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Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Michael F. "Mike / Concession Stand Grandpa" Milligan( October 21, 1943 - August 29, 2021 )
Residence: Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana
Died: Sunday, August 29, 2021 Location: 9:46 a.m., at the St. Elizabeth Healthcare Center of Delphi, Indiana, with his family at his side. Age: 77 Date of Birth: Thursday, October 21, 1943 Birth place: Logansport, Indiana Branch: National Guard Father: Orla Lowell (O.L.) Milligan Mother: Cordelia E. ( Barber ) Milligan Marital Status: Married Resided in: Mike had lived in the rural Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana, area most all of his life. Funeral Date: Saturday, September 04, 2021 Funeral Location: A Memorial Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Twin Lakes High School, 300 S. Third Street, Monticello, Indiana, 47960. Enter Door 9 (Concession Stand Hallway - Please Park in the Student Parkin Clergy: Burial will take place: Private for the Family. Visitation will be: A Memorial Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, September 4, 2021, at the Twin Lakes High School, 300 S. Third Street Monticello, Indiana, 47960. Enter Door 9 (Concession Stand Hallway - Please Park in the Student Parking Lot off Ohio Street). Biographical Information: Mike had been in failing health for the last several months. He had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area most all his life and was a 1961 graduate of Monticello High School of Monticello, Indiana. While in high school, Mike, played football and basketball. Mike was a member of the former Black Widows Car Club of Monticello, Indiana. After graduating from high school, he went on to attend and graduate from Fort Wayne Business College of Fort Wayne, Indiana, receiving his degree in accounting. Mike was in charge of the concessions stands at Roosevelt Middle School and Twin Lakes High School of Monticello, Indiana, for years, and most all the kids would call him “grandpa”. He always had time to stop or at least give a hey to everyone while working in the concession stands, and all the students/kids loved him! Mike was a huge, avid Indiana University fan and was a walk on for the Indiana University Baseball team. He played and coached American Legion Baseball in Monticello for several years. Mike was a referee for high school football and basketball until he came down with MS. He was a lieutenant in the Indiana National Guard. Special Services: Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Family. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home or can be mailed to the Miller - Roscka Funeral HOme, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960. Marriage Information: On April 9, 1966, in Monticello, Indiana, he married Treena Hornback; she survives. Survivors include: Wife, Treena Milligan of Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana; One (1) Daughter, Nedra Barnett of Burnettsville, Indiana; Twin Grandsons, Cory Barnett, and Cody Barnett; Four (4) Great Grandchildren, Blaine Barnett, Mason Barnett, Kaia Faye Plunkett, and Noah Barnett; His Jack Russell Dog, Huckleberry; Six (6) Siblings, James "Jim" Milligan of Monticello, Indiana, Mary Jane (husband Walter) Hart of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, George (wife Pat) Milligan of Wolcott, Indiana, Carol Teeter of Monticello (Carroll County), Indiana, Shirley (husband Jerry) Rossano of Scotsboro, Alabama, and Joseph "Joe" (wife Connie) Milligan of Monticello, Indiana; Numerous Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Great Great Nieces, Great Great Nephews, Cousins, and NUMEROUS FRIENDS. Preceded in Death: Parents, O.L. and Cordelia E. (Barber) Milligan; Infant Brother, Donald Larry Milligan; One (1) Brother and Sister-In-Law, John and Mickey Milligan; Two (2) Sisters-In-Law, Lois Muriel Milligan, and Barbara "Barb" Milligan. One (1) Brother-In-Law, Melvin Teeter. Arrangements by: Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 (574) 583-8488. |