Leo P. Miller

Leo P. Miller, 68, of Sioux City passed away from a brief illness on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at a local hospital. Funeral service for Leo will be on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church with Father Dan Guenther officiating. Cremation will follow the services and a private family burial of his cremains will be at later date. Visitation will be on Friday with family present from 4-8 p.m. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Leo was born on May 30, 1943 in Sioux City to Andrew and Margaret (Keaton) Miller. He graduated from Heelan High School and went on to obtain a BA Degree in Business from the University of Iowa. He was married to Sheri Donahue in 1963 in Sioux City. To this union 3 children were born. Leo was a very distinguished athlete. He played several different sports throughout his high school career. While playing football at Heelan, he was part of the State Champion Football team and received the honor of All American. He went on to play football for the University of Iowa where he was one of the last players to play on both sides of the ball. During his time at Iowa he received the status of All American and has been inducted into the Iowa Hall of Fame. Leo also tried to pass on his expertise to youth as a coach. He worked with youth in football and several Track and Field events. Besides his honors on the field, Leo excelled off the field as well. He served for some time as a Iowa State House Representative. He spent the majority of his career in law enforcement. He served Sioux City as a Sioux City Police Officer, Juvenile Detention Officer, Woodbury County Sheriff, and most recently working for the county as a Gang Prevention Officer. Leo enjoyed watching sports, especially his beloved Iowa Hawkeyes. He also enjoyed fishing. He looked forward to his fishing trips with his family. Leo is survived by his 3 children, Richard "Skip" (Dana) Miller of Sioux Falls, SD; Mark (Sheri) Miller of Humboldt, IA; and Patricia "Tia" Miller of Omaha, NE; 5 grandchildren Nathan, Madison, Jacob, Courtney, and Shelbie; 1 sister Irene Williams of Placerville, CA; 2 brothers, Fred Miller of Omaha, NE; and Andrew Michael (Janice) Miller of Omaha, NE; and a sister-in-law Norma Miller of Sioux City. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother Scott Miller, and a sister-in-law Mary Miller. The family would like to give a special thanks to the Tito, Mary, Myerra and Myanna Parker family and Judy Darwin for the loving care they gave to Leo.