sisters, Helen Leland of Newport, NH, and
Shirley Boutwell of East Braintree; two brothers, Bill Miller of Barre
and Ken Miller of Rutland; as well as nieces, nephews and extended
family. Lester was predeceased by two great-grandsons and 15 siblings.
Memorial services were held from the Warren United Church on January 5,
2010, at 11 a.m. with a reception following in the Warren Town Hall.
Friends called at the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home in Waterbury on
Monday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. The family requests that flowers be
omitted; rather memorial gifts would be appreciated to Central Vermont
Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641
(www.cvhhh.org), or to the Mad River Valley Ambulance Service, P.O. Box
305, Waitsfield, VT 05673. To send online condolences please visit
www.perkinsparker.com.
