Vilas John Miner (1923-1960) - Find a Grave Memorial

Vilas John Miner

Birth

23 Dec 1923

Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA

Death

2 Dec 1960 (aged 36)

Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA

Burial

Spring Grove Cemetery

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Plot

Block 43, Lot 04

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The son of John Winfield Miner and Kate Thunder and a member of the Hochunk (Winnebago) tribe.

John Roecker and Vilas Miner had spent the night drinking. Vilas followed Roecker to his apartment where, at 10:20 am, Roecker fatally shot him five times with a .22 pistol. (Oshkosh Daily, Sheboygan Press)

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Parents

Kate Thunder Miner

1890–1969

Siblings

Alvena Miner Nizumani Foss

1922–2021

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