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     Robert J. Miller Sr. was born on 7 September 1923, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.¹ He married Juanita Coleman, daughter of Charles Coleman and Ida Burke.² Robert J. Miller Sr. died on 16 September 2005, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 82.¹
Newspaper obituary:
Robert J. Miller Sr.
September 16, 2005
Robert J. Miller, 82, formerly of 1508 E. Grand Ave., Tower City, died Friday afternoon at his daughter's home in Williamstown, with whom he resided.
Born in Tower City, Sept. 7, 1923, he was a son of the late Harry and Myrtle Jones Miller.
Mr. Miller was a baker all his life, working for the former Coopers Bakery, and then he and his wife owned and operated the former Tower City Bake Shop. He retired as a supervisor from PennDOT, Harrisburg.
He was of the Protestant faith and belonged to the American Legion. He was a World War II Air Force veteran and of the Navy Reserve.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Coleman Miller, in 1990; a stepson, Charles Russell; five brothers, Allen, Paul, Joe, Gene and Henry Miller; a sister, Joyce Ponti; and two stepsisters, Eleanore Laing and Naomi Zerby.
Surviving are his daughter, Shirley C. Malick and her husband, Robert, with whom he resided; three sons, James R. and his wife, Myra, Williamstown, John R. and his wife, Lynn, California, and Robert J. "Fritz" Jr. and his wife, Janet, Muir; six grandchildren, Robbie and Michael Malick, Daniel, Tammy, Jason and Heidi Miller; four great-grandchildren.
Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City R.D., with the Rev. Charlene Reitz. Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 16 N. 4th St., Minersville, PA 17954. Dimon Funeral Home, Tower City, has charge of arrangements. To send condolences to the family, visit www.dimonfuneralhome.com.
Republican and Herald, September 18, 2005, Page 15.³
He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴

     Juanita Coleman was born circa 1919, Donaldsonville, GA.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Coleman and Ida Burke.¹ Juanita Coleman married Robert J. Miller Sr.¹ Juanita Coleman died on 10 February 1990, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.¹
Newspaper obituary:
Juanita Miller
Juanita Miller, 71, 1508 E. Grand Ave., Tower City, died Saturday at Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg.
She was born at Donaldsonville, Ga., a daughter of the late Charles and Ida Burke Coleman.
Mrs. Miller was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Tower City, and Williams Valley Senior Citizens.
Surviving are her husband, Robert; a daughter, Shirley Malick, Williamstown; four sons, James, Tower City, John, Petaluma, Calif., Robert, Muir, and Charles, Chattahoochee, Fla; two sisters, Vivian Thames, Chattahoochee, and Dolly Sanders, Jacksonville, Fla; a brother, Herbert Coleman, Bainbridge, Ga; six grandchildren; a great-granddaughter.
Services be held at 11 a.m. Wendesday from Corl Funeral Homes Inc., Tower City. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City.
Pottsville Republican, February 12, 1990, Page 2.¹
She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.^1,2

     Charles Coleman married Ida Burke.¹

     Ida Burke married Charles Coleman.¹