Miller - Roscka Funeral Home 3.75

History

On Sunday, May 18, 1997, John & Teri Roscka (owners), along with Fred and Wilma Miller, family and friends held an open house for the new Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, Inc. located at 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana 47960. It was a very well attended open house with over eight hundred (800) individuals touring the new facility.

Our entrance is located off county road 650 E. (south at the flasher) and not off of the highway. This makes it much safer for everyone who comes to the funeral home.

The facility is one level and is fully handicapped accessible. There is an ample off street, well-lit parking lot and a drive through carport (north side of building) so individuals can be dropped off at the door during inclement weather. Our large chapel (visitation room) can be divided in half and there is a lounge with a TV & VCR available to the families we serve.

Coffee is always on and for those who do not drink coffee, a pop machine is available in the lounge. We also have a refrigerator available if families need to keep things cold.

John and Teri would appreciate the opportunity to serve the White and Carroll County communities.

We treat every family we serve, the same way we would want our own families treated during the loss of a loved one.

John R. Roscka
John graduated from Worsham Mortuary School in 1989. He has worked as a full-time funeral director at funeral homes in Knox, Plymouth, and most recently Monitcello, Indiana. John is a licensed insurance agent and can sell pre-need funeral insurance policies. He welcomes the opportunity to speak to community groups or organizations. Also, John is happy to answer any questions that anyone might have about the funeral service industry. John is a member of I.O.O.F. Lodge 104, Libanus Lodge #154, The Monticello Lions Club, White County 4-H Auction Committee, and a member of the Monticello Christian Church. John lives in Monticello with his wife, Teri, a teacher at Twin Lakes High School, and has a daughter Ashley.

Anthony G. Deibel
Tony is a Burnettsville native and life time White County resident. Graduated Worsham College of Mortuary Science September of 2000 with an Associates Degree in Mortuary Science. Tony is also a 1999 Graduate of Ball State University with a Bachelors Degree in Pre-Med and General Biology. Tony is a licensed insurance agent and can sell pre-need funeral policies. Tony was a sixteen (16) year veteran of the Burnettsville Fire Department and is currently involved in the Idaville Fire Department, in Idaville, Indiana. Tony is a member of the Libanus Lodge #154 F.& A.M.,Orak Shrine Club, Michigan City, Indiana, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend, Indiana, Knights of the Craft Chapter of the Widows Sons Masonic Riders Association, Red Men Lodge #518, American Legion Post #81 of Monticello, Indiana. White County Local Emergency Planning Committee (L.E.P.C), and White County EMA. Tony currently lives in Burnettsville, Indiana, with his wife Nicole, and three (3) children Ember, Kaitlyn, and Dakota Deibel.

Fred L. Miller (1914 - 2005)
The Miller legacy started in Idaville in 1920. L. E. Miller, Fred's father, started the funeral home. L. E.was later joined in the funeral service industry by sons Fred and Ralph. In 1943, Fred and Ralph moved the funeral home to Monticello. Fred continued to serve the Monticello community until 1986. In 1997 he came out of retirement to become a consultant/advisor to Miller-Roscka Funeral Home. Until his death in July of 2005.

Sayers & Scoville Hearse
The Sayers & Scoville Hearse Builders of Cincinnati, Ohio built this hearse around the late 1800’s The lights, draperies, hardware, ornaments and the plate glass are all the originals. All the hardware was found to be made of mostly brass. The draperies consist mostly of felt like material. The carriage was made with a variety of woods consisting of Maple, Hickory, Poplar and Oak. The black color denotes its use for adult funerals. The carriage is seven feet in height, six feet wide, twenty-six feet long and approx. 2000 lbs. Owned by Bruce and Kathy VanGilder. It has been on display at the former Price & VanGilder Funeral Home in Knox, Indiana, and Deal – Robbins & VanGilder Funeral Home in Huntington, Indiana. It found its new home at the Miller – Roscka Funeral Home in Monticello, Indiana in 2008 and has been used for several funerals and local community events since its arrival. The sisters, Audrey Boles, Charlene Maxwell and Marilyn Moore, of Moore Carriage Rides, pull the hearse.