Jack Edward Miller
SENEY, MI – Lifelong Seney resident, Jack Edward Miller, 72, died Thursday September 17, 2020, at his residence.
Born December 4, 1947, in Newberry, son of the late Isadore and Beatrice (Berry) Miller, Jack was a 1965 graduate of Newberry High School and received an associate’s degree in business from Muskegon Community College. Later on in his career he attended Bay De Noc Community College and earned his LPN license.
On April 4, 1968, Jack was inducted into the United States Army serving in Germany during the Vietnam War until his honorable discharge on March 26, 1970 attaining the rank of SP5.
Jack was employed for many years at the former Newberry Regional Mental Health Center and later as a case worker for the State of Michigan until his retirement.
Jack was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, and metal detecting. In his younger days, he was also a beekeeper. He visited many pine camps and has an amazing collection of iron to show for all of his hard work. He was an avid bird enthusiast. He had chickens, ducks, guineas, doves, pigeons, peacocks, pheasants, all types of ducks including wood ducks, many types of geese, including Canadian geese, turkeys, rheas, and emus. He was commonly known as the “Seney Bird Man!” He also loved his beagle “Rusty Walker” with all of his heart. Rusty walked him every day and enjoyed greeting everyone along the way. He was also very fond of his niece’s dog “Molly.”
Jack is preceded in death by his parents, Isadore and Beatrice.
Survivors include his sister, Susan (John) Nyman of Seney; niece, Vicki (Robert) Sherbrook of Sturgis, South Dakota; nephews, Robert Nyman of Grand Marais and Edward (Karyn Cloudman) Nyman of Seney; great-nephew, Casey Ketcher of Manistique and great-niece, Katie (Josh Tyler) Ketcher of Manistique.
A full military graveside service will be conducted by the United States Army Honor Guard and the American Legion Post #74 of Newberry, on Wednesday September 23, 2020, at 1 p.m. at the Whispering Pines Cemetery in Seney.
Condolences may be expressed at www.beaulieufuneralhome.com.
Beaulieu Funeral Home in Newberry is assisting the family.