Kurt Michael Miller Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Kurt Michael Miller, 17, of Burket, died at 5:36 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2015, at his residence after a garden tractor accident. On July 2, 1997, Kurt was born in Rochester to Kyle and Melinda (Rebman) Miller. Kurt was a Tippecanoe Valley High School junior. He was very active in the First Baptist Church of Warsaw and had planned to play for the softball team and be a leader in children's church. He was a junior firefighter on the Burket Volunteer Fire Dept. He was involved in the Tippecanoe Valley FFA for three years and a nine-year member of Beaver Dam 4-H Club, where he was vice president this year. He showed dairy calf feeder steers for all nine years as well as completing American heritage project and farm toy scene. He loved Tippecanoe Valley sports, the TV shows "McHale's Navy" and the "Dukes of Hazzard," John Deere equipment, anything Ford, Notre Dame football, New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, and Peyton Manning as well as Andrew Luck. He always had a smile on his face and enjoyed life. He accepted Jesus Christ into his heart last September. His survivors include: parents Kyle and Melinda Miller, Burket; brother Kaleb and wife Kim Miller, Warsaw; paternal grandparents, Cecil and Bev Miller, Akron; maternal grandparents, Charles and Ada Rebman, South Whitley; many aunts and uncles and several cousins. His funeral service is 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at First Baptist Church, 2819 Patterson Road, Warsaw, with Pastor Steve Rahn, Pastor Rob Seewald and Chaplain Jim Baughman officiating. Burial will follow in Palestine Cemetery. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 2-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at First Baptist Church, with a fireman's memorial service taking place at 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made in Kurt's memory to the Kurt Miller 4-H Scholarship made payable to the Beaver Dam 4-H Club. Messages of condolence may be left online at www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com.

Kurt Michael Miller

July 2, 1997 - April 17, 2015