Gary Wayne Miller

October 16, 1951 - December 10, 2021

Gary Wayne Miller, 70, Veteran, Husband, Father, Pappy of Andreas Road, Andreas, Pennsylvania passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021, at St. Luke's University Hospital in Bethlehem. Born Tuesday, October 16, 1951 in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Calvin O. Miller and Rachel L. (Sheckler) Miller. Gary was also preceded in death by sister, Donna M. Barron. Surviving are his wife of 33 years, Alice (Yacobenas) Miller; daughters, Ann Marie Polinger and her partner Andrew M. Fritz of Whitehouse Station, NJ and Lisa A. Miller and her partner Morgan Fuller of Mountain Top, PA; granddaughter, Madalyn Polinger; nieces and nephews. A 1969 graduate of Tamaqua Area High School, Gary served in the United States Navy, retiring after 20 years of Honorable Service with the rank of Senior Chief Radioman in 1994. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. After his Naval career, Gary was a truck driver for Fiderak Trucking and Bryan Miller Trucking before retiring in 2011. Gary was an avid hunter and fisherman from a very young age, taking hunting trips to Canada and Maine on several occasions. He enjoyed the companionship of his granddogs, Kodiak and Dunkin. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. (570) 668-2550. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening December 14, 2021 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Private Interment with Military honors to be bestowed at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville, Pennsylvania. Memorials can be made in his name to: St. Jerome Regional School 50 Meadow Ave. Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252 online condolences or a fond memory of Gary can be made by visitingwww.griffithsfuneralhomes.com