Joan W. MILLER

MILLER, Joan W.
Joan W. Miller, 80, of Middletown, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, (October 12). She had suffered a stroke in March and recently was under home hospice care. Born in Cleveland, OH, Joan was the daughter of Stanley and Lurella Walton. She is survived by her husband, Richard, of 57 years; and by her sister, Jeanne Lange of Englewood, FL; and by her brother, Richard Walton, of Montpelier, VT; and by her children, Carol Moran and her husband, Michael, of Storrs, CT; Jean Mariner and her husband, Paul, of Albuquerque, NM; and Eric Miller and his wife, Juliet Stumpf, of Portland, OR; and her grandchildren, Lauren, Eric, and Lucy Moran; Blaise, EmmaLia, and Eliza Mariner; and Liam and Kai Miller Castles. Joan graduated from Oberlin College in 1955, then taught second grade in Madison and Woodbridge, CT. She earned her MALS degree at Wesleyan in 1979. She learned to read ancient Greek and took pleasure in translating the New Testament. She coordinated student programs for the Wesleyan Project to Increase Mastery in Math and Science for high school students and teachers. In recent years she volunteered in the English as a Second Language program at the Middletown Adult Education center. Joan enjoyed spending summers on Lake Webb in Weld, ME, and had a life-long love for playing Chopin, Bach, and Scott Joplin on the piano. Joan donated her body to the Yale Medical School for educational purposes.
Memorial services will be held in the coming months in Middletown and Weld. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation at www.sjogrens.org.