Merle E. Miller, 85

MILTON - Merle E. Miller, of Milton, died on Monday, June 29, 2009, at the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. He was 85. He was born in Somerset, Pa., the son of the late Leo F. and Dora M. (Snyder) Miller. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II. He worked for 17 years at General Electric as a Warehouse Forklift operator and 14 years at Sears as a salesman and then 7 years at Lowes in Lewes in the Electric Dept. He enjoyed woodworking and metal detecting. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jane Shaffer Miller in April 2005. He is survived by his son, Randy G. Miller of Milton; and five sisters, Florence Westerman of Berlin, Pa., Ethel Stiffler of Somerset, Pa., Betty Lynch of Somerset, Pa., Maxine Lapp of Baltimore, Md., and Eileen Terayke of Somerset, Pa. A memorial services will be 7 p.m. Friday, July 17, in the chapel of Short Funeral Services, 416 Federal St., Milton. Burial will be private. Contributions may be made to: The American Cancer Society, 1138 Parsons Rd., Salisbury, MD 21801.