Wayne H. Miles, 79, of Charles City, Iowa, died Friday, October 24, 2008, at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center in Mason City.
Funeral services for Wayne Miles will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Charles City. Pastor Jane Keel will officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City. Military honors will be conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. Visitation will continue an hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Wayne Harold Miles was born August 31, 1929, at Clear Lake, the son of Maurice and Delle (Miner) Miles. He graduated from the Ventura High School in 1947. He served in the United States Navy from 1947 to 1951. On January 31, 1951 he was united in marriage to JoAnn Peterson at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ellsworth. Wayne grew up on a farm and after serving in the Navy he returned to farming in Iowa. He was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, American Legion, V.F.W., Isaac Walton League, Forty & Eight, Pheasants Forever and Ducks Unlimited. Wayne was Department Vice Commander of the American Legion Department of Iowa and elected Charles City Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 1991. His interests included fishing, hunting, gardening, singing, ceramics, his children and grandchildren. And, he loved his Christmas lights.
Living family members include his children, Joyce (Tom) Hopfensperger of Cedar Rapids, David (Loree) Miles of West Des Moines and John (Linda) Miles of Kansas City, Mo.; three grandchildren, Allan Hopfensperger, Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles and Kestrel Jurkiwicz-Miles; four step grandchildren, Michelle (Dave) Boyd, William Hopfensperger, Erik (Laurine) Raker and Michael (Jen Cruz) Raker; five step great grandchildren; two brothers, Gerald (Lois) Miles of Bella Vista, Ark. and Dean (Meriam) Miles of Maryland; sister-in-law, LaVonne Miles of Mason City; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Wayne Miles will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Charles City. Pastor Jane Keel will officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City. Military honors will be conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. Visitation will continue an hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Wayne Harold Miles was born August 31, 1929, at Clear Lake, the son of Maurice and Delle (Miner) Miles. He graduated from the Ventura High School in 1947. He served in the United States Navy from 1947 to 1951. On January 31, 1951 he was united in marriage to JoAnn Peterson at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ellsworth. Wayne grew up on a farm and after serving in the Navy he returned to farming in Iowa. He was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, American Legion, V.F.W., Isaac Walton League, Forty & Eight, Pheasants Forever and Ducks Unlimited. Wayne was Department Vice Commander of the American Legion Department of Iowa and elected Charles City Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 1991. His interests included fishing, hunting, gardening, singing, ceramics, his children and grandchildren. And, he loved his Christmas lights.
Living family members include his children, Joyce (Tom) Hopfensperger of Cedar Rapids, David (Loree) Miles of West Des Moines and John (Linda) Miles of Kansas City, Mo.; three grandchildren, Allan Hopfensperger, Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles and Kestrel Jurkiwicz-Miles; four step grandchildren, Michelle (Dave) Boyd, William Hopfensperger, Erik (Laurine) Raker and Michael (Jen Cruz) Raker; five step great grandchildren; two brothers, Gerald (Lois) Miles of Bella Vista, Ark. and Dean (Meriam) Miles of Maryland; sister-in-law, LaVonne Miles of Mason City; and several nieces and nephews.
Wayne H. Miles, 79, of Charles City, Iowa, died Friday, October 24, 2008, at the Good Shepherd Health Care Center in Mason City.
Funeral services for Wayne Miles will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Charles City. Pastor Jane Keel will officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City. Military honors will be conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. Visitation will continue an hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Wayne Harold Miles was born August 31, 1929, at Clear Lake, the son of Maurice and Delle (Miner) Miles. He graduated from the Ventura High School in 1947. He served in the United States Navy from 1947 to 1951. On January 31, 1951 he was united in marriage to JoAnn Peterson at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ellsworth. Wayne grew up on a farm and after serving in the Navy he returned to farming in Iowa. He was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, American Legion, V.F.W., Isaac Walton League, Forty & Eight, Pheasants Forever and Ducks Unlimited. Wayne was Department Vice Commander of the American Legion Department of Iowa and elected Charles City Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 1991. His interests included fishing, hunting, gardening, singing, ceramics, his children and grandchildren. And, he loved his Christmas lights.
Living family members include his children, Joyce (Tom) Hopfensperger of Cedar Rapids, David (Loree) Miles of West Des Moines and John (Linda) Miles of Kansas City, Mo.; three grandchildren, Allan Hopfensperger, Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles and Kestrel Jurkiwicz-Miles; four step grandchildren, Michelle (Dave) Boyd, William Hopfensperger, Erik (Laurine) Raker and Michael (Jen Cruz) Raker; five step great grandchildren; two brothers, Gerald (Lois) Miles of Bella Vista, Ark. and Dean (Meriam) Miles of Maryland; sister-in-law, LaVonne Miles of Mason City; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Wayne Miles will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Charles City. Pastor Jane Keel will officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City. Military honors will be conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.
Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday. Visitation will continue an hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday.
Wayne Harold Miles was born August 31, 1929, at Clear Lake, the son of Maurice and Delle (Miner) Miles. He graduated from the Ventura High School in 1947. He served in the United States Navy from 1947 to 1951. On January 31, 1951 he was united in marriage to JoAnn Peterson at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Ellsworth. Wayne grew up on a farm and after serving in the Navy he returned to farming in Iowa. He was a member of the Messiah Lutheran Church, American Legion, V.F.W., Isaac Walton League, Forty & Eight, Pheasants Forever and Ducks Unlimited. Wayne was Department Vice Commander of the American Legion Department of Iowa and elected Charles City Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 1991. His interests included fishing, hunting, gardening, singing, ceramics, his children and grandchildren. And, he loved his Christmas lights.
Living family members include his children, Joyce (Tom) Hopfensperger of Cedar Rapids, David (Loree) Miles of West Des Moines and John (Linda) Miles of Kansas City, Mo.; three grandchildren, Allan Hopfensperger, Ahafia Jurkiewicz-Miles and Kestrel Jurkiwicz-Miles; four step grandchildren, Michelle (Dave) Boyd, William Hopfensperger, Erik (Laurine) Raker and Michael (Jen Cruz) Raker; five step great grandchildren; two brothers, Gerald (Lois) Miles of Bella Vista, Ark. and Dean (Meriam) Miles of Maryland; sister-in-law, LaVonne Miles of Mason City; and several nieces and nephews.
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