M. Jean Miller
April 26, 1924 — September 16, 2007
M. Jean Miller, 83, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, September 16, 2007 at Stamford Hospital after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born April 26, 1924 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late Leonard J. and Edith Coghlan Prater.
Jean was a life-long resident of Glenbrook and attended Stamford Schools, graduating Class of 1942 from Stamford High School. She worked for the Stamford Board of Education as an Account Clerk for twenty-five years, retiring in 1987. Jean was also a member of the Columbiettes, St. Augustine, Council #41. She enjoyed traveling, boating, frequent trips to the casino and spending time with her good friends at Cummings Beach. Her main love was her grandchildren and her great-granddaughter.
Jean is survived by her loving son and daughter-in-law, Kenny and Rita Miller of Stamford; a granddaughter, Alison and her husband Jim Coghlan; a great-granddaughter, Lily Pearl Coghlan of Fairfield; and a grandson, Richard and his wife Shana Miller of Darien. A sister, Doris McManus of Augusta, GA; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of forty-nine years, Roger (Buddy) Miller, who passed away on October 16, 1991.
Friends may call at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 from 3:00 7:00 PM. A service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at Long Ridge Union Cemetery.
Please omit flowers. Donations may be made in Jeans name to the Tomorrows Childrens Fund, 30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601. www.cognetta.com
Jean was a life-long resident of Glenbrook and attended Stamford Schools, graduating Class of 1942 from Stamford High School. She worked for the Stamford Board of Education as an Account Clerk for twenty-five years, retiring in 1987. Jean was also a member of the Columbiettes, St. Augustine, Council #41. She enjoyed traveling, boating, frequent trips to the casino and spending time with her good friends at Cummings Beach. Her main love was her grandchildren and her great-granddaughter.
Jean is survived by her loving son and daughter-in-law, Kenny and Rita Miller of Stamford; a granddaughter, Alison and her husband Jim Coghlan; a great-granddaughter, Lily Pearl Coghlan of Fairfield; and a grandson, Richard and his wife Shana Miller of Darien. A sister, Doris McManus of Augusta, GA; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of forty-nine years, Roger (Buddy) Miller, who passed away on October 16, 1991.
Friends may call at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford, on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 from 3:00 7:00 PM. A service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 10:00 AM. Interment will follow at Long Ridge Union Cemetery.
Please omit flowers. Donations may be made in Jeans name to the Tomorrows Childrens Fund, 30 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601. www.cognetta.com
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