Joseph Anthony Miller

1935 - 2011

JOSEPH ANTHONY MILLER

Joseph Anthony Miller of Red Bluff, CA died on Sunday, January 9, 2011 at 12:38 am at Mercy Medical Center, Redding, CA, at age 75.

On October 24, 1935, Paul Ernst Miller and Vera O'Brien Miller welcomed their fourth child, Joseph "Joe" Anthony in Portland, Oregon.

Joe attended St. Agatha's Grade School and Central Catholic High School in Portland. He enjoyed and excelled at sports especially golf and football. He played on the 1952 & 1953 Oregon State Championship teams and selected as an all state player.

He continued his education the University of Santa Clara in California. During the summers, he worked in one of the family lumber mills. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Accounting.

He then worked at various large accounting firms in the Bay Area and Portland, Oregon including Ernst & Ernst & then moving to Redding to work for Muncy, McPherson of San Francisco. This firm left Redding so Joe moved to Portland.

In Portland, he met Barbara Deklotz, and they married in April 1964 and moved to Red Bluff in June, 1964 where Joe began self-employment. He became a partner in Moore and Miller which later became Moore, Miller and Evanhoe. Later, he became of sole CPA practitioner.

He served on the Red Bluff City Council from 1970 to 1974. He belonged to BPOE, Wilcox Oaks Golf Club, and Red Bluff Rotary. In 1966, he replaced Camille Hart, as Secretary/Treasurer of the Red Bluff Round-Up Association and never missed a board meeting in over 35 years.

Barbara and Joe had three children; Heidi Miller Murdock, who died at 32 of leukemia; Peter Miller, Vernon, Connecticut; John Miller, San Francisco, California.

Joe loved accounting and auditing and working with his clients. As leisure, Joe always had projects: fixing up old houses and cars and making pomegranate jelly in his garage during football season. His Irish wit, honesty and loyalty endeared him to his family and friends.

Survivors include: Barbara Miller, wife; Peter Miller, son; Nathan & Maya Miller, grandchildren; John Miller, son; Michael Miller, brother, Portland, Oregon; Susan Beal, sister, Berkeley, California; Martha Alstadt, sister, Portland, Oregon. Family precedent was Paul Miller, brother, Portland, Oregon.

A celebration of his life will include: Visitation and Rosary on Thursday, January 13th at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers at 6 pm and Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Red Bluff on Friday, January 14th at 10 am.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Sacred Heart School, 2255 Monroe, Red Bluff, CA 96080.