Obituaries

Harry C. Miller, Korean War Vet, Dies at 84

Services are on Monday.

Harry C. Miller, 84 a longtime Haddonfield resident, died on Tuesday.

He was the beloved husband for 58 years of Judith(nee Peters); father of Steven C. Miller (Cheryl) of Haddonfield, Donna J. Perkins (John) of Pennsauken and John P. Miller (Jan) of Rising Sun, MD; grandfather of Mike (Jess), Dani (Salvi), Sean, Kyle (Jenny), Ally, Brittany and Tyler; great grandfather of Charlie, Ryan and Alexa and brother of Jack Miller of North Wales, PA.  He is also survived by his dear friends “The McDonald’s Gang” with whom he often had breakfast.

He attended Dobbins Vocational School and then proudly served in the Army on the front lines during the Korean War. He met his wife to be on the beach at the south end of Ocean City, where he stayed every year in a bungalow built by his father and grandfather. Harry worked for Burpee’s Seed, PTC, N.Y.Naval Ship Yard and retired from J.J. Henry, a Marine Engineering company, after 15 years. He was a longtime member of the Haddonfield United Methodist Church, coached and managed Haddonfield Little League teams for many years and helped to organize Haddonfield midget wrestling.

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Harry’s family will receive friends on Monday from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., at Kain-Murphy Funeral Services, 15 West End Ave., Haddonfield, NJ; where his Service will follow at 11 AM. Interment, Locustwood Cemetery., Cherry Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1851 Old Cuthbert Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 or to Samaritan Hospice, 5 Eves Dr., Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053. 


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