Mark A. Miller, 60 of North Liberty, died Saturday November 23, 2013 at home. The South Bend native was born January 31, 1953 to Noah Gene Miller and Helen Imogene (Houston) Miller. Mark obtained his degree at I.U.-South Bend and on October 5, 1974 he married Pamela R. Cohen. He retired from Norfolk & Southern Railroad as a welding instructor and was past president of the local Transport Workers Union. Mark was also the former Director of the Phantom Legion Drum & Bugle Corps; an active volunteer with the Phantom Regimen Drum & Bugle Corps, Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps and the John Glenn High School Marching Band, as well as a former Boy Scout Troop leader. Mark loved his family and friends, and he cherished the moments he spent with each of them. He was a man of great character and generosity, and his kind, dignified spirit shined even as he battled cancer. He was a lover of trains and railroad memorabilia. Mark is survived by his wife of 39 years, Pamela R. Miller; his children, Chad Miller of Crown Point, Heather (David) Nelson of Lowell, Cory (Katie) Miller of Granger and his grandchildren, Zachary & Emma Nelson in Lowell. He is also survived by his father, Gene (Peggy) Miller and his mother, Imogene Miller, both of Mishawaka; his sisters, Janine (John) Caruthers of Frisco TX, Lisa (Ron) Metz of Kokomo and several nieces & nephews. Memorial Service 1:00 Monday December 2, 2013 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Hwy. The family will receive friends from 11-1 Monday at the funeral home. Private interment in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family''s preferred memorial is the Eric Metz Endowment Fund at Riley Children's Foundation, 30 S. Meridian St, Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204 or www.rileykids.org, to benefit pediatric cancer patients.