Former county elections board director Miller praised following his passing
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 15, 2024) – Colleagues are remembering longtime Tuscarawas County Board of Elections Director Chuck Miller. Miller passed away July 10th at the age of 72.
“Chuck was a very dedicated individual,” said Tuscarawas County Board of Elections Chair Tom Hisrich. “He took his duties very seriously.”
Miller spent 30 years as board director, the most in the county’s history.
Hisrich – a Republican – says he was there for the entirety of the Democrat’s tenure.
“He knew he was going to be working with me, and of course I was of the opposite party, but we never had any problems in regard to discussing issues,” Hisrich said.
Hisrich recalls that it was difficult for Miller to finally step down in 2016.
“He did have to resign for health reasons and that seemed to be an awfully big blow to him,” Hisrich said.
The two stayed in contact even after Miller relocated to the Bluffton area in western Ohio. Hisrich says he last spoke to him by phone from the hospital a few months ago.
“We talked a little bit about old times and talked about present times,” he said. “It was a nice conversation.”
Miller is survived by his wife Sigrid, along with their numerous kids, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Services are Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the John Heckewelder Memorial Moravian Church in Gnadenhutten.
Miller’s obituary through the Hufford Family Funeral Home in Findlay provides additional details.