Submitted by: Dan Rich

Clement Michael Miller

April 21, 1914 - Oct. 7, 2006

South Bend Tribune 10/9/2006

Clement Michael Miller, 92, died peacefully at home on the feast of the Holy Rosary, surrounded by the love and prayers of family and friends. He is survived by 11 children, 44 grandchildren and 72 great-grandchildren. He was born on a farm in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he attended a one-room elementary schoolhouse. He was the third of Frank and Margaret (Ruetz) Miller's five children. Upon the death of his parents in early childhood he moved to South Bend and resided with his aunt and uncle, Joseph and Leona Ruetz, and their seven children.

On April 10, 1937, he married Mary Louise (Cressy) Miller in St. Joseph's Catholic Church in South Bend. She preceded him in death in 1997 after 60 years of marriage. Also preceding him were his brothers, Msgr. Louis, Anthony and Hubert Miller. He leaves behind his sister, Hattie (Sr. Virginis Miller, OP). His children are Mike (Judy) Miller and Bev Bradley of Mishawaka, Brian (Kathleen) Miller of South Bend, Mary Beth (Leonard) Dominello of Granger, Hub (Kate) Miller of Stillwater, N.Y., Wayne (Kathy) Miller of South Bend, Joyce (Paul) Fuchs of Laurinburg, N.C., Ginni (Lou) Gionfriddo of Vienna, Va., Vicki (Pat) Trimberger of Mishawaka, Greg (Suzie) Miller of Mesa, Ariz., and Alicia (Terry) Cassell of Annandale, Va.

Clem graduated in 1932 from Central High School where he played trombone in the school band. He was part of the Indiana State Championship football team that played in the newly-built Notre Dame Rockne Stadium. The publication of his personal, comprehensive scrapbook of Knute Rockne coincided with the dedication of the stadium addition in the fall of 1997.

He began his business career with the Racine Shirt Company, the present Stevenson Mills Apartment Building. He became a real estate broker in 1953, and was associated with Sid Cressy Realty and Whitcomb and Keller before joining Cressy & Everett, where he later became a partner.
For 60 years Clem was a member of the Nocturnal Adoration Society, spending an hour once a month in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. His creative Rosary-making was well-known. In particular, his trademark "Blue & Gold" rosaries have been treasured by countless people in the past eight years. He was an active member of both Sacred Heart Parish and the People of Praise Community in South Bend. The family is extremely grateful for the loving support of friends, hospice and the longtime care of Dr. Mark Walsh and his physician Dr. Richard Wein.

Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today, October 9, in the Hickey Funeral Home, 17131 Cleveland Road, where a Rosary prayer service will be said at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Queen of Peace Ministries, to the People of Praise Action Division, or to the Gloria Strauss Foundation.