Rick D. Miller

Rick D. Miller, 66, of Marshalltown, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 3, 2021, from a heart attack while hunting near Lacona, Iowa.

A visitation for Rick will take place on Friday, January 8 from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. with a vigil service beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. The vigil will be available to view on the Mitchell Family Funeral Home Facebook page. Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation. For additional questions or to leave a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234.

Born Richard David Jr. on August 20, 1954 in Marshalltown, he was the son of Richard David Sr. and Darlene (Young) Miller. Rick graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1972 and spent one year furthering his education at MCC. He then went on to attend Iowa State University, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree. Rick had two children from his first marriage with Gail Miller. He loved attending his kids’ sporting events and would later enjoy doing the same for his grandchildren.

Rick was a hard worker, spending over thirty years in quality assurance at Emerson / Fisher Controls and coming back during retirement to work part-time as a quality engineer. On July 29, 2010 he was united in marriage to Mary Lynn Hueser. Rick was a former member of the Isaac Walton League, the Knights of Columbus and trail-blazed the start of the Marshalltown Area Soccer Club. Family was very important to him and he especially loved spending time with his grandkids. Rick enjoyed finding hidden treasures at antique stores, garage sales, auctions and flea markets. In his free time he liked camping and riding his Honda Goldwing and especially loved hunting. His family finds peace in knowing his last moments here on earth were spent doing what he loved most.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife of 10 years, Mary Lynn; his children: Rich (Charity) Miller III, Megan (Sean) Heitmann, Joelle (Lucas) Busard and Dustin (Rebecca) Baum; grandchildren: Avery, Rhyan and Ty Miller, Miller and Eliot Heitmann, Elijah and Samuel Busard and Addisyn Perry; siblings: Kathleen (John) Dautremont and Timothy (Kimberly) Miller; sisters-in-law Cindy Grimmius and Terri Larson; brother-in-law Rick Hueser and numerous nieces and nephews.

Rick is preceded in death by his parents; his nephew Charles Dautremont and his in-laws Les and Bev Hueser.

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