Michael Miller

Michael R. “Mongo” Miller, 58, of Decatur passed away on Friday, February 22, 2019. He was born on October 5, 1960 in Decatur to Harold and Mary Lou (Hofstetter) Miller. He was married on November 8, 1980 to Janice E. Brite.

He was an active member of Zion United Church of Christ, where he served as a trustee and also the Men’s Fellowship. He was an active bowler for over 35 years, played softball in Decatur and Berne for years, and played co-ed volleyball for a number of years at the old Lincoln Annex. In high school, he was very active in sports. He was a part of the football, basketball and track teams, but he was most noted for playing on the baseball team at Bellmont High School. He has been involved with construction most of his life and owned his own construction company for a period of time. He was currently employed with Commodore Homes.

He is survived by his wife of Decatur; three daughters, Kacie (Justin) Shaffer; Allyson (Josh) Anderson; and Ashten (Gus) Ranly, all of Decatur; 12 grandchildren, Adalie, Aithen, Aryssa and Anson Shaffer; Gracie, Hayden and Jarrett Wylie; Autumn, Zach and Jorden Anderson; and Griffin and Skyler Ranly; 5 sisters, Cheryl Maller of Toledo, Ohio; Linda (Norb) Hess of Edwardsburg, Michigan; Janet (Gary) Smith of Decatur; Deb (Rod) Owens of Delaware, Ohio; and Patti Miller-Johnson of Fort Wayne; two brothers, Scott Miller; and Jeff (Kelley) Miller, both of Decatur; three brothers-in-law, Tony (Kim) Brite of Fort Wayne; and Mike (Amy) Brite; and Ryan Brite, both of Decatur; sister-in-law, Diana Brite of Decatur; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; mother-in-law, Shirley Brite; sisters-in-law, Carla Leimgruber; and Denise Brite; and brother-in-law, Dan Brite.

Visitation will be from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 28 at Haggard-Sefton-Hirschy & Zelt Funeral Home in Decatur. In his honor, his preference would be for everyone to be casually dressed in sports attire at the visitation (preferably Chicago Bears). Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 1 at Zion United Church of Christ. Officiating will be Pastor Randy Rossman.

Memorials may be made to Zion United Church of Christ or Visiting Nurse and Hospice-Fort Wayne.

Arrangements provided by Haggard-Sefton-Hirschy & Zelt Funeral Home in Decatur. To sign the guestbook, click on www.hshfuneralhome.com.