Funeral services for Gottlieb Miller, age 94, of Meadow, SD will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 31 at the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Lemmon. Pastor Tom Penning and Pastor Webster P. Brower will officiate with burial will be at the greenhill Cemetery in Lemmon.


Serving as casketbearers will be Jerry petik, Jim petik, Charles Clark, Jim Clark, John Buer and Keith Dorsey. Special music will be provided by Pat Clark and Marilyn willey.


Gottlieb Miller was born February 24, 1914 to John and Elizabeth (Jakocober) Miller in Linton, ND. The family moved to Isabel, SD where Gottlieb attended school. Following his schooling, he worked as a hired hand for area ranchers until moving to Ft. Collins, CO to find work. There he met Ernestine Paul and they were united in marriage on October 15, 1939. To this union was born a son Sidney in 1940. gottlieb and Ernestine returned to the area and purchased a ranch near Meadow, SD in 1944.


Gottlieb enjoyed helping area ranchers with brandings and was always willing to lend a helping hand wherever needed. When time and health allowed, Gottlieb loved to fish and play horseshoes. Gottlieb had the local country horseshoe pit and welcomed neighbors and friends over to play often. He also traveled to many tournaments and won many trophies playing horseshoes.


Gottlieb passed away in the early Monday, July 28, at his home near Meadow fulfilling a wish to live out his life on his ranch.


Grateful for having shared in his life are his wife Ernestine; son Sidney, both of Meadow, SD; two grandchildren Robyn Miller, Wall, SD and Vern Miller, Spokane, WA; and two great grandchildren, Nicole and Heather Miller, Spokane, WA.


Gottlieb was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and three sisters.