Terry Onslow Miller, 76, of Normal, formerly of Chatsworth, passed away 12:15 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 20, 2017) at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chatsworth, with Pastor Mauricio Vieira officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial will be at Chatsworth Cemetery. Calvert & Martin Funeral Home, Chatsworth, is handling arrangements. Terry was born March 25, 1941, in Somerville, N.J., the first child of Glenn and Molita (Fisher) Miller. His siblings: Tiania Shaffer, Deposit, N.Y.; Sharon Grannon, Ardmore, Okla..; Galen Miller, Maynard, Mass.; Vaughn (Melissa) Miller, Tulsa, Okla.; and many nieces and nephews.
At the age of 9, his family moved to Cincinnatus, N.Y., where he attended school and graduated from Syracuse Business School. He married Sharon Stafford and had their first child: Pansy (Kenneth) Friedman. Then, they moved to the Evansville, Ind., area and had Glenn (Barbara Hembree) Miller and Brian (Mary Bryant) Miller. He then married Elly Easton and her children: Doug (Yvonne) Hurt, Ingrid Emling, and Kenneth Hurt. After Elly’s death, Terry married Mary (Smith) Fisher and her children: Timothy (Meghan) Fisher, Matthew (Rebecca) Fisher, Lisa (Lance) Ringo, Kelly Achord, Kimberly (Steve) Sylvester, Jason Green, and Brian (Jill) Schenk. There are 27 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren in his blended family he loved.
Terry owned and operated Bennett’s Cleaners for 30 years. He served on the town board for over 14 years. He also was a member of Chatsworth Lions Club, Chatsworth Historical Society, treasurer of Chatsworth Township Library, Indian Creek Country Club playing in the golf league, Fairbury Bowling League, and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chatsworth. Terry’s motto was: Family, friends, community ... work hard, play hard.
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