Norman L. Miller, Jr., 93, of Wooster, died April 30, 2025 at LifeCare Hospice of Wooster.

He was born in 1931 in Dayton, Ohio, and graduated from the Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Agronomy.  Also, Norman was a member of the Jewish Fraternity, Sigma Alpha Mu, at Ohio State University.

A veteran, Norman served in the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command. He completed his service at Turner Air Force Base, Albany, Georgia, where, as a Munitions officer, he received a National Defense Medal.

Following his military service, Norman worked in marketing for Cyanamid Company of New Jersey. He then formed Hoosier Soil Service in Bluffton, Indiana, which was subsequently acquired by a subsidiary of Standard Oil Corporation. Additionally, he served as Director of Development at Jefferson Industrial Corporation, Indianapolis, Indiana.

In 1972, he purchased Bauer Ladder in Wooster, Ohio. His presidency at Bauer Corporation included a transition from wood to fiberglass ladders and a focus on ladder safety awareness. In addition to his activity in marketing organizations within the ladder industry, Mr. Miller participated in the National Association of Manufacturers.

In Wooster, he served on the Board of Junior Achievement of Wayne County. His charitable contributions included Haiti Auction and Habitat for Humanity. Additionally, with his wife, he supported Every Woman’s House (now One Eighty) of Wooster, hosting a Christmas Holiday House as well as a summer tour through their home gardens. After working as a caddy during his youth in Dayton, he became an avid golfer. Mr. Miller was a lifetime reader of The Wall Street Journal and Ohio State Buckeye fan.

Surviving are his wife, Dolores Miller; children Jonathan B. Miller and Betsy Miller (Scott Lefler); stepdaughter Anne (John) Mitchell; nephews, Robert, David and Jeffrey; niece, Linda, as well as cousin Sybil Mervis.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Norman Miller, Sr. and Rosella Zehring Miller, siblings, James Miller and son, David; Marjorie Blau, and Barbara Leiden, and son Edward; his wife, Shirley Gregg Miller; and stepson Geoffrey Monastra.

Most sincere thanks are given to Tomsich Family Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic, to Cleveland Clinic Dr. William Lago and Greg Barton and Primary Care Staff, Wooster; to Dr. Burt and Alice Seidel, Dayton; and to family members and neighbors.

Private family services will be arranged at a later date.  McIntire Bradham & Seek Funeral Home, 216 E. Larwill St., Wooster is assisting the family.

Those who wish may make memorial contributions to Ida Sue School and Nick Amster Workshop, 266 Oldman Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691 or to Temple Israel, 130 Riverside Dr., Dayton, OH 45405.

Online condolences may be directed to www.mcintirebradhamsleek.com.