Rueben Miiller

Rueben R. Miiller, 90,

Anamoose passed away

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

at St. Aloisius Medical

Center, Harvey, ND. Fun-

eral Services will be at

11:00 A.M., Wednesday,

May 19, 2021 at St. Martin

Lutheran Church,

Anamoose with Revs.

Paul Nelson and Larry

Marschner officiating.

Burial will be in the

church cemetery. Visita-

tion will be Tuesday, May

18, 2021 from 5:00 to 7:00

P.M. at the Bethke-Nelson

Funeral Home, Drake, ND

and one hour prior to ser-

vices at the church.

Rueben Richard Miiller

was born April 27, 1931

on the family farm near

Anamoose, the son of

Theodore and Marie (Mill-

er) Miiller. He grew up in

rural New Germantown

Township and attended

grade school there. After

graduation from grade

school, he worked on the

farm due to his father’s

health and was unable to

attend high school.

He married Janice

Smestad on July 6, 1952

in the Lutheran Church

south of Martin, North

Dakota. They lived on a

rented farm for a short

time until he entered the

Army. He was stationed at

Fort Riley, Kansas and

had orders for an overseas

assignment, when he re-

ceived a hardship

discharge due to his

father’s failing health. He

returned home and as-

sumed control over the

family farm.

In the mid 60’s, Rueben

and Janice bought a farm

and remained there until

October 2, 2020 when

Rueben fell ill.

He was a member of St.

Martin Lutheran Church

and served as an Elder

and Usher. He was a

director on the rural fire

department for over 50

years. Rueben served as a

director on the New Ger-

mantown Township

Board. He was elected to

the Martin Elevator Board,

and worked part-time at

the Martin Elevator for a

number of years until his

retirement in 1997. Rue-

ben had a passion for

farming and helped on

several farms in the area.

When Rueben wasn’t

farming, you could find

him playing cards with

family or friends.

Rueben is survived by

his wife, Janice, Harvey,

ND; children, Ronnie

(Terri) Miiller, Olathe, KS;

and Sharon (David)

Strawn, Fort Smith, AR;

two grandchildren, Amy

Wards and Cory Miiller;

eight step-grandchildren,

Tangela Welch, Mindy

Smith, Jessica Davis,

Cameron Sell, David

Strawn, Michelle Kollias,

Renea Thorpe, and Rachel

Essex; one great-

grandchild, William

Wards; and numerous

step-great-grandchildren;

and one brother, Allen

(Kay) Miiller, Grand Ra-

pids, MI.

He was preceded in

death by his parents,

brother, Herbert, and sis-

ter Margaret Weltz.