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Miles Cline
Miles John Cline, age 84, of Fall Creek passed away peacefully Sunday morning April 3 at the Fall Creek Valley Nursing Home.
Miles was born on August 19, 1931 in Chili, WI to David and Viola (Duchow) Cline. He was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran in Vesper, WI. Miles married Elaine Pedersen on October 2, 1954 and together they raised 2 sons: Chris and Dean.
He is survived by Elaine, his wife of almost 62 years; 2 sons, Chris and Pam Cline of Fall Creek & their children: Cody, Tanner, and Catrina; Dean and Colette Cline of Fall Creek & their children: Christie, Carly, & Marcus; 2 brothers, George (Mary) Cline of Wisconsin Rapids, and Robert (Ruth) Cline of Vesper; brother-in-law, Gilbert “Gib” (Shirley) Pedersen of Vesper; sisters-in-law, Ruth (Terry) Cooper of Burgess, VA, Janet (Jim) Grimm of Wisconsin Rapids, and Nancy (Bill) Bean of Vesper; and several nieces & nephews.
Miles started his career at Consolidated Paper Company & Northern Propane Gas Company in Wisconsin Rapids. Their family moved to Eau Claire in 1968 and he worked as a Regional Manager for Northern Propane Gas Company. Miles pursued his dream of having his own business, and in 1978 started Cline Combustion which later was merged with the other family business Cline Gas which operated until 2000 at which time the business was sold. Miles served as President of Wisconsin Propane Gas Association from 1995-1997.
Miles was a member of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fall Creek & served on various church boards. He was involved with the Town of Ludington after retirement. He and was a lifetime member of NRA.
Miles had many passions including Morgan horses, western books, history, hunting, the outdoors and spending time with his grandchildren. His family will always cherish the memories of the horse back hunting trips in Montana, bicycle races around the house, baseball games in the yard, Easter basket scavenger hunts, songs, pictures and the many hours spent in the 40 acres of woods.
Miles was preceded in death by his parents; sister Doris Finup; infant sisters Willa and Geneva; and sister-in-law Doris Pedersen.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Anderson Funeral Home in Augusta, and from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Friday at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fall Creek. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the church with Pastor Carlton Kangas officiating. Burial will be at Trinity Cemetery in Fall Creek.
The family would like to thank the staff of the Fall Creek Valley Care center for their years of service and care he received while there. In lieu of flowers memorials can be given in memory of Miles to St. Paul Lutheran Church or the Fall Creek Village Library.
The following was written by Miles’ oldest granddaughter, Christie.
Grandpa
Adventures at Grandma and Grandpa’s were always extra special and Grandpa was a big part of that. Not many people are lucky enough to be close to their grandparents but for us Grandpa and Grandma’s was a bike ride away.
My cousins and I would go swimming in the creek, jump on the bed to rockin’ around the clock, go ice skating on the rink Grandpa made just for us, march and sing songs in the garage following his lead, make “soup” and other concoctions in the sandbox, and race around the driveway putting miles and miles on our 2-wheelers so he could tune up our tires when we made pit stops in the shed. Grandpa had a love for Morgans and taught us how to take care of the horses and kittens in the barn but one thing he would never do was change a diaper.
Grandpa was always a good sport and our greatest supporter. He played along with our Christmas plays and even was our client at the beauty salon. He encouraged us to work hard and follow our passions. Whether it was hunting, target practice with milk jugs, four wheeler rides, scavenger hunts or baseball games in the yard we were always outside with him.
Grandpa shared his values and taught us many life lessons. All of us learned a lot from him and he always told us how proud he was. He encouraged us to be successful and helped us prepare for the next things in life: he taught us how to drive while we sat in his lap, gave us dollars for every A on our report cards, and helped prepare us for college and our first jobs.
Grandpa was a simple guy, all he needed was the paper, an afternoon nap and applesauce with his brownies. He was an honest, humble, hardworking, resourceful man and the success of his family and business represents that.
On Sunday April 3rd, his angel wings were ready even if our hearts were not. May we always cherish the home videos, memories and keep his Ole and Lena jokes alive.
