In loving memory of
Maynard Joseph Miller
September 12, 1929 - January 30, 2018
Maynard Joseph Miller, 88, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Atlantic Specialty Care in Atlantic, Iowa.
He was born September 12, 1929, near Anita, Iowa, the son of Otto and Georgia (Mullin) Miller. Maynard attended one room country school through the eighth grade and graduated from the Anita High School with the class of 1947.
In 1951, he married Shirley Paulson, who preceded him in death in 1969.
He helped with the family farm near Anita before serving in the US Army during the Korean War. Prior to serving in Korea, he received training in Japan. Following his discharge from the Army, he began employment with Walnut Grove Products in Atlantic, retiring in 1991.
In 1990, he married Carol Bennigsdorf Goetzinger and they lived in Atlantic until his death. They spent parts of many winters in Arizona. They did other traveling, with the highlight being a five week motor trip to Alaska in 1992. He had visited all fifty states and parts of Canada. He also enjoyed motorcycle riding and had toured the Midwestern states and parts of Canada.
He and Carol had several grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the area and they were able to attend many of their ball games and other activities.
Maynard served two three-year terms on the board of directors of the Walnut Grove Credit Union (which is now the Nishna Valley Credit Union) and one year as chairman of the board. He also served one term as president of the Walnut Grove Employees Union.
Carol and Maynard delivered Meals on Wheels in Atlantic for over twenty years.
Maynard was proud to have donated flag poles and/or flags to several area non-profit organizations.
He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Atlantic, the Nishna Valley YMCA, Nishna Hills Golf Club and was a life member of VFW Post 3415 in Atlantic.
He was honored to be included on an honor flight to Washington, D.C. in 2013 with other Korean War veterans. A highpoint of this trip, was the fact that his granddaughter, Kristy, and great-granddaughter, Anna, who lived in D.C. at the time, were able to spend part of the day with him, ride on the tour bus with the veterans, and eat lunch with him.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirley; his parents; two brothers, Fred Miller and Earl Miller; a sister, Ida Johnson; great-granddaughter, Jesse Bowlin; son-in-law, Doug Jensen; step-son, Scot Goetzinger; sisters-in-law, Clara Miller and Althea Miller; and brothers-in-law, Lester Johnson and Stanley Anderson.
Maynard is survived by his wife, Carol Miller of Atlantic, IA; daughters, Cindy (Dennis) Jones of Ames, IA, Linda Jensen of Ida Grove, IA; four granddaughters; fourteen great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; his sister, Ruby Anderson of New York State; three step-daughters; one step-son; thirteen step-grandchildren; ten step-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Visitation with family will be held from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., with a funeral service starting at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 2, 2018, at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa.
Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.
Memorials may be left to the family's wishes.
To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.hockenberryfamilycare.com/obituary/maynard-miller