Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Miller, Lester W. July 4, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 7/7/2008
  Miller, Lester W.    
   
   
  Lester W. Miller, 74, of 109 Lebanon Avenue, Mount Gretna, formerly of Manheim 
  and Millersburg, Pa., passed away peacefully on Friday, July 4, 2008, at Essa 
  Flory Hospice Center of Lancaster. He was the husband of Sylvia S. Stoudt 
  Miller, with whom he celebrated 50 years of marriage November 23, 2007. Born in 
  Millersburg on May 6, 1934, he was the son of Violet H. Wert Miller of 
  Millersburg, and the late Kenneth Miller. He earned Eagle Scout recognition 
  under Scout Master Ned Smith, a highly acclaimed wildlife artist. He graduated 
  from Millersburg High School and from the former Kutztown State Teachers 
  College with a master's degree in art education. His first teaching position 
  was in 19561957 at Wiconisco School District, where he taught art to all 12 
  grades. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1957-1963 in Ulm, Germany, he 
  worked for the Manheim Central School District as a junior high art teacher for 
  more than 30 years, retiring in 1986. He also coached elementary wrestling, 
  football and varsity tennis for the district. An active Manheim Central Baron 
  Football fan, he filmed the Baron games for over 30 years. In the community, he 
  was an active member of the Mount Gretna United Methodist Church, and an active 
  volunteer at the Mount Gretna Playhouse. He was a scholastic arts judge for 
  local student art for over 20 years. After retirement, he became involved in 
  wood working, showing his unique wooden jewelry and art in the Mount Gretna Art 
  Show and other local fine art shows. He enjoyed building and flying 
  experimental airplanes. He was an advocate for alternative energy, and designed 
  and helped build his family's homes, including one that was passive solar. 
  Surviving in addition to his wife and mother are two daughters, Lori J., wife 
  of Daniel L. Zimmerman of Lititz, and Lisa G. Filling of Mount Gretna, wife of 
  Brian Filling of Mountville; three grandchildren, Kelsey, Alyssa, and Nathan 
  Zimmerman; and a brother, Kenneth L., husband of June Miller, Millersburg, Pa. 
  He was a member of NEA, PSERS, PSEAR, EAA-Experimental Aircraft Association, 
  Harrisburg and Lancaster, and a former member of the Wood Scrollers Club of 
  Lancaster County. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend a 
  memorial service to celebrate his life at Mount Gretna United Methodist Church 
  (Camp Meeting area of Mount Gretna) corner of Fourth and Boehm Avenue, Mount 
  Gretna, on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, at 2 p.m. with Pastor Janet Sue Steger 
  officiating. Friends may visit with the family immediately following the 
  service at the church on Wednesday afternoon. Interment will be private and at 
  the convenience of the family in Sinking Springs Cemetery, Berks County. The 
  Buch Funeral Home, Manheim, is in charge of arrangements. .  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 7/7/2008.  
  
  
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