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GOTTLIEB MILLER Gottlieb Miller, pioneer Hazen farmer, is survived by five sons: Fred, John E, Otto and Paul, all of Hazen, and Herbert of Kent, WA; and seven daughters, Mrs. Gust Malke, Mrs. Adolf Geist, Mrs. Emil Malke and Mrs. Albert Koehler, all of Hazen, Mrs. Geist Krein, Tacoma, WA, Mrs. Maurice Jorgenson, Puyallup, WA, and Mrs. Gideon Flemming, Albany, NY. In addition, he leaves a stepson, Harold Netzer, Hazen: 37 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers: John, Dryden, WA and Sam, Hazen; and two sisters: Mrs. Christ Lemke, New Leipzig, and Mrs. Maria Isaak, Eureka, SD. Mr. Miller was born Jan 21, 1874 in Leipzig, South Russia. He came to the U.S. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller, in 1886 to settle in Hebron for a year before moving to the Krem vicinity. On Nov 11, 1898, he was married to Mathilda Priebe in Krem. She preceded him in death in January 1925. Later he was married to Mrs. Emilia Netzer, who died Aug 18, 1948. In 1943, he retired from farming and had made his home in Hazen since that time. He was a member of the Peace Lutheran church. Hazen Star – November 3, 1949 Three Hazenites Die, Two Hurt in Montana Car- Truck Collision Three Hazen people were killed and two were injured Saturday afternoon in a head-on car-truck collision four miles east of Superior, MT. The dead are Gottlieb Miller, 75; Mrs. Paul Miller, 34; and her daughter, Paulette, 3, all of Hazen. Injured in the accident were Paul Miller, 37, a son of Gottlieb, driver of the car, who received cuts, bruises and lacerations about the face and hands; and Henry S. Miller, 51, a nephew of the dead man, who received a skull injury. Both were from Hazen. The Millers were returning from a vacation trip to the west coast, where they had visited with friends and relatives during the past three weeks. Two sons of Gottlieb Miller, Fred and Otto, of Hazen, flew to Missoula, MT, early Sunday morning to make arrangements for the return of the bodies and to be at the bedside of their brother, Paul. The driver of the truck, who was asleep at the wheel when the accident occurred, was not injured in the accident and is being held in Superior pending the corner’s inquest. He refused to enter a plea on charges of reckless driving. Hazen Star – November 3, 1949 ~Submitted by family member, Leann Miller
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