Lestoff August Miller was born August 31, 1905, in Swede Prairie Township of parents Hans O. and Marie (Reishus) Miller. He was baptized and confirmed in the St. Lucas Church and was a lifetime member of that church. On August 31, 1930, he was united in marriage to Sylvia Peterson. To them, three children were born: Gene Miller of Willmar, Minnesota, and Howard of Jordan, Minnesota. Marlys was born in 1933 and passed away in 1934. Lestoff and Sylvia settled on a farm in Normania Township and lived there all their married lives. They had just built a new home in Clarkfield and had planned to move in this week. Lestoff submitted to hip surgery in Rochester on January 14, 1972. He came back home on February 3, but complications set in and he was taken back to Rochester on the 10th where major abdominal surgery was performed. He passed away Saturday forenoon, the 12th of February, 1972. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; his two sons, Gene and Howard; five grandchildren; three sisters: Alice and Delia Miller and Celia (Mrs. Conrad Mauland) all of Cottonwood, Minnesota; and a large number of nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Truman, sisters, Hilda and Anna, the latter in infancy. In Memory of LESTOFF A. MILLER Born August 31, 1905 ~ Passed away February 12, 1972 Funeral Services Tuesday, February 15, 1972, 2:00 p.m. St. Lucas Lutheran Church, Normania Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Officiating, Rev. Dean Fodness Organist, Mrs. Larry Stensrud Soloist, Henry Broughton Casket Bearers Erling Mossige ~ Duane Danielson Stanley Jacobson ~ Norman Anderson Wayne Peterson ~ Wesley Anderson Final Resting Place St. Lucas Lutheran Cemetery, Normania Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield Minnesota