Richard Miller

February 26, 1933 – June 22, 2015

Richard “Dick” Miller, 82, of Ritzville, passed away peacefully, Monday, June 22, 2015, in Spokane with his four daughters by his side.

Richard was born in Beulah, N.D. to John and Louisa (Weil) Miller, the youngest of nine children. At age 13, he and his family moved to Odessa. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1953-1955. He used his GI Bill to educate himself as an appliance serviceman.

In 1958, he married Ronna Jean Lesser and together they had four daughters. Richard worked hard to provide for his family. He worked for the Adams County Road Department, owned and operated Dick’s Home Improvement General Contracting and Dick’s Trustworthy Hardware Store, and was employed by the City of Ritzville as a sewage treatment plant operator. For his work at the city he received the Washington State Operator of the Year award in 1983 and later retired.

He was passionate about fishing, woodworking, boating, garage sales, restoring classic cars, and attending car shows. He enjoyed dancing and country music, and loved spending time with his family. He cherished his loving dog, Suzie Q.

He was baptized in 1962 and was a member of the Zion Congregational Church, the Odessa VFW, past president of the Ritzville Jaycees, and member of the Lions Club. A few of his contributions to the community include building the gazebo at the Ritzville City Park and the desks at the library to name a few.

Richard is survived by his four daughters: Marva Ulleland (Craig) of Ritzville, Janet Sprenger (Scott) of Washington DC, Dona Forrester (Bret) of Maple Valley, Wash. and Connie Galbreath of Ritzville. He was also blessed with six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers and six sisters.

A funeral service was held Monday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at Ritzville Community Church in Ritzville with Pastor Bill Cox officiating. Richard was laid to rest near his family in Odessa in the afternoon. Memorials may be made to the WoundedWarriors@support.woundedwarriorproject.org or PO Box 758517, Topeka Kansas 66675. The family requests sending special memories of Richard and how he touched lives on the website at http://www.danekasfh.com