Fredrick C. Miller

Fountain Hills resident of 26 years, Frederick C. Miller peacefully died at HonorHealth Shea Hospital on Monday, May 19, 2025. He passed away soon after his 67th birthday.
His surviving relatives are his younger brother Jeff and his sister-in-law Kathi of El Cajon, CA, and his younger sister Christine Palmer from the Blue Ridge mountains of NC.
Fred was born and raised in Erie, PA. He graduated from McDowell High School in 1976, where part of his education included a vo-tech training in computer programming. After he graduated, he left for warmer climet in 1983 by securing a job at the Phoenix Motorola division and later as a credit union employee for the company. He became a resident of Fountain Hills in 1999, working for the same credit union that transferred title from Motorola to TruWest Credit Union. He worked there until he retired at the end of 2024.
Fred used his spare time taking desert landscape photographs, attending ASU and GCU college baseball games, enjoying the NY Mets and LA Rams games, and consistently spending time with his four nephews, one grandniece, and three grandnephews. He loved bowling, and he joined several bowling leagues in the area over the years.
As a faithful lifetime Lutheran in both PA and AZ, Fred actively participated in and contributed to the churches of Trinity Lutheran and Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran. A memorial service at Messinger Chapel was held for Fred on Friday, May 23rd at 11:00 a.m. Family, friends, and church friends attended.