Kirk Irvin Miller, 55, of Shelby, passed away Friday, September 2, at the Marias Care Center in Shelby due to natural causes. A visitation will be Monday from 1:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Whitted Funeral Chapel. Funeral services are scheduled for Tuesday, September 6, at 11:00 a.m. at the Community United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Hillside Cemetery at Conrad.  

Kirk is survived by his sister, Valerie Wadman of Cut Bank; nephews, Willie Wadman of Hamilton and Wyatt Wadman of Cut Bank; nieces, Valora (Mark) Freeman of Dillon and Vanessa (Geof) Rapkoch of Great Falls; great-niece Janessa Freeman and great-nephew Owen Rapkoch. He is also survived by his aunts, Myrtle (Bud) Cunningham and Mary Louise Bennett, both of Cut Bank, as well as many cousins. Kirk was preceded in death by his parents, Frank ‘Bud’ & Grace (Brown) Miller; niece, Willow Wadman; aunts, Lila Shea, Ruth Smrkabel, and June Clark; and uncles, George Brown and Irvin Brown. 

Kirk was born Nov. 7, 1949 at Bremerton, WA. The Family moved back to Montana shortly after where he lived at home until he was 10, at which time the family moved to Hot Springs, South Dakota. There Kirk attended school for the multiple handicapped for several years. The family moved again to New Mexico then eventually back to Montana where Kirk has been a resident of the Marias Care Center since 1991.  

In spite of Kirk’s hydrocephalus, he accomplished many skills far beyond his doctors’ expectations. Kirk loved music, the piano, singing, reading, spelling, telling jokes, and hand work activities. 

The family suggests memorials be given to the Montana Hope Project or the Marias Care Center.