Obituary of Joseph Irving Miller

Joseph Irving Miller was born on September 30, 1959 in Minneapolis Minnesota. He grew up as the youngest of four children to father James Clyde Miller and mother Alice Ann Owens Miller Nelson. Joseph passed away at HCMC in Minneapolis on November 8, 2014 at 3:33am. His father James C. Miller and Brother James l. Miller preceded him in death. He leaves to cherish his memories: Mother, Alice Nelson; three siblings; Alyce Petty, Bonnie Miller, Anthony Miller, his 5 daughters, Kytrena Williams, Melina Miler, Charis Miller; Ivanna Miller; Lonessa Miller, 2 children he loved dearly as his own Erika Jensen; Shawnrmicheal Douglas-Jensen; his 8 grandchildren, Kaylah Carlson , Jalen Stately, Tatyana Stately, Sean Carter , Isabella Cocke, Christopher Miller, Lae’la James, Skye’la James and one on the way; his two Nieces; Tamara Petty, Regina Petty; and nephew Greg Petty; his Aunts Evelyn Martin, Jeannette Miller, Gerrie Owens; Uncle Andi Owens and many other nieces and nephews, great nieces, nephews, cousins and friends and in-laws. Joseph was a fascinating man his interests included space travel & astronomy, quantum physics, and political science. Joseph was a conversationalist and kept us entertained for hours with his many stories and theories. He loved to stimulate and provoke the thought process of others. He lived to understand the world on a larger scale and was never satisfied with a single explanation for anything. To Joseph Miller, family was his number one priority and he always put his children first. He would give away his last dollar with the drop of a hat just to help another person in need. He was a caring and sincere man he truly taught his daughters how to be wonderful mothers. His grandchildren were the absolute highlight of his life. He did everything with and for them. He showed them the stars and inspired their creativity. He had a great sense of humor and sarcasm really was his best friend. He had a major sweet tooth and could out eat anyone when it came to cake and ice cream. He was known to tiptoe through the kitchen in the middle of the night to enjoy his favorite desserts. As well as he tried to keep quiet he’d end up waking the entire house to the sound of his whistling and humming. He was a very positive and loving person and his presence will be sorely missed. Services will be held at the Cremation Society on Minnesota- 4343 Nicollet Ave S Mpls, MN 55407 November 22nd at 1pm.