Max Lee MillerWABASH – Max Lee Miller, 86, of Warsaw, died at 2:51 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw.
He was born on Nov. 4, 1934, in Wabash, to Clarence and Faye Holcom Miller.
Max was a 1953 graduate of Wabash High School. He married Patricia Bellock at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wabash on June 25, 1955. He retired from First Federal Bank, now Fifth Third Bank, in Merrillville. Max was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Warsaw and the Kiwanis Club and Chamber of Commerce, both in Merrillville. He was an avid Notre Dame football fan and a IU basketball fan. Max enjoyed yard work and puttering around in his garage.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Miller, of Warsaw; three children: Christine (Mike) Martinez, of Valparaiso; Kevin (Lori) Miller, of Clayton, N.C.; and Mike (Mari) Miller, of Nashville, Ind.; seven grandchildren: Heather (Eric) Harrell, of Crown Point; Shaun Martinez, of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Zach Miller and Jake Miller, both of Clayton; Matt Miller, of Denver, Colo.; and Emily Miller and Molly Miller, both of Indianapolis; two great-grandsons: Lucas and Logan Harrell, both of Crown Point; sister, Betty Riggers, of Huntington; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; eight brothers: Ed, Jim, Chick, Bob, Dick, Harold, Gene and Kenny Miller; and two sisters: Loraine Driscoll and Mary Stevens.
A memorial mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 4 at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Wabash with Father Levi Nkwocha officiating. Inurnment will be in Garden of St. Bernard at Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash.
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Preferred memorial is Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
The memorial guest book for Max may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
