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Hubert attended high school in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamont,_Albany_County,_New_York Altamont] and graduated from Cobleskill College in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobleskill Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., NY].
 
Hubert attended high school in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamont,_Albany_County,_New_York Altamont] and graduated from Cobleskill College in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobleskill Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., NY].
 
==Occupation==
 
==Occupation==
Hubert owned and operated [[b:Cole Hill Farm|Cole Hill Farm]] for 45 years and was active on the state and local levels in numerous agricultural organizations. He was a farmer who raised registered Holsteins, chickens & pigs. The pigs and chicken eggs were provided to the market.
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Hubert owned and operated [[b:Cole Hill Farms|Cole Hill Farm]] for 45 years and was active on the state and local levels in numerous agricultural organizations. He was a farmer who raised registered Holsteins, chickens & pigs. The pigs and chicken eggs were provided to the market.
  
 
==Marriage & Children==
 
==Marriage & Children==

Revision as of 16:35, 20 December 2012

Hubert H. Miller

Birth

Hubert was born in Berne on May 11, 1906, son of Henry Alson Miller and Anna B. Gibbs.


Education

Hubert attended high school in Altamont and graduated from Cobleskill College in Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., NY.

Occupation

Hubert owned and operated Cole Hill Farm for 45 years and was active on the state and local levels in numerous agricultural organizations. He was a farmer who raised registered Holsteins, chickens & pigs. The pigs and chicken eggs were provided to the market.

Marriage & Children

Hubert married Frances Ima Becker, October 7, 1937, and they had ten children:

Organizations

He was a charter member of Foxenkill Grange and the Berne Volunteer Fire Co. He was also a member of the Hilltowns Senior Citizens, a 74 year member of Berne Masonic Lodge and St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Retirement

In his retirement years he and Frances spent their winters in Florida. He was kept busy in his flowers and vegetable garden. Two weeks before his death he managed to help plant some gladiolas. He loved to give away his day lilies, raspberries and home grown vegetables. His heart was as big as his gardens.

Death

Hubert passed away Saturday, May 12, 2001, the day after his 95th birthday, in Bassett Hospital in Cobleskill and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Berne.

Additional Media

Hubert Miller - My memories