Jeff was born and raised in Minnesota, as a child he lived in Bethel and attended St. Francis High School. He grew up with his parents, Harlen and Jackie Miller and his brother Jim and two sisters, Lynn and Lori. Also living with Bob (Uncle) and Donna (Aunt) after the death of their parents, but they were around the same age as all the kids, so they were more like siblings. He graduated at the age of 17 from St. Francis High School with the class of 1976. Immediately after graduation Jeff enlisted in the Navy, where he served for 5 years as a signalman. He was honored to serve in the Navy for our country and travel around the world. In the Navy he began his faith in Christ, which changed his life completely. Becoming a new man with a different aspect on life. After his honorable discharge he studied at Tabernacle Baptist College Institute for a short period, this is where he learned to grow spiritually and build new relationships. He returned back to Minnesota where he met Ines in 1984, they got married on December 1st, 1985. They came to have 6 children, 5 boys and 1 girl. Calvin (24), Cory (23), Casey (21), Peter (18), Rosalie (17), and Rudy (8). He began working at the Metro Transit bus company in 1984 and put in 27 years of service until his unfortunate death. Jeff's hobbies included baseball, football, playing Call of Duty, Traveling, drinking Diet Mountain Dew and motorcycles. He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA) and the West Bank Motorcycle clubs. Jeff's favorite quote was "Good Grief". Jeff is lovingly survived by his wife of 26 years Ines; children Calvin, Cory, Casey, Peter, Rosalie, and Rudy. Siblings Lynn Miller, Jim "Red" Miller, Lori (Chuck) Schmidt, Donna (Harry) Bickford and Bob (Carol) Aaser. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation
Miller Funeral Home
6210 Hwy. 65 NE
Fridley, MN 55432
Thursday, June 14, 2012
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Service
Miller Funeral Home
6210 Hwy. 65 NE
Fridley, MN 55432
Friday, June 15, 2012
11:00 AM
Cemetery
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
7601 34th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55450
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
12:30 PM