Herbert N. Miller

Herbert “Herb” N. Miller, age 92, of Marengo, passed away Friday, October 15, 2021, at Compass Memorial Hospital, Marengo. Graveside Service: 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 22, 2021, at Koszta Cemetery, rural Marengo with Rev. Paul Moore officiating. Military Honors will be conducted. There will be a luncheon served at the Marengo American Legion Hall following the graveside service. Memorials may be contributed to Essence of Life Hospice and the Marengo American Legion. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo is assisting the family with arrangements.

Herb was born September 12, 1929, to Leslie and Edna (Wyant) Miller. He graduated from Conroy High School in 1946 and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Herb joined the U.S. Navy on January 3, 1951, later being discharged in November 1954. He then returned to farming in Iowa County. Herb also was a sub—rural mail carrier from 1971, becoming a fulltime rural mail carrier in April 1983. He retired in January 1995.

Herb married Marilyn Cronbaugh on February 17, 1952, in Marengo. He is survived by his four children David (Jacquie) Miller of Marengo, Susan (Mark) Fischer of Ankeny, Jim (Luanne) Miller of Ely, and Leane (Alan) Gustafson of Lakefield, MN.; seven grandchildren Deanne (Dan) Mattox, Dana (Mike) Cook, Daniel Miller, Erika and Bradley Gustafson, and Justin and Jacob Fischer, four great-grandchildren Evelyn and Iain Mattox, and Michael James and Quinn Cook; a brother George Miller and a sister Mae Miller.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Marilyn, his parents; brothers Ralph, Harold, Lester, and Marvin; and sisters Alice, Mary, Evelyn Miller, and Katherine Zerrien.