IRON STATION, N.C. - Robert Peter Miller, whom many knew as “Bob” of Iron Station passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 10, 2022 at 81 years of age.

Bob was born July 13, 1941 in Ann Arbor, Mich., the son of Robert P. and Virginia (Rockman) Miller. He graduated from East Aurora High School, Aurora, Ill., Class of 1959. Bob attended Bradley University in Peoria, Ill. and ultimately earned his BS from Aurora University in Aurora, Ill.. He was a member of the Phi Mu Alpha music fraternity. For most of his career, Bob worked in marketing and human resources for industrial companies in Illinois and North Carolina. On July 31, 1965 Bob married Lana Podschweit of Yorkville, Ill. and they most recently celebrated 57 years of marriage.

During his life, in various capacities, Bob contributed and volunteered for numerous community and civic organizations. He enjoyed sailing small craft, performing in community theater, telling “Grandpa” jokes, and making animal shaped pancakes at family breakfasts.

Bob is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ray Miller, of Escondido, Calif.

Left behind to honor his legacy are his wife Lana (Podschweit) Miller; his son Rob Miller and his wife Ann Marie of Alexander; his daughter Julie (Miller) Towson and her husband Sean of Iron Station; five grandchildren, Nadia Miller, Miller Towson, Kenley Miller, Banks Towson, and Paisley Miller; brother Richard Miller and his wife Shannon of Mission Beach, Calif.; sister Patricia (Miller) Rains and her husband John of San Diego, Calif.; brother Norman Knights and his wife Celeste of Florida; many nieces and nephews.

A service of remembrance will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday December 9, 2022 at Vesuvius Vineyards, 6173 Vesuvius Furnace Rd., Iron Station, NC. Those who wish to remember Bob in a special way may make gifts in his memory to the American Heart Association. https://www.heart.org/en/get-involved/ways-to-give

The Good Samaritan Funeral Home of Denver, N.C. is serving the Miller family.