Talia Kay Miller

Talia Kay Miller, age 27 of Shoreview, passed away on June 14, 2026. Talia graduated from Mounds View High School in 2017. She completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Redlands in Redlands, CA in December 2020. Talia had nearly completed a graduate degree as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at the University of St. Mary's in Minneapolis. She walked in her graduation ceremony in late May and was scheduled to complete her studies in August of this year. Talia was very passionate about her chosen career in therapy. We truly enjoyed when she would excitedly share her insights and client successes. It was such a joy to see her light up when she raved about what really mattered to her. Talia's talents were many. Her early artistic passions included drawing , painting, 3D art, and writing. Most recently, she was very into the fiber arts - knitting, crocheting, and sewing. Her family members and friends were the beneficiaries of her considerable skills. Talia's extreme love of animals started at a very young age with her pull-along doggie toy she named Suzie. She then began collecting piles and piles of stuffed animals, and then came her animal figurines. We are going to betray her confidence by letting you know that she still carried her animal figurines with her throughout high school. By age 12, Talia became a vegetarian and by 14, she was vegan. She spent a lot of time researching the cruelty toward animals on farms and factories where animals were being raised for food. That is what brought her to vegetarianism and then veganism. This strong-willed girl never wavered from her choice. In high school, Talia was an accomplished athlete in cross-country, Nordic skiing, and track. She pushed herself to the point of exhaustion (and sometimes a bit beyond) in her competitions - she was always tenacious on the course. Talia's greatest love was the great outdoors. Her bike was often her trusted companion - whether on local bike rides, or on her solo, multi-day bike trips. Those solo trips terrified her parents but invigorated her tremendously. Hiking, camping, and exploring were Talia's top priorities, either on her bike trips, or whenever she could fit them into her busy life. Talia's other loves included: Reading - especially science fiction. Her favorite author was Adrian Tchaikovsky - check him out if you haven't already. Movies and musicals. She loved Disney movies/musicals, sci-fi and fantasy movies, The Phantom of the Opera, etc. Talia was really looking forward to July's movie release of The Odyssey - please see it and think of her when you do, if you are so inclined. Her pets - she loved our family dog, Baxter, her guinea pigs, and her saltwater fish. Her animals were well-loved. Her family and friends - never was there a better daughter, sister, niece, cousin, or friend than this beautiful soul. Talia is preceded in death by her grandparents, Karen (Klatt) and Denny Miller, and Myra (Prom) and Henry Zeroth; and great-grandparents, Marjorie and Arlie Liestman. Talia will be deeply missed by her parents, Jason and ReNee (Zeroth) Miller; siblings, Danielle and Gavin; aunts and uncles, Rodney (Barb) Zeroth, Michele (Mike) Pool, Darrell (Sally Loss) Zeroth, Cheryl (Jim) Hall, and Jaimee (Ryan) Jensen; cousins, many other loving family and friends. In lieu of flowers, plant a tree in her memory or make a donation in her name to the ASPCA, Friends of Animals or Humane League. Evening visitation will be held on Thursday June 18 from 6-8 PM and a Celebration of Talia's Life will be held on Friday, June 19 at 11 AM with visitation at 10 AM all at Peace United Methodist Church, 5050 Hodgson Rd., Shoreview, MN.

Talia Kay Miller

September 22, 1998 - June 14, 2026

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