Irina Victoria Miller

It is with sadness we announce that a beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, niece, cousin, and friend, Irina Victoria Miller, age 39, a resident of Sioux Falls, went to her eternal home in Heaven on Sunday, May 26, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Irina was the wife of Dustin Ray Miller, the mother of Elijah (8), Levi (7), Alexander (5), and Micah (4). She was the oldest of eight siblings, of the family of Viktor Fedorovich Voznyuk and Nadiya Ivanovna Voznyuk. She was preceded in death by her infant child, Gabriel Ray Miller.Irina was a bright, shining light to all who knew or encountered her, always kind, sweet, gentle, and strong. Irina was a vibrant, deep, and creative woman of faith. She was instrumental in bringing people closer to Jesus, whether it be through her words, her writings, teaching God’s word, her songs, or through reaching out to others. She cared deeply for her family, extended family, friends, the Church, ministry, and for revival.From an early age, Irina exemplified a passion for God. She began her ministry in the area of music and worship through writing and conducting cantatas and worship songs for the Birth of Christ Church in Nova Kakhovka, Ukraine, where she led an ensemble of young singers and was involved in the youth group. Irina and her siblings began singing together in an a-capella quartet, called Light Springs, in which she was a lead singer and an arranger. After the Voznyuk family moved to the United States in 1999, Irina traveled around the country with the group and their father, leading people in worship through singing and preaching. She moved to Cleveland, TN, in 2006, attended Lee University and participated in leadership courses through Westmore Church of God, of which she was a member. Irina was a credentialed minister with the Church of God. She was the fourth generation of ministers in her family, continuing the legacy of bringing people to Christ through preaching the gospel and singing. After returning to Sioux Falls, SD, she applied her gifts in the music ministry of Sioux Falls First church.Irina met the love of her life, Dustin, while she worked as a manager at the Sky Angel Christian Television Company. Together they built a happy marriage and a home full of the laughter and the energy of their four boys. Their beautiful love story was marked with extraordinary strength, compassion, and love as they navigated through life’s many joys and the biggest battle of Irina’s life, her valiant fight against cancer.Irina’s greatest accomplishment was her unwavering, passionate, and contagious faith in her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Her relationship with Jesus was so deep and intimate that she radiated His glory to all who knew her and her impact on countless lives will live forever.She leaves behind to cherish her memory her loving husband of almost 11 years, Dustin Ray Miller, sons Elijah, Levi, Alexander, and Micah, her parents Viktor and Nadiya Voznyuk, sisters Vera Voznyuk and Olga Shevchuk and her husband Vadim, brothers Rostislav Voznyuk and his wife Yanina, Vladislav Voznyuk and his wife Lena, Bogdan Voznyuk and his wife Agnessa, Vitaliy Voznyuk, and Oless Voznyuk, her father and mother-in-law Charles and Charlene Miller, her brothers-in-law Richard Miller and his wife Stacy, Kevin Miller and his wife Heather, and Jeremy Miller and his wife Beth, and numerous other loving family and friends.A Celebration of Life Service will be held Friday, May 31, at 7:00 p.m. at House of God Church with Rev. Quentin Beard, Rev. Victor Pugach, and Rev. Kelvin Page officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday evening between 5:00 p.m and 7:00 p.m. before the service. A one-hour memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 1, at 10:00 a.m. with graveside committal ceremony to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery with brothers Rosti, Vlad, Bogdan, Vitaliy, and Lesyk, and brother-in-law Jeremy serving as pallbearers.Heritage Funeral Home and Cremation Services are in charge of the arrangements. To share thoughts, prayers, and memories of Irina, visit the website: www.heritagesfsd.com.In lieu of flowers, family and friends may make memorial gifts to the family of Irina Miller by contacting Heritage Funeral Home: 605-334-9640. A Gofundme account is also available for friends who wish to express their gifts to the family in memory of Irina Miller: www.gofundme.com/support-irina-miller-and-family. This announcement is made for the family courtesy of Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services North Ocoee Chapel. You may share your condolences and your memories with Irina’s family at www.jimrushfuneralhomes.comRead Obituary