George Prestren Steele

Our Condolences to hear of his passing. He will be remembered always as my first employer and mentor to hard work and taking responsibility. He was firm yet fair and had a kind heart. I have thought back to him often to this day and still love to wash dishes! RIP George

Uncle George You will be missed! You were my Godfather. Your quick smile... underneath that booming voice was your kind heart. I always enjoyed coming to see you and Aunt Aileen and cousins! To the cousins... let´s stay in touch and keep the legacy moving forward. Heidi Miller Skvarna

We are so sorry and send our sincere sympathy to his many loved ones. Prayers and blessings.
Mike & Charlotte

Where to start! I started dating Don Miller ( Aileen´s brother ) in 1961 & eventually came to know Don´s oldest sister Aileen, her husband George & their 4 children. The senior Steele´s, George´s Mom& Dad, would drive over to Peoria from Galesburg to visit with all of us. We became fast friends.
My parents, Chuck & Mel Shank had a week end gathering of the entire Miller/ Steele families. We some how found places for all to party & sleep (by this time the majority of the family lived in Chicago while the Shank family lived in Peoria, IL.) The Steele children stayed in Galesburg with the senior Steele´s with the exception of Mike who was just a baby & stayed close by his Mom & Dad (George & Ai). Well, this was the beginning of a great friendship between the Miller/ Steele family.

If I remember Don Miller, Sr was the ring bearer in George & AI´s wedding. This was before my time & Don was probably about 4 years old.

The Senior Miller Longbeach, Indiana home was the summer abode for all families for years. Talk about each week end being a party - wow - it was the place to be. Bring a bathing suit & towel & perhaps a " bottle of "happy juice" & one was set for a week end of fun.
Don & I were fortunate enough to take an Alaskan cruise with George & Ai the summer before Ai passed. It was the perfect way to remember both of them together. I still have a letter Ai wrote me in case she didn´t make it through her surgery. I never expected the worse to happen!
A few years back we helped George celebrate his 80th birthday at a celebration at Tom & Sue´s home. I thought that birthday was a mile stone in life!!! George had his way of carrying on in life. He moved to Friendship Village, eventually gave his car to grandkids & made a new set of friends & was the "bingo caller". I never heard him complain in all the years I knew him (of course I was never around him at Taylor Rental). He & Ai raised 4 wonderful children, enjoyed their grandchildren & are now once together again. I thank God for their existence in my life. Between Galesburg, Peoria, Chicago, Longbeach & their eternal life my life has been enrichedwill always miss them