Thomas M. Miller

Thomas M. Miller

Went to be with his Lord and Savior December 6, 2024, at the age of 61, after a courageous year-long battle with cancer.

Tom was born to Tony and Geraldine Miller on June 16, 1963, in Manitowoc, WI. He graduated from Lincoln High School in Manitowoc in 1981 and continued his education at UW-Oshkosh with a Finance/Marketing Major.

Tom married the love of his life Wendy (nee Wield) on October 2, 1993. Their marriage was blessed with two boys, Tony Miller of Milwaukee and Tyler (Mercy) Miller of Madison.

He was employed by Beechwood Distributors for 35 years in many capacities, most notably as a Sales Manager.

Tom was the ultimate Packer fan, attending Super Bowl ’31 in New Orleans. He loved his Packer road trips, attending many venues. His favorite quote was “God, Family, and the Green Bay Packers”.

He was a beer enthusiast and avid golfer and golf ball collector. Tom was also a music lover and was proud of the many concert tickets he accumulated. Tom was always the life of the party and had quite the dance moves. He enjoyed sharing these passions with his sons.

Tom was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Grafton and the Grafton Lions Club for many years.

He will be greatly missed by his deeply saddened family and friends.

Tom is survived by his wife Wendy of 31 years, sons Tony and Tyler (Mercy) Miller.

Further survived by Mother Geraldine Hartlaub, brothers Randy (Jona) Miller and Mike Miller, stepfamily Keith (Julie) Hartlaub, Kevin (Charlene) Hartlaub, Pat (Sandy) Hartlaub all of Manitowoc, Cindy Hartlaub (friend Doug Young) of Florida, Judy (Mitch) Ablah of Oklahoma.

Mother-in-law Judy Wield, sisters-in-law Jackie (Spyder) Akright of Sheboygan Falls, Luanne (friend Mike Janssen) Gumieny of Appleton, Shari (Dale) Van Wyk of Sheboygan Falls.

Also survived by many nieces and nephews, friends, neighbors, and colleagues.

Tom was preceded in death by his father Tony Miller, father-in-law Kenneth Wield and stepfather Rudy Hartlaub.

Funeral Service will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 701 Washington St., Grafton, WI, on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 6:00pm. A visitation will take place prior to the funeral service from 2:00-5:45pm. Pastor Luke Anderson will be officiating the service. Private family burial to take place Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 11am at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Grafton. In Lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Grafton, and The Vince Lombardi Cancer Foundation.