Born in Germany around 1895, he came to Winnipeg with his family in 1926 and, around 1948, he established the construction firm of John Miller and Sons Limited and Miller's Hardware Limited. He and wife Bertha Miller (c1899-1980) had four children: Jack Miller (?-?), Margaret Selma Miller (1920-2011, wife of E. Murray McClarty), Mildred Miller (1924-2012, wife of Victor J. Steek), and Ephraim “Eph” Miller (1925-2007). The family lived at 864 Bannatyne Avenue. He was a member of McDermot Avenue Baptist Church. He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 21 September 1972 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
See also:
Manitoba Business: John Miller and Sons Limited
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 25 September 1972, page 32.
Obituary [Bertha Miller], Winnipeg Free Press, 1 October 1980, page 83.
Obituary [Ephraim Miller], Winnipeg Free Press, 22 March 2007.
Obituary [Margaret Selma McClarty], Winnipeg Free Press, 27 August 2011.
Obituary [Mildred Steek], Winnipeg Free Press, 31 May 2012.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 6 July 2024
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