Dec. 3, 1940 - Feb. 11, 2010

ELKHART -- Alfred U. "Al" Miller, 69, of Elkhart, died at 6:10 p.m. Thursday (Feb. 11, 2010) in Elkhart General Hospital.

He was born Dec. 3, 1940, in South Bend to Manford and Martha (Hock) Miller. On June 13, 2004, he married Elsie Sue (Jester) Miller in Elkhart.

She survives along with one son, Allen Miller of Elkhart; one daughter, Ronda Miller of South Bend; two stepsons, Glenn Jester and Billy (Cindy) Heath of Elkhart; and one stepdaughter, Ronda Jester of Elkhart.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Billings Funeral Home, 812 Baldwin St., Elkhart, and one hour prior to the 11 a.m. Tuesday funeral service at the funeral home. Pastor Mike VanDeVoorde will officiate. Burial will be in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Goshen. Graveside military honors will be rendered by the U.S. Army Funeral Honor Guard.

Mr. Miller was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army and served in the Vietnam War. He was the owner of H&M Mobile Home Repair for more than 20 years and had been employed at Closet Craft in Goshen for three years. He loved to work and enjoyed spending his free time fishing, being outdoors and watching NASCAR, especially Dale Earnhardt. Two of his greatest loves were his pug dogs BoBo and JoJo.

Memorials may be given to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.