Leonard Miller

LEONARD MILLER

Martelle

Leonard Miller, 88, formerly of Martelle, Iowa, died on Monday, Dec. 27, 2021, at the Rehabilitation Center in Lisbon.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31, at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa, where friends may call from 9:30 a.m. to the time of service. The Rev. Nick March will officiate. Properly fitted face masks, covering the nose and mouth, will be required inside the funeral home. The service will be streamed to the Goettsch Funeral Home Facebook page and can be viewed live or later. Burial will take place Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Holy Cross Cemetery, Anamosa, where military rites will be conducted by the U.S. Army and the Anamosa Veterans Honor Guard. Please visit Goettschonline.com and share your thoughts, stories, memories and condolences with Leonard's family.

Leonard Joseph Miller was born on Aug. 9, 1933, in Ossian, Iowa, the son of Fred and Rose (Balk) Miller. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Martelle High School in 1951. He helped his father on the farm until serving his country in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956. He married Juanita Lanning on June 2, 1962, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. She died in 2015.

The couple made their home in Anamosa from 1962 to 1964, when they moved to Martelle. Leonard was employed at the Anamosa State Penitentiary and the Cryovac Corporation. He later went to work as a welder at LeFebure Manufacturing and when the company closed operations he worked for Lloyds' Table in Lisbon until he retired.

He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Anamosa and enjoyed gardening, travel with Juanita, and playing cards and other games on family game night.

He is survived by his children, David Miller, Martelle and Renee Bradow, Littleton, Colo.; grandchildren, Matthew Bradow and Grant Bradow; sisters, Anna Mae Tiemann, Sauk Rapids, Minn., Lucille Swanson, Frankfurt, Kan., Gladys (Clifford) Payne, Monticello, Irene (Richard) Nickels, Anamosa, and Janet Mc Aleer, Arvado, Colo.; as well as by several nieces and nephews and their families.

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers-in-law John Tiemann, Keith Swanson and Tom McAleer.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon.

Leonard's family would like to thank the staff of the Rehabilitation Center of Lisbon for the wonderful care he received.