Sara Miller

Sara Lorraine Miller passed away May 29, 2025 at the age of 38 from a stroke. Sara was born December 3, 1986 in Waukegan, Illinois. She spent her childhood in Illinois, North Carolina and Minnesota. She graduated Montevideo high school in 2005.

Private memorial services will be held at a later date.

After high school she met the love of her life Kayla Miller. They were married August 7, 2013.

Sara was fun, caring, and unmistakably unique, with a deep love for animals and a creative spirit that touched every corner of her life. She had a natural talent for making things by hand — whether through crafting, knitting, crocheting, or cross-stitching — and was always eager to learn something new. Sara’s warmth extended to everyone around her; she was endlessly supportive and generous with her time and heart.

She found joy in cooking, though her cherished recipes were coveted — a veritable dragon hoard of culinary treasures kept close. Her compassion reached beyond people, as she welcomed aging and exotic pets into her home, giving them comfort and care in their final years.

Sara loved both science and the arts, and had recently rekindled her love of reading. She was a proud supporter of small artists and makers, always lifting up the creativity of others. Travel brought her happiness, especially when she could share those adventures with the people she loved.

Sara is survived by her wife, Kayla, her mother Tina Kauppila, her brother Erik Kauppila, her aunts and uncles Erika and Ted Nelson and Amy and Jeff King. And her cousins Robert and Kyra Nelson, David and Stephanie Nelson and Riley King and Emily King and her brother-in-law Tucker Miller and her mother-in-law Mary Kulkay. Sara was proceeded in death by her great grandmother, Hazel Pederson, her grandmother, Joan Olson and grandfather Robert Olson.