UXBRIDGE/WEBSTER - Robert S. Miller, 81, died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 in St. Camillus Health Center, Whitinsville, after a short illness.
He leaves his wife of 56 years, Mary E. (Drake) Miller; 3 children, Jeffrey A. Miller of Charlton, Kim T. Departie and her husband Robert of Uxbridge, and Wayne W. Miller and his wife Kerri of Webster; and 8 grandchildren, Adam and Nicole Miller, Maxwell and Alexandra Wojnowski, Madison Departie, and Brody, Owen and Jaysi Miller. He also leaves his Australian sheep dog Casey. He was preceded in death by his brother Lawrence.
He was born in Worcester on May 20, 1933, a son of Stanley and Mary (Szacik) Miller and lived in Webster for 70 years before moving to Uxbridge when he retired. He graduated from Webster Boys Trade School and then earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Nichols College in Dudley in 1961.
He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Mr. Miller was a purchasing agent for shoe companies, including Sandlerette Footwear Company in Webster. He then was a supervisor at General Spring & Wire in Oxford for about 20 years. He worked as a machine operator at Gentex Optics in Dudley for 10 years, retiring in 2003.
He had been a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Dudley. He was an avid golfer. He loved his wife and children, and especially his grandchildren. He was a devoted father, “that unique and really important person in your life, who has been there from the beginning.”
Services will be held privately. There are no calling hours. Donations in his name may be made to the Alzheimer’s Support Network, PO Box 839, Southbridge, MA 01550-0839. Arrangements are under the direction of Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School St., Webster.