MARK MILLER Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mark C. Miller, 72, of Kankakee, IL, passed away Friday, June 29, 2018 at his home, after surviving cancer for ten months. Visitation will be Friday, July 6, 2018 from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at Lax Mortuary. Graveside services will be Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at Mound Grove Gardens of Memory. Mark Clarence Miller was born August 4, 1945 in Chicago, IL to Catherine Miller. He was raised by his grandmother, Evelyn Miller. Mark attended Julius H. Hess School and Harrison Technical School, and received his GED from Kankakee Community College in 1987. Mark met Margaret Ann Osborn and they were married on November 1, 1966. To this union five children were born: Michael, Lisa, Katherine Ã¢â‚¬Å"Kara,Ã¢â‚¬Â Daniel and Rachel. He moved his family to Kankakee, Illinois in 1976. He and Margaret divorced in 1982. Mark worked at Preston Furniture Company in Chicago, IL as a drill press operator from 1972-1976; at Shapiro Developmental Center, Kankakee, IL from March 1976-July 1978 as a Mental Health Technician; at Gould, Inc., Kankakee, IL from July 1978-February 1987 as a battery charger. He started work as a bank courier at Amalgamated Bank of Chicago on March 14, 1989, commuting every day by driving to University Park and riding the Metro train system to downtown Chicago. He retired on August 26, 2011. He met Sharon Lee Corruthers in 1982, and they married on October 14, 1983. He was a very devoted and loving husband and stepfather to her two daughters, Anjanette and Lawanda. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Sharon Miller of Kankakee, IL; his children, Michael and Rachel, both of Florida, Lisa of England, Katherine Ã¢â‚¬Å"KaraÃ¢â‚¬Â of California and Daniel of Kankakee, IL; two stepdaughters, Anjanette and Lawanda; 14 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother and a grandson, Andres Miller.

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MARK MILLER

August 4, 1945 - June 29, 2018