Company E 110th Infantry 28th Division
Frank H. Miller, Sr.
RENOVO - Frank H. Miller, Sr., 88, of Driftwood, Pennsylvania Railroad employe since 1922 and a World War 1 veteran of action against the German Fifth Offensive, died Sunday, April 25, 1925 in the Andrew Kauf Memorial Hospital at Saint Marys.
Mr. Miller was the father of Frank H. Miller, Jr., Renovo, and Mrs. Jerome P. Dale, South Renovo; and the brother of Mrs. Fred Miller of Renovo, and Mrs. Allen Keller, North Bend.
He was a native of Driftwood, where he was born January 1, 1896. When he was a young man he worked for the Hercules Powder at Emporium, then in 1922 joined the Pennsylvania Railroad, working as a fireman out of Renovo for two years until he was transferred to the section gang at Driftwood.
In 1942 he became foreman of the section gang, a position he held at the time of his death.
He enlisted in War I on August 4, 1917 at Emporium and served with Company F 110th Infantry.
During action in France, in July and August of 1918, he was wounded and gassed on August 16. He had attained corporal early in 1918.
Mr. Miller and the former Cecelia McMahon of Driftwood were married February 6, 1923. They had always made their home in Driftwood.
He was a member of the American Legion Emporium: and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Ways.
He was survived by his wife, three sons: and one daughter, Frank, Renovo; John A., Driftwood; EM2c Joseph K., U. S. Navy in Japan; Mrs. Dale: also 10 grandchildren, four brothers and three sisters; Raymond, Forrest and Harlan, Emporium; Merle, Binghamton, New York; Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Keller and Mrs. Everett Minard, Buffalo, New York.
Services were held at the Maxwell Funeral Home, Renovo, with the Reverend Theodore R. Paget, pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Castle Garden, officials.
Interment was in Hyner Cemetery.
From His Obituary:
The Express
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
29 Apr 1959, Wednesday Page 2
From His 1959 Pennsylvania Death Certificate:
Name: Frank Harvey Miller Sr
Age: 63
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1896
Birth Place: Driftwood, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 26 Apr 1959
Death Place:Saint Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Irvin J Miller
Mother: Rena Lupole
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Track Foreman, Pennsylvania Railroad
Certificate Number: 34335
Company E 110th Infantry 28th Division
Frank H. Miller, Sr.
RENOVO - Frank H. Miller, Sr., 88, of Driftwood, Pennsylvania Railroad employe since 1922 and a World War 1 veteran of action against the German Fifth Offensive, died Sunday, April 25, 1925 in the Andrew Kauf Memorial Hospital at Saint Marys.
Mr. Miller was the father of Frank H. Miller, Jr., Renovo, and Mrs. Jerome P. Dale, South Renovo; and the brother of Mrs. Fred Miller of Renovo, and Mrs. Allen Keller, North Bend.
He was a native of Driftwood, where he was born January 1, 1896. When he was a young man he worked for the Hercules Powder at Emporium, then in 1922 joined the Pennsylvania Railroad, working as a fireman out of Renovo for two years until he was transferred to the section gang at Driftwood.
In 1942 he became foreman of the section gang, a position he held at the time of his death.
He enlisted in War I on August 4, 1917 at Emporium and served with Company F 110th Infantry.
During action in France, in July and August of 1918, he was wounded and gassed on August 16. He had attained corporal early in 1918.
Mr. Miller and the former Cecelia McMahon of Driftwood were married February 6, 1923. They had always made their home in Driftwood.
He was a member of the American Legion Emporium: and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Ways.
He was survived by his wife, three sons: and one daughter, Frank, Renovo; John A., Driftwood; EM2c Joseph K., U. S. Navy in Japan; Mrs. Dale: also 10 grandchildren, four brothers and three sisters; Raymond, Forrest and Harlan, Emporium; Merle, Binghamton, New York; Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Keller and Mrs. Everett Minard, Buffalo, New York.
Services were held at the Maxwell Funeral Home, Renovo, with the Reverend Theodore R. Paget, pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Castle Garden, officials.
Interment was in Hyner Cemetery.
From His Obituary:
The Express
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
29 Apr 1959, Wednesday Page 2
From His 1959 Pennsylvania Death Certificate:
Name: Frank Harvey Miller Sr
Age: 63
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1896
Birth Place: Driftwood, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 26 Apr 1959
Death Place:Saint Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Irvin J Miller
Mother: Rena Lupole
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Track Foreman, Pennsylvania Railroad
Certificate Number: 34335
Family Members
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Raymond J Miller
1887–1969
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Cecile Martha Miller Burns Craven
1889–1948
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Fred Irvin Miller
1891–1942
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Grace May Miller Miller
1894–1974
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Forest Miller
1899–1983
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Ethel Belle "Belle" Miller Keller
1902–1998
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Dorothy Violet Miller Minard
1906–2000
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Merle Arthur Miller
1907–1991
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Harlan Edison "Jim" Miller
1913–1999
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