Obituary East Peoria- Gerald A. "Jerry" Miller, 84, of East Peoria died at 8:03 PM on Friday, November 27, 2009 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was born on December 25, 1924 in Creek Township, IL to Percy and Beatrice (Brown) Miller. He is survived by daughter Susan (Brad) Hutton of East Peoria; 2 grandsons Jared (Yvonne) Hutton and Joshua Hutton, both of Pekin; 5 great-grandchildren Cohl, Kourtney, Thomas, Jade and Luke; brother Don Miller of Ormond Beach, FL; sister Judy Ramey of Miami, FL; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and 7 siblings. Jerry worked at Caterpillar as an inspector and retired in 1981 after 35 years of service. He was a US Navy veteran. He had owned the 4 Aces Bar in East Peoria and was a member of the VFW Post 2078, American Legion Post #318 in Morton, the Masonic Lodge and the Shriners. A memorial service for Gerald A. "Jerry" Miller will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at Deiters Funeral Home and Crematory in East Peoria. Pastor Kurt Mews will officiate. Burial will follow at Fondulac Cemetery in East Peoria. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the services from 10-11 AM also at the funeral home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Visitation DEC 2. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory - East Peoria 444 E. Washington Street East Peoria, IL, US, 61611 garydeiters@deitersfuneralhome.com