Michael L. Miller Obituary (1954

Michael L. Miller, 66, of Le Roy, Illinois, lost his battle with multiple myeloma cancer and went to be with our Lord and Savior on April 13, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Friday, April 16, 2021, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Le Roy, Illinois. His funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 17, 2021, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Le Roy, Illinois, with Pastor Mattheis Lorimor officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Barnes-Jewish Hospital, OSF Hospice, or First United Methodist Church of Le Roy. Mike was born July 2, 1954, in Bloomington, Illinois, to Donald and Marilyn Miller. He married Laura Burns on July 9, 2010, in Le Roy, Illinois. She survives. He is also survived by his three daughters, Angela Miller of East Peoria, Illinois, Sarah (Jacob) Grainger of Le Roy, Illinois, and Laura (Daniel) Vollmer of Congerville, Illinois; two stepsons, Christopher (Jessica) Moreland of Le Roy, Illinois, and Nicholas Moreland of Normal, Illinois; two sisters, Kathy (Robert) Mathewson of New Braunfels, Texas, and Patricia (Peter) Kale of Urbana, Illinois; mother, Marilyn Miller of Mahomet, Illinois; mother-in-law, Virginia Burns of Bloomington, Illinois; and seventeen grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, father-in-law and one grandchild. Mike was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Le Roy. He farmed for nearly fifty years (forty of those side by side with his father) and was the Road Commissioner for West Township for forty years. There was nothing more important to Mike than his family. He was a wonderful "Papa" and adored his grandchildren. Mike was also a devoted friend, always willing to lend a hand to help others. It was not a choice for him, it was the way he lived his life each and every day. Mike lived his life according to a personal code of conduct. This code was unwritten, and he never directly revealed it, but one could readily discern it by observing his humble and straight-forward way of life. His code was: Satisfy the needs of others before your own; Life is about giving, not receiving; Help others without expecting rewards; Always behave justly; Honor and respect those weaker than us. We will remember Mike as someone who was kind and polite to everyone who had the pleasure of meeting him, who was well admired, and who never failed to do the right thing. The family would like to thank the staff at Illinois Cancer Center in Bloomington, his oncology team at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO and the Bloomington OSF Hospice staff for all the compassionate care.