| Date of Birth | June 18, 1924 |
| Passed Away | December 5, 2010 |
| Place of Residence | Almond |
| Home State | NY |
| Service Date | December 9, 2010 |
| Service Time | 1:30 P.M. |
| Service Location | St. Ann's Church |
| Interment Location | St. Mary's Cemetery, Town of Fremont |
EDWARD F. “NEIL” MILLER
ALMOND-Edward F. “Neil” Miller, 86, formerly of Whitney Valley Heights, Almond and a resident of the Wellsville Manor Care Center, passed away Sunday morning (Dec. 5, 2010) at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville.
Born in Hornell on June 18, 1924, he was the seventh child of eight children born to the late Frank and Mary Falco Miller. In 1976 he was married in Cleveland, Ohio to the former Ella Mae Bollinger, who survives and now resides at the Wellsville Manor Care Center.
A graduate of St. Ann’s School and Hornell High School, class of 1942, Ed
served with the U.S. Army for two years during World War II and was stationed at Ft. Niagara. After his honorable discharge from the Army as a Staff Sergeant he attended the Bryant & Stratton Business Institute in Buffalo.
In 1947 he began his employment with the former Erie and Erie-Lackawanna Railroads and resided in Cleveland, Ohio for 18 years before returning to Hornell in 1976. Ed and Ella Mae became residents of Whitney Valley Heights in Almond in 1977 and in 1984 he retired as the secretary to the Superintendent of Conrail in Hornell.
A communicant of St. Ann’s Church in Hornell and St. Brendan’s Church in Almond, Ed will be remembered as a generous man who donated to various charities and was a proud graduate and supporter of St. Ann’s School in Hornell.
During his youth Ed played softball and later on he enjoyed playing golf. He was also an excellent bowler and was a member of several bowling leagues while residing in Cleveland. He and Ella Mae loved spending time caring for their flower and vegetable gardens at their home. They also took great pride in decorating the trees in the village park in Almond for the Christmas holiday.
His family includes Ella Mae, his wife of 34 years; his two sisters, Lucy (Francis) Solo and Janet Grassi all of Hornell; his brother, Salvatore Miller of Binghamton; also his many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Besides his parents, he was also predeceased by his four siblings, Joseph Miller, Rose Schiavi, Anthony Miller and Anne Miller.
Calling hours are from noon-1 p.m. Thursday at the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc., 285 Main St., Hornell, where a prayer service will be held following calling hours at 1 p.m. and at 1:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ann’s Church in Hornell. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Town of Fremont.
In lieu of flowers, those wishing may contribute in his memory to either St. Ann’s School Memorial Fund or to Our Lady of the Valley Parish, 27 Erie Ave., Hornell, N.Y. 14843. Envelopes for memorial contributions will be available at the funeral home.
