Obituaries

February 11, 1931 to March 24, 2016

WINAMAC - Darl G. Miller, 85, of Winamac, passed away at 5:02 p.m., Thursday, March 24, at Pulaski Memorial Hospital, Winamac.

He was born Feb. 11, 1931 in Star City to the late Frank and Evelyn Wein Miller. Hr married Wanda F. Wheatley in September 1964 in Kalamazoo, Mich.  She preceded him in death on Feb. 3, 2016. 

Survivors include:

Daughters: Tommi Borsini, Granger, and Kelly Miller, Winamac. Son: Bruce Wheatley, Kalamazoo. Grandchildren: Bruce (Denise) Wheatley Jr; Brian (Angie) Wheatley; Danna Tibbs; Dustin Tibbs; and 7 great grandchildren. Sisters: Marilyn Wentz, Winamac; Pauline (Richard) Smith, Winamac; and Janie (Al) Deangelis, Phoenix, Ariz.

Mr. Miller graduated from Pulaski High School in 1949 and as a freshman, played on the championship basketball team. He joined the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean War. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW. Immediately following his service, he joined IBM in Kalamazoo, and later was transferred to Phoenix. He retired as a field engineer and returned to Southwestern Michigan and later moved back to the family homestead in rural Kewanna.

Mr. Miller was a championship trap shooter, winning numerous titles, honors, and trophies in Michigan tournaments as well as in the Grand American Trap Shoot tournament in Vandalia, OH (where thousands gather from all over the country). He was a lifetime member of the Battle Creek Gun Club and a founding member of the Centerline Gun Club, both in Michigan. He was also a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association (he was known to sign people up for memberships who may not have otherwise subscribed). He was an avid hunter of game birds as well as deer and elk. He killed a prize-winning elk in 1983. He was a woodworker and especially enjoyed restoring old furniture and cars. He specialized in making trap gun stocks for people all around the country. He enjoyed flea markets and was a collector. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with his beloved wife, Wanda. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. He will be dearly missed.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m., Saturday, April 2, at Frain Mortuary in Winamac. The funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. (Saturday, April 2), at the funeral home with David Broad officiating. The American Legion and VFW will conduct military honors at the funeral home following services. Private burial will be at Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Mich.

Memorial donations may be given to Pulaski Memorial Hospital.

Online condolences may be offered in the guestbook at www.frainmortuary.com.