Obituary of Bernard Miller

Schenectady - Bernard J. Miller, 84, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016. Bernard was born in Rotterdam, the son of the late Bernard G. and Eleanor Miller and was a lifelong area resident. He graduated from Draper High School and proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Bernard worked as a mechanical draftsman first for ALCO and later for Atlas Copco and was a communicant of St. Madeline Sophie Church. He was a stamp collector, photographer and loved traveling the eastern seaboard with his family to visit various lighthouses. Bernard is survived by his wife, Adora (Whelan) Miller, whom he married in 1952; his son, Jeff (Kathleen O'Connor) Miller of Guilderland; granddaughter, Brittney Gerber; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his daughter, Colleen and two sisters, Gertrude Marr and Eleanor Hennessy. Calling hours will be Wednesday 6 to 8 p.m. at Daly Funeral Home, 242 McClellan St., Schenectady. Funeral services will begin Thursday 9:15 a.m. from the funeral home then to St. Madeleine Sophie Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Colonie, NY. Memorial Contributions may be made to Animal Protective Foundation 53 Maple Ave., Scotia, NY 12302 or St. Madeline Sophie Church, 3500 Carman Rd., Schenectady, NY 12303.