Austin Blair Miller
Born on November 24, 1935 in Upper Turkey Foot Township, PennsylvaniaPassed on November 27, 2025 in Rockledge, Florida
Austin Blair Miller, age 90, of Melbourne, Florida, died on Thanksgiving, November 27,
2025. Austin was born November 24, 1935, in Upper Turkey Foot Township,
Pennsylvania, to Austin Broderick and Alice Marie Miller. In addition to his parents, he
was predeceased by siblings Martha Jane Tressler, Freda McClintock, Velma
Liberatore, Samuel Miller and Clyde Miller and granddaughter Shawna Rindge.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Linda; children Vickie Scott, Kim Rindge and
Melisa Clarke of Melbourne FL; Mike Miller, Moss Point MS and (JR) John Reinders
(Andrea), Cornelia, GA; sister Betty Chonko and brother Paul (Nancy) Miller, Somerset
PA; sisters-in-law Hannelore Miller, Riverview, FL, Lori Weckler, Fair Play SC and Jo
Ann Garber, St. Cloud MN; grandchildren Matt Rindge Biloxi MS, Jennifer Perkins,
Corey Clarke, Sierra Clarke, Melbourne FL, (LJ) John Reinders (Ohara) Stone Mountain
GA; great grandchildren Lydia Rindge and Jozelyn Rodriguez, Melbourne FL, Roland
Reinders and Rogue Reinders, Stone Mountain GA. and 21 nieces and nephews.
After basic training at Sampson Air Force Base in New York, he served in Mississippi,
Alabama France and Spain and was discharged at Hanscom Field MA in 1974. He
always wanted to be in Florida, so in June that’s where he immediately headed.
Trained as a Dental Lab Technician in the Air Force, after his retirement he continued
that career with his own business, Coronal Dental Lab until 2014.
Austin was a Steelers, Pirates and Penguins fan. He enjoyed watching all sports,
especially NASCAR with season tickets to Daytona for over 25 years; one year he
attended 13 races in Florida, Virginia, North Carolina Tennessee and Michigan. Even
though a Steelers fan, he had season tickets to Tampa Bay Bucks for many years —
just because he liked football. Although not a fan of basketball, he did attend some
Magic games with his wife, Linda. Baseball spring training season found him traveling
all around Florida to catch as many games as possible.
Linda took him to Alaska, where she was raised, where he saw moose, her family’s
cabin outside Anchorage and to Chena Hot Springs near Fairbanks. Another trip to
Australia to ride camels in the outback, drink bush tea, and watch the sunrise over
Ayers Rock; see kangaroos in Alice Springs; climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge; hold
koala bears near Sydney; and feed baby kangaroos at a rescue center near Melbourne.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00 a.m. February 6th at Hope Lutheran Church,
4541 North Wickham Rd, Melbourne with 2:00 p.m. burial at Cape Canaveral National
Cemetery. Donations can be made to Hope Lutheran Church, Susan G. Komen for the
Cure, or St Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
