Lyle Miller Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Lyle was born March 20, 1911, in Black Hawk County, Iowa, the son of Frank and Eva (Patten) Miller. On October 25, 1955, he was united in marriage to Jean E. Snow in Preston, MN. She died July 30, 2002. He was employed at Rath Packing Co. in Waterloo for 15 years and also at several local restaurants before opening J&L Restaurant in Littleton with Jean in 1950 until their retirement in 1985. Lyle was the youngest of 4 children. He liked to play practical jokes on his brothers. One of his favorite stories was dumping a wash tub full of cold water from an upstairs window on his brother "Clarice" who was sunbathing on the outside cellar door. Lyle was a very hard and dedicated worker. Up until the time of his death, he could still cook a wonderful chicken or roast beef dinner, topped off with a chocolate raison cake with white sauce. He loved all the grandchildren and great grandchildren. He always told the story of his granddaughter Jodi, coming to stay and saying, "Peace at last, peace at last!!" Lyle loved and cherished his schnauzer MacKiever, who kept him company for the past 13 years. One of his favorite pastimes was to go fishing. His son Bill made sure he has plenty of bait and his fishing poles were in working order. He also enjoyed watching CNN, the Weather Channel and the Price is Right. Lyle is survived by his daughter, Kay (Bud) Short-Sutherland; sons, William (Beverly) Kono of Hudson and Robert (Cheryl) Kono of Hastings, MN; niece, Eva Grace (Carroll) Bonney of Cedar Falls; ten grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Lyle died Tuesday, June 29, 2004, at the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home, where he had resided since February 2004. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, grandson, Jeffrey A. Short, brothers, Roy and Clarice, sister, Grace Scott and beloved dog Mr. MacKiever.