MARVIN A. MILLER
Marvin A. Miller, 76, passed away on January 11, 2017 at his home in Port Charlotte, FL after battling a long, terminal illness. He was under the care of Tidewell Hospice.

Marvin was born July 23, 1940 in Lincoln Twp., Huron County, the son of the late Mike & Josephine Miller. Marvin graduated from Bad Axe High School in 1957. Marv and Judy Sosnoski, a 1960 graduate of North Huron High School, Kinde, married October 6, 1962 and were residents of the west side of Shelby Township, for 26 years (northern Detroit suburbs) before moving to acreage in the Dryden, MI and later, Metamora, MI country side. When vacationing over many years, they began to appreciate the sunshine in Southwest Florida and built a home along the 9th fairway in the Riverwood Golf community in Port Charlotte, FL in 1994 where they eventually began to spend the winters.

Marvin's career with General Motors began in 1963 as an apprentice toolmaker at Fisher Body in Detroit. His GM career progressed to include years in Product Research & Safety, becoming a Senior Manufacturing Engineer in Paint Systems, and a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer before retiring from GM in 1996 after 33 years. While employed with GM, he was frequently assigned as a Project Engineer to GM facilities in Kansas City, Lordstown, OH, Tarrytown, NY, and Oshawa, Ontario to diagnose and correct problems. After retirement, Marv formed Riverwood Engineering and contracted himself to Alcoa Automotive Structures for 10 years as a Technical Consultant focusing on the design, construct, and install of check gauge and machining fixture details in a production environment. He was affectionately known as "MacGyver" for his innate ability to trouble shoot design and mechanical issues.

Marv is survived by his wife of 54 years, Judy, one son, Gregory (Kathleen) Miller, one daughter, Julie (Dale) Markgraf, all from Metamora, MI, and 5 adult grandchildren, Scott Miller, Christopher Miller, Katie Miller, and Garrett, and Darya Markgraf. He and his wife enjoyed dancing, golfing and playing softball over many years. Marv, in his earlier years, enjoyed bowling and was an avid hunter and fisherman and often went camping with his son and his grandsons along with his surviving brother-in-law, Donald Sosnoski and his family. Additional surviving siblings are a brother, Gordon (Catherine) Miller of Bad Axe, MI, 3 sisters, Leta (David) Bambach of Kinde, MI, Anna Marie of Bad Axe, and Leona (Clarence) Maurer of Bad Axe. Surviving are a 2nd brother-in-law, Dennis Sosnoski (GiGi) of Auckland, New Zealand, and a sister-in-law, Janet Carey, of Wylie, TX. Additionally, Mr. Miller is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Marv loved all of his family very much and thoroughly enjoyed helping them in any way he could!

A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am at St. Cornelius Catholic Church in Dryden, MI on Saturday, January 28, 2017. His cremains will be interred in St. Mary's Catholic cemetery in Dwight Twp., Kinde, MI.

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