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Kirsten Fleck Obituary
Memorial Services will be 11 a.m. - Monday, January 15, 2024, at Hope Wesleyan Church in Independence. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Independence.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time, Monday, January 15 at the church.
Kirsten Jeannine Miller was born August 31, 1969, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Loren B. Miller and Carolyn Jean (Winslow) Miller. She grew up in Tipton, Iowa, and graduated from Tipton High School with the class of 1988. After high school she attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., and married Gabriel Gold. They would later divorce. Kirsten worked as a customer service representative for APAC and eventually met Christopher Fleck. They were united in marriage on February 14, 1998, in Cedar Rapids. They made their home in Cedar Rapids, before moving to Omaha, Neb., where Kirsten worked for the Marriott Corporation. As Kirsten's disease progressed, they decided to move to Marion, to be closer to family and in 2020 they made their home in Independence. Kirsten and Chris were members of Hope Wesleyan Church in Independence.
Kirsten is survived by her husband of 25 years, Chris Fleck of Independence; mother, Carolyn Miller of Waterloo; two brothers, Joel (Judi) Miller LTC (Retired) U.S. Army of Lansing, Kans. and Aaron (Diane) Miller of Cedar Rapids; one sister, Megan (Ken) Bahls of Mason City; mother-in-law, Sherry Summers of Albuquerque, N.M.; three sisters-in-law, Stephanie (Greg) Levsen of Harrisonville, Mo., Shelli Tharp of Kenansville, Fla., and Candace (Mick) Graf of Marengo; one brother-in-law, James Baird of Cedar Rapids; many nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews. Kirsten will also be missed by her cat, Shelby.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents; her father, Loren Miller; her daughter in infancy, Patricia Gold; one brother, David Miller; father-in-law, Fred Fleck; sister-in-law, Jennifer Fleck; and two nieces
Memorials may be directed to the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation and the Association of Camps Farthest Out.
Condolences may be placed at www.White-MtHope.com
White Funeral Home, Independence, is in charge of arrangements.
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