Robert Miles

Bob leaves his wife of 42 years, Kathleen “Dianne” Miles. He leaves his son Mathias Hilliker and his wife Amy of Worcester, MA; his daughters Cathi Bills and her partner KT Faulkner of Winchester, NH; and Heather Nearing and her husband Cory of Whitefield, NH. He leaves his grandchildren Dustin Bills, Logan Miles, Natalia Bills, Gabriel Wunschel, and Carson Miles. He also leaves his great grandchildren Amara Bills and Samuel Miles. Robert was pre-deceased by his son Robert Miles II in March 2022.

Bob served in the US Army with the 50th Signal Battalion from 1970 to 1973. He was a paratrooper with the SKY Dragons 18th Airborne Corps.

Bob was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend. He was a dedicated worker. He worked in the maintenance / custodial field most of his career retiring from Westmoreland School in 2017. Bob loved his family deeply. He enjoyed getting the family together for cookouts and bonfires in his backyard, camping, picnics and vacationing in Maine, riding roller coasters and adventures with the grandkids. He had an immense love for music which was seen by his vinyl collection and the upgrades of his iPod to fit his music collection. Bob made a song out of everything and could be heard singing in all he did. He lived with a song in his heart. During basketball season, he could be found watching the Boston Celtics. He also loved photography and was always posting a “picture of the day” for others to see on Facebook.

Bob also leaves his siblings Ed Benkowski and his wife Laura, Lewis Miles and his wife Janice, Michael Burpee and his wife Cheryl, Sally Russell, Luke Smart and his partner Lisa Porter, Nicole Lehtomaki and her husband Jake. His brothers-in-law Edward Olmstead and his wife Myrlene and Ross Boyle and his wife Kim. Bob was pre-deceased by his brother Bruce Tierney and his brother in laws John Olmstead and Michael Boyle.

Family and Friends are invited to honor and remember Robert’s life with calling hours on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Foley Funeral Home, 49 Court Street, Keene, NH. A memorial service will be held on Friday, July 29, 2022 at 11:00 am at Redemption Church, 1512 Back Westminster Road, Westminster, VT with a reception to follow immediately after.

In lieu of flowers please send donations to St. Jude’s for Kids - https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html.