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e w is "D u b" Miller, 79, o f Mendota died Aug . 26, 2009, in his ho m e . Servi c es w ill b e at 11 a .m. Saturday in St . John ' s L utheran C hur c h , Mendota, w ith the R ev . D ale Peterson o ff i c iating . B urial w ill b e at R estland C e m etery, Mendota, w ith m ilitary rites b y V FW Post 4 079 . Visitation is 4 -7 p .m. F riday in Merritt F uneral H o m e, Mendota . Mr . Miller w as b orn May 30, 1930, in Ja ck sonville to E rnest "R oy " and Iva " Sis " ( C haudoin) Miller . H e m arried Joanne W ilhel m on May 4 , 19 5 8, in Mendota . H e graduated f ro m Ja ck sonville H igh S c hool and served w ith the U. S . Ar m y in K orea . H e w as e m ployed as an ele c tri c ian at Motor W heel and in the m aintenan c e depart m ent at Mendota C o mm unity H ospital f or m any years . H e w as a m e mb er o f St . John ' s L utheran C hur c h, E l k s L odge 1212, V FW Post 4 079 and Mendota Moose L odge . H e is survived b y his w i f e, Joanne o f Mendota ; and t w o daughters, K aren ( D on) G oy o f Mendota and B eth Miller o f Mendota . H e w as pre c eded in death b y his parents and a sister. Me m orials m ay b e dire c ted to St . John ' s L utheran C hur c h, Mendota L utheran H o m e or Illinois Valley H ospi c e .