John R. Miller

John R. Miller, born October 18th 1932, passed away peacefully in his home at Ritzville, WA, in the presence of family, on November 5th 2019.

John was born in Ritzville, to Pete and Violet Miller and grew up on the family wheat farm west of town. In elementary school he met the love of his life and future wife Velda Klein. They both graduated from RHS in 1950. John attended Eastern Washington College for a short period of time before enlisting in the United States Air Force in January 1951. He and Velda married December 26, 1951 and later moved to Colville, WA, where he was stationed until 195...