Dennis was born February 10, 1938 and passed away on January 17, 2022 at the age of 83 from rectal cancer.

Dennis was born at the old general Hospital at Harris and H Streets in Eureka. He attended the same one-room school house, Jones Prairie, as his father at Falk. Hr grew up in upper Elk River swimming, fishing and hunting and making hay with and for the Biascas, De Havens and Delabamas and at the Zane Ranch for the McCanns. Upon graduation from Eureka High School in 1955 at the age of 17, he went to work for Ernie Pierson in the building trades. He had Pachyderm Construction and built many houses and motels in Eureka. He was a master at concrete work and built skateboard parks across the United States as well as many sidewalks in Eureka.

He loved anything to do with racing and bowling. He raced motorcycles at Redwood Acres when it was a dirt track. He bowled for many years at Eureka Bowl, Broadway Lanes and Harbor Lanes. He loved bowling in the Men’s Nationals and visited many cities across the United States doing so.

He always called his friends by their last names or a nickname. Tim Jacobson was always known as Whale, Bob Hartman was simply Hartman, Rich Parker was Parker, and Mike Thomas was Mikie.

The last 10 years he spent most of his time in Willow Creek doing various jobs. He mad many friends there and laughingly said he took care of all of the widow women. He loved digging in the dirt with his excavator and moving anything and everything with his Bobcat.

He was preceded in death by his father, Wayne Miller; his mother, Jule Kelger, and his two sons Steven and Ron. He is survived by his sisters, Cindy Haney in Eureka, and Marsha Prozialeck of Orego, his nephew George Haney and special caring friend (Michele) Shelley Davis. He is also survived by Tamas Glavich, who went to work for Dennis at the age of 18.

Dennis was cantankerous, gruff, opinionated and stubborn with a hidden heart of gold.

Due to COVID there will be no services. Remember him by having a shot of Makers Mark Whiskey. or Pabts Blue Ribbon beer. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to cancer research in his name.

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