John Victor Miller, 60, of Sheridan, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, in Advanced Care Hospital of Montana in Billings.

Viewing will be 4-7 p.m. today at Champion Ferries Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Champion Ferries with Barry Benth officiating. Interment will be in Sheridan Elks Cemetery.

At his request, please wear Hawaiian or casual attire to the service.

Born May 11, 1948, in Sheridan to Victor E. Miller and Winifred A. (Salstrom) Miller, he grew up and graduated from high school in 1966 in Sheridan.

He became interested in radiology while serving in the Army as a stateside medic between 1968 and 1972.

He took formal training in radiology and graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder before returning to Sheridan in 1977 and going to work in the private practice of Dr. Fred Lindemann.

In 1996, he joined Sheridan Memorial Hospital as head of radiology, retiring in May 2007.

He married Brenda Wilson on July 7, 1995, at Lake Tahoe in Nevada.

The couple enjoyed travel, taking motor home trips to Canada and the Western states. They took several trips to Hawaii, where last winter he caught a 153-pound Ahi tuna, one of his favorite memories.

They also enjoyed attending concerts and had seen their favorites: Phil Collins, Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney.

Mr. Miller enjoyed spending time with family and friends, golf, hunting, fishing, good food, cooking, the Denver Broncos, making wine, and cars, including a 1930 Model A that belonged to his grandfather and a 1967 Camero convertible.

He was proud of his first hole-in-one, Sept. 17 on a par 4.

Survivors include his mother; his wife; two daughters, Brandi Harris of Newark, Ohio, and Callie Drell of Sheridan; a stepdaughter, Kayla Wilson of Sheridan; and five grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the John V. Miller Memorial Fund at First Interstate Bank c/o Margaret Sare to be used for a junior golf scholarship.

The Sheridan Press - December 29, 2008