Burnace Gerald Miller, 87 years old, of Lancaster, KS, died Monday, April 24, 2023, at St. Luke- Hospice House.

Mass of Christian burial will be on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Louis Church with Fr. Hughes Sundeme as celebrant. Burial will be in the Alderson Cemetery. A rosary will be on Friday, April 28th beginning at 6:00 p.m. with visitation to follow until 7:30 at the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Memorials may made to St. Louis Church or St. Luke- Hospice House and left in care of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home with whom funeral care has been entrusted.

Burnace was born on September 3, 1935, in Wathena, Kansas, the son of Charles and Edna (Fleek) Miller. He attended various country elementary schools and graduated high school from Maur Hill Prep.

Burnace was a life-long farmer and cattleman; he loved being a farmer and was proud to raise his crop and his cattle. He was also known for raising a great garden, cruising around the countryside to chat with anyone he ran across and was always willing and enjoyed helping out his neighbors. He served in the Kansas National Guard, was a member of the Knights of Columbus and St. Louis Church, where he served on the parish finance council for many years.

He married Linda Ramseier at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Kansas City, KS, on May 8, 1965; they shared nearly fifty-eight years of marriage. Family was important to Burnace and he will always be remembered by his wife, Linda Miller; his children, Dean (Daisha) Miller, Michele (Darren) Fowler, Dave (Jennifer) Miller; his grandchildren, Matthew (Calista) Miller, Andrew (Rachel) Miller, Caleb Miller, Brooke (Austin) Eckert, Blair (Zach) Halter, Bryce Fowler, Blake Fowler, Elizabeth (Ked) Hart, Luke (Hailey) Miller, Charlie Miller, Max Miller; and his two great grandchildren, Juniper Miller and Gwynn Eckert. Additional survivors include his brother, Ronald (Anita) Miller; sisters, Ellen Mae Hickman, Carol Jean Keithline, Mary Lynn Geisendorf; and a brother-in-law, Raymond Fesperman.

He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Richard (Dorothy) Miller, Ethel “Sug” (Max) McGuire, Eunice “Dolly” Fesperman; brothers-in-law, H.B. Keithline, Jack Hickman, Gene Geisendorf; a grandson, Nicholas Miller; and two great grandchildren, Amaya Eckert and Hayden Halter.