Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Miller, Mark Shane 2007
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Mark Shane Miller, age 51, went to rest on Sunday, May 20, 2007, after a 
lengthy battle with leukemia. He was born on March 23, 1956 in Ionia, Michigan 
the son of Lynn and Phyllis (Martin) Miller. 

Mark was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, mushrooming and 
camping with his family and friends. He was a long time member of the Grand 
River Conservation Club and was a member of the Alano West Club, where he 
received his 10-year coin in November 2006. He retired in September of 2006 
from General Motors after 30 years of service. He and wife of 30 years Sandra 
Blue, were married on April 2, 1977. 

Mark is preceded in death by his mother, Phyllis and father-in-law, Merlyn 
Blue. He is survived by his wife, Sandy; son, Kurt (Sarah) Miller; daughter, 
Trisha (Kyle) Balderson; grandchildren, Maria, Brady and soon to be born 
Matthew Shane; father and step-mother, Lynn (Nancy) Miller; four brothers, 
Scott (Shari) Miller of Oregon, Terry (Debi) Miller of St. Johns, Roger (Mary) 
Miller and Dennis (Sally) Miller both of Portland; sister, Susan of Kentucky; 
mother-in-law, Jean Blue; sisters-in-law, Deb (Leo) Frazee, Pam Blue and Diane 
(Ken) Whittmore; and several nieces and nephews, along with a special fondness 
for Amy and his great-nephew, Noah. 

The family would like to thank Dr. Chamarthy of the Sparrow Cancer Center, Dr. 
Janakiraman of the Henry Ford Bone Marrow Transplant Team and the many 
physicians and nurses who helped care for Mark during his illness. The family 
would like to stress the importance of registering to become a bone marrow 
donor in the hopes of helping future transplant recipients. 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at the 
Portland United Methodist Church, with Pastor Gregory R. Wolfe officiating. 
Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Ionia. The family will 
receive friends from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday at 
the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, 210 E. Bridge St., Portland. Pallbearers 
for Mark include Mike Martin, John Rock, Dave Smith, Chris Pline, Mark 
Marrison and Phil Lanz. Contributions may made to either the Leukemia and 
Lymphoma Foundation, or the Children's Leukemia Foundation in Mark's name. 



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