Obituary for
Micah David Miller
Micah David Miller was born January 4, 1984 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the son of Elmer R. and Illeen (Bender) Miller. He attended Pathway School and graduated from Kirkwood Community College. On September 1, 2012 Micah was united in marriage to Miranda Schaeffer near Kalona. He worked at Kalonial Lawn Care. Micah enjoyed hunting, fishing, working on cars and crafting. He was very creative and there was nothing he couldn’t figure out or fix. Micah died suddenly on Thursday, September 29, 2016 from an automobile accident near Ludington, Michigan at the age of 32 years.
Micah is survived by his wife Miranda; 2 children Merin and Murdoc Miller of Wellman; his parents Elmer and Ileen Miller of Kalona; a brother Jared (Mandi) Miller of Wellman; two sisters: Bethany (Jeffrey) Adams of Wellman and Katelyn Miller of Columbus, Ohio; father and mother-in-law Matthew and Diane Schaeffer of Wellman; sisters-in-law: Katrina (Leo) Oaklander of Westminster, CO; Eliza (Tyler) Schaeffer of Iowa City; 3 nieces and 2 nephews: Dawsyn, Grady, Sophie, Oliver Miller, Zamara Oaklander; and grandmothers: Ila Bender of Kalona and Edna Miller of Kalona. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers: Harold Ray Bender and Mahlon E. Miller.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at the Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church in rural Wellman. Burial will be in the Upper Deer Creek Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM on Monday, October 3, 2016 at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona where the family will greet friends from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. A memorial fund has been established for Micah Miller Family. The Yoder-Powell Funeral Home is caring for Micah and his family.
