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Robert K. Miller Jr. Palmertones trumpeter

Robert K. Miller Jr., 82, of Bethlehem and formerly of Whitehall, died August 27, 2023, at Country Meadows, Bethlehem. He was the husband of the late Lorraine C. (Kowalski) Voorhees-Miller.

Born in Orefield, he was a son of the late Robert K. Miller Sr.and the late Ruth J. (Rumbley) Miller.

He was a fabric designer for Raxon Fabrics, Allentown, for 46 years until he retired in 2008.

He was a member of St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Whitehall.

He played trumpet for the former Palmertones for several years.

He is survived by a daughter, Denise E. of Lewis Beach, Elkin, South Carolina; a stepdaughter, Stephanie and her husband Scott Speshok of Bethlehem; a stepson, David Vorheese and husband Michael Gambogi; and two granddaughters.

There will be a visitation from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on August 31 and from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m., on September 1, all at Schisler Funeral Home Inc., 2119 Washington Ave., Northampton, 18067.

Contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, c/o Schisler Funeral Home Inc., 2119 Washington Ave., Northampton, 18067.

Arrangements were made by Schisler Funeral Home Inc., Northampton.