Kenneth B. Miller

Ken passed away Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, in Hayden, Idaho, from cancer. 

Ken was born in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in 1930 to Paul R. Senior and Esther Hazel (Forest) Miller. He was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church and attended public school in Coeur d’Alene. He went to work for Ohio Match Company in 1946. The mill changed owners several times in his 46 years of employment. He did various jobs in the mill, but most of the years were on the river and millwrighting. He made many friends while working there. In 1950, he married Theresa Bowman in Coeur d’Alene and they were blessed with six healthy children, three sons and three daughters, and he was very proud of them all. He enjoyed working on the farm and in his shop. He was very capable of engineering and building various pieces of equipment for the farm or fishing. He enjoyed camping and fishing, especially for kokanee, although he fished all the local lakes, he also enjoyed fishing at Koocanusa, Columbia River, Vancouver Island and the Washington and Oregon coasts. He made several fun fishing trips with his friend, Camper Mike. He also enjoyed helping his wife make blankets for Project Linus and having quality time with his wife, kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. 

Proceeding him in death were his parents, brother Paul R. Junior and wife Ruth Miller, sister Pauline Best and her husband Harold, and sister Betty Donald and husband Jim, and grandson Christopher Lindsay. Survivors are his wife, Theresa, and sons Michael (Linda) of Rathdrum, Thomas of Coeur d’Alene, and Daniel (Lisa) of Harrison, Ark., daughters Susan Miller Kuku of Anchorage, Alaska, Kristine Monaghan of Anchorage, and Kathleen Henry (Mike) of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., 21 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. 

Services will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Viewing will start at 9:15 a.m. with the Funeral Mass at 10, followed by the burial at St. Thomas Cemetery.

Visit Kenneth's online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.