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Miller, Ira Y. (1882-1969)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1969 Nov 27 p. 7

Birth date: 1882

text of obituary:

Retired Teacher And Farmer Dies at Goshen

Goshen, Ind. — Ira Y. Miller, 87, retired teacher and farmer of the Middlebury community, died at Goshen Hospital on Nov. 23.

Mr. Miller began teaching at the District 3 School (now Lake Grange) in 1905. He had 26 students in grades 1 through 8, and received $1.98 per day. He continued teaching for 31 years.

He was a member of the First Mennonite Church of Middlebury, where the funeral was conducted Wednesday, Nov. 26.