Burton A. Miller

Burton A. Miller, 83, of Newington and West Hartford, CT died peacefully on Sunday (January 23, 2022) knowing how much his family loved him. He was the son of Harry Miller and Julia Stone Miller. He was the devoted husband of Linda Miller for 60 years. He graduated from Weaver High School and loved keeping in touch with his classmates and helping with and going to high school reunions. Burt studied to be a pharmacist at the University of Connecticut, where he was a member of the AZO fraternity. His fraternity brothers continued to be lifelong friends of his. He was the co-owner of Towne Pharmacy in Glastonbury, CT and worked there for over 30 years, serving the community and providing access to care for all of his customers. Burt loved his family, his religion, his country, his friends, UConn basketball, and the Boston Red Sox. His children and grandchildren fondly remember their annual trips to Cape Cod with him and Linda and are grateful for this time that they shared. Burt was a devoted member of B'nai Sholom in Newington and B'nai Tikvoh-Sholom in Bloomfield and coordinated a weekday minyan there for many years. He loved to attend Shabbat and holiday services and always had prayers to share at family gatherings. He loved to read about and discuss Jewish history, United States history, and current events and politics. Burt leaves his loving wife Linda Miller, his brother Alan Miller and his wife Charlotte, of Langhorne, PA, his children Jeffrey Miller, of Newington, CT, Bonnie Schneider and her husband, Eric, of West Hartford, CT, and Steven Miller and his wife Lorena, of Magnolia, DE, his grandchildren Benjamin, Abigail, Jacob, Noah, Cole, and Freddy, and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. The funeral will be held graveside at the Congregation B'nai Sholom Cemetery, 1361 Berlin Turnpike, Wethersfield, CT on Thursday 1/27 at 1 pm and will be streamed online. The family will hold virtual shiva minyanim on Thursday and Sunday evenings at 7 pm. For more information, please contact Eric or Weinstein Mortuary. Memorial contributions for Burt can be made to the American Cancer Society, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, or B'nai Tikvoh-Sholom.