Lyle C. Miner Obituary (1928 - 2017)

Lyle Clark Miner of Normal, formerly of Cornell, Cooksville, and Colfax, passed away at 2:10 a.m. on February 11, 2017 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.His funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Our Saviour Lutheran Church,Normal, with Pastor Jeffrey Henricks officiating. Military rites will be accorded by the Bloomington Normal American Legion Honor Guard. Burial will be in Wiley Cemetery, Colfax. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington.Lyle Miner was born September 20, 1928 in Pontiac, the son of Lloyd Burt Miner and Dora Marie Sullivan Miner. He married Betty Marie Watson on July 26, 1953 in Stonington, Illinois. She preceded him in death January 18, 1989. He married Rochelle Anne Brienen on March 30, 1991. She survives in Normal, Illinois.Also surviving are Lyles children, Kathleen (Mark) Miller of Lake St. Louis, Mo., Erick (Jada) Miner of Bloomington and Kevin Miner of Normal; his step children, Donna Konieczny, Iona (Chris) Bell, Valerie (Tracy) Dickson, Christina (Larry) Steele, Paul (Shelly) Belcher, and Kimberly (Daniel) Daniliczyk; 26 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren.His parents, 2 brothers, 3 sisters, and one step-daughter, Denise Brandesky, preceded him in death.Lyle graduated from Cornell High School and Illinois State University with a degree in Education. His teaching and coaching career spanned 32 years, retiring in 1985. He was a teacher, coach, and principal at Cornell Elementary School and assistant football and basketball coach at Cornell High School. He taught and coached for 30 years in the Octavia School District in Cooksville and Colfax, serving as an elementary school teacher, junior high school teacher, elementary school coach, high school baseball coach, and elementary school principal.Lyle was a U.S. Army veteran and served in France as a member of General Eisenhowers Honor Guard at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE). His company was the 520th Military Police unit responsible for guarding the homes and offices of Generals Eisenhower, Gruenther, and Ridgeway.He was a member of Our Saviour Lutheran Church; the Davis-Kerber American Legion Post #653 in Colfax; a life member of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association; and a member of the Bloomington Kiwanis Club. He was a life-long Cubs fan.Lyle enjoyed reading, hunting, studying his familys genealogy, and traveling with Betty, Rochelle and his family. He was a wonderful teacher and coach, dedicating his life to the education of students in the communities in which he lived. He was proud of his familys heritage, and as a family, we were blessed with his love, guidance, and positive influence. He will be greatly missed.Memorials may be made toOur Saviour Lutheran Church, the Livingston County War Museumor a charity of the donors choice.