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Florence Miller Obituary
ManhattaN / Trumansburg - Florence Miller, age 81, lifetime resident of NYC and, during the long gardening season, a resident of Mount Road in Trumansburg, passed away peacefully at her NYC home on May 25, 2008 following an extended illness.
Florence was born on October 12, 1926 in Brooklyn, a daughter of the late Samuel and Bertha Rudetsky. She had been an Elementary Teacher and Guidance Counselor in the NYC Public School System.
She was independent, stubborn, strong witted, a voracious reader, a published writer, a patron of the opera, and an involved member of her community. She loved NYC (except for the pigeons) and equally loved the quietness of her country home; additionally, she truly loved her daughters.
Florence is survived by her daughters, Louise (Laura Robert) Miller of Ithaca and Rebecca Miller of NYC; and a brother, Edwin (Gloria) Rudetsky of California.
A graveside ceremony and prayers of committal will be offered by Abbe Lyons of the Ithaca Reformed Temple at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 2, 2008, at Lake View Cemetery in Ithaca. In lieu of flowers, kindly direct memorials in Florence's name to Amnesty International, 5 Penn Plaza, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10001. Arrangements are under the direction of Lansing Funeral Home, 32 Auburn Road, Lansing, NY. www.lansingfuneralhome.com
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Memories and Condolences
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Joseph Hesse
March 22, 2025
I miss you Florence.
Cousin Joe.
Edwin Rudetsky
May 31, 2008
Florence was the best sister a brother could have. I will miss her.
s. Ed, her brother
Roberta Jordan
May 31, 2008
Florence didn't have a computer or an e-mail address. She preferred an index card to send a note and a newspaper clipping to a friend, so she probably would have either had a great laugh about this guest book or would have objected. Probably would have laughed....
I wrote in my journal, that the day Florence died, was exactly the kind of day she would have spent in the garden, making the world and her world a more beautiful place..... here in NC, it was a stunningly bright, crisp spring day...a very Florence sort of day....
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