Obituary

A celebration of life for Troy L. Miller, 57, will be held Sept. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m., at the United Methodist Church Hall in Orchard.

In honor of Troy, shoes are optional.

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Troy L. Miller was born March 10, 1963, to Diana J. (Classen) McCarty and Jerry L. Miller.

He graduated from Buhler High School in Buhler, Kansas, in 1981. He then returned to Orchard to work alongside his dad doing construction work around the Orchard area.

In June 1992 he met Kristine (Kris) Tabbert and her daughter Kailee (Tabbert) Schrock. He quickly became an amazing father to Kailee. In January 2007, he welcomed his son, Dane, into the world, and then in November 2009, welcomed his daughter Abbigail (Abbi), to the family.

In 2013 he became a grandpa for the first time. He now has two amazing grandchildren, Elizabeth and Daniel Schrock, and was patiently awaiting on the arrival of his third grandchild, Kathryn, any day.

His true passion for the outdoors was something that he shared with everyone around him. He loved going to archery shoots with his family, as well as hunting, fishing and playing board games with his kids and nephew Zander every chance he could get. Watching Dane play baseball brought him so much joy and he was always there to cheer his kids on every chance he could in whatever they were doing.

On Feb. 29, 2020, Troy and Kristine were “officially” engaged and they were starting to plan their wedding sometime in the spring of 2021.

Troy died suddenly, Aug. 5, at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh.

Troy is survived by fiancé Kristine (Tabbert); children, Dane and Abbigail Miller of Orchard; mother, Diana McCarty of Gretna; father, Jerry Miller of Omaha; sister, Danielle Singley of Blair; nephew, Noah Singley of Lincoln; brother, Christopher Miller of Norfolk; Kailee and Joseph (Joe), Elizabeth and Daniel Schrock of Ewing, as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by, his sister, Catharine Miller; uncle, Bradley Classen; grandparents, Jack and Opal (Jean) Classen and Harlan and Ruby Miller and aunt, Jackie Auman.