Gary “Chic” Miller

    Gary “Chic” Miller, 68, formerly of Clear Lake, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at the Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, Iowa.  A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 6, 11 a.m., at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake, with the Rev. Tim Diehl of First Congregational Church, Clear Lake, officiating. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m.  Military honors will be provided by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Inurnment will be held at the Clear Lake Cemetery at a later date. 
    Memorials maybe given to the Gary Miller Memorial Fund.
    Chic was born Feb. 27, 1939 in Clear Lake, the son of Gretchen Miller.  He graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1957 and attended Mason City Junior College, and was a member of the National Honor Society.  He entered into the U.S. Army in 1959 and was honorably discharged in 1962.  Following the service he came back to Clear Lake and was a route driver for Marshall and Swift Inc.  Chic was a bartender at the Half Moon, the Golden Goose and Harbor Inn.
    Chic enjoyed golfing, playing kismet with his buddies, playing cards, bowling and going to the casinos.  He loved watching all sports.
    Chic is survived by several cousins, Gayle Stokes, Clear Lake, Jim Bird and his wife, Karen, Mason City, David Bird, Mason City, Linda Anderson and her husband, Robert, Clear Lake, Bob Bird and his wife, Connie, Clear Lake, and Jackie Saltzgaver, Texas.
    Chic was preceded in death by his mother; grandparents; special aunts and uncles, Adam and Molly Miller, Helen and Roy Bird, and Wayne and Ann Stokes; and cousins, Rex Miller, Joey Bird and Gordon Stokes.