Theodore B. "Ted" Miller, 82, of East Brady died Thursday at his home.

Born July 2, 1923, in Kane, McKean County, he was the son of Clarence J. and Betty D. Everhart Miller.

He moved to East Brady in 1939 and was a 1941 graduate of the East Brady High School.

Mr. Miller was a staff sergeant with the Marine Corps 533rd Night Fighter Squadron during World War II and served in the Asiatic-Pacific area from April 16, 1944, to Sept. 11, 1945. He participated in action against the enemy on Okinawa from May 10, 1945 to June 8, 1945. He was the recipient of a Certificate of Satisfactory Service and was a member of the American Legion Post 402, East Brady.

He had been a maintenance mechanic at the former Rex-Hide in East Brady for 34½ years. He then retired in 1985 after 9½ years in the filter house at Witco Chemical in Petrolia.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, East Brady, where he was an elder and trustee and was an was an ardent member of the building and grounds committee. He also belonged to the church choir.

Mr. Miller loved the outdoors and enjoyed spending time with his devoted family. He also had a great interest in the construction of the new Allegheny River Bridge in East Brady and enjoyed working on and using his computer.

Surviving are his wife, Gretta G. Brown Miller, whom he married April 6, 1946; a daughter, Christine Bernstein and her husband, Jeff, of East Brady; a son, Michael Miller and his wife, Amy, of East Brady; a brother, Richard Miller of Bend, Ore.; and two sisters, Marion Hutchison of Monongahela and Meredith Davis of Ithaca, N.Y. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Megan Slaughenhoup and her husband, Dan, Catherine Heginbotham and her husband, Steve, and Brad and Eric Miller, all of East Brady; and two great-granddaughters, Kate and Emma Slaughenhoup, both of East Brady.

Two sisters, Ruth Smith and Bernice Boyd preceded him in death.

<B>MILLER</B> — There will be no visitation. Amemorial service for Theodore B. "Ted" Miller, who died Thursday, June 15, 2006, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the First Presbyterian Church, East Brady, with the Rev. Robert Moore officiating.A committal service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bradys Bend Cemetery with the American Legion Post 402 conducting military honors.Memorial donations may be made to VNA Hospice Services, 154 Hindman Road, Butler, PA 16001.Arrangements are being handled by the <B>Buechele Funeral Home</B>, East Brady