Bruce Hawley Miller

Bruce Hawley Miller passed away at the age of 77 at 8:50 on Tuesday morning, April 21, 2015. Bruce was born in Indianapolis on February 26, 1938 to Harry Louis Miller and Lillian Maie Calvin Miller both deceased. In 1961 he met and later married Mona L. Montgomery in February, 1962, They were married for 53 years. Bruce was a member of the active reserved Engineering Div. at Fort Harrison, Indianapolis. He spent his active duty at Fort Dix New Jersey. He was an arial photographer, a hobby he shared with his father which developed into a position with the State Board of Health in the Illustrations Dept of Health Education Division. After working at the Board of Health for 10 years Bruce was employed by several insurance companies as a damage appraiser for automobiles. However he started working at FedEx as a material handler at the age of 60 and retired from there in January of this year. He is survived by his wife, Mona, a daughter Marla Louanne Miller Berggoetz (Brad), Brian Hawley Miller (Karla), and Matthew Louis Miller (Andrea). He has 8 grandchildren, 4 grand daughters, Marlia, Abigail, Lillian, AnnaMarie and 4 grandsons, Jordan, Aidan, Jaden and Asher and 2 step grandchildren Savannah (James) and Joshua. Bruce was a member of Circle City Church of Christ where he was an elder. Bruce was an avid cyclist. He rode his bike (a ten speed) to Nashville, Tennesee as a fund raiser for Indianapolis Christian Schools back in the late 1970's. Bruce loved to sing and enjoyed listening to The Gaither's. He sang in the praise team at CCChurch. In the 1950's he was in a group called the Five Stars who sang on American Band Stand with Dick Clark. Songs like "Atom-bomb Baby", "Pickin' On the Wrong Chicken" and "My Paradise" are but a few of the songs that they recorded. Bruce could design, build and repair ANYTHING! Cars, appliances, toys, bikes, even houses. You name it, he could do it! A celebration of Bruce's life will be held Saturday April 25th at 6405 Castleplace Drive Indianapolis 46250 at the Circle City Church with a viewing from 10:00 am-12:00 noon and a Memorial service at Noon. The service will be conducted by family members.

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Bruce Hawley Miller

February 26, 1938 - April 21, 2015