Margaret Milliot

Margaret"Sis"(Greaves) Milliot, 89, of Higganum, formerly of Middletown, beloved wife of Robert Milliot, died October 29th, 2021 at Apple Rehab Center, Plainville. She was the youngest child of the late Norman and Rose (Flanagan) Greaves. She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School (class of 1949) in Middletown. Always the life of the party, Sis brought laughter and her quick wit everywhere she went. While she was raising her children, her brother coaxed her to waitress at his restaurant The Brownstone in Portland. Later, Margaret waitressed at the Clam Box in Wethersfield where she put on legendary skits for employee holiday parties. After attending Middlesex Community College, she began her bookkeeping career at the Cromwell Crest Nursing Home and Buckley Nursing Home in Hartford. Retirement didn't suit her, so she went back to work part time as a clerical assistant at SMW Local 40 Connecticut Sheet Metal Workers Union in Rocky Hill, working well into her 80s. As part of two large families (Greaves and Milliots), vacations were spent camping with relatives. In later years, her family loved spending the twilight hours of summer having dinner poolside with her and Bob, where she could be counted on not only for an amazing meal, but also as a family historian, catching everyone up on the latest news and sharing stories of times passed. A dedicated grandmother, she faithfully picked her grandchildren up from school every day, and many years later, met her great-grandchildren at the bus stop. Sis was a fan of the UConn women's basketball, avid mystery reader and followed current affairs - her coffee table was always strewn with newspapers and magazines. Margaret is survived by her children, Nancy Allen of Duxbury, MA, Lynne Benedict of Higganum, CT, Sue Lanzarone and her husband Tony of Newington, CT, and Drew Milliot of Middlefield, CT; grandchildren, Larissa Johnson, Lacey Shamrock and her husband Tanner, Anthony Lanzarone, Thomas Lanzarone, and Madeline Milliot; great grandchildren, Fox and Senara Johnson; and sisters in law, Ruth Greaves, Portland, CT and Florence Milliot, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. "Aunt Sissy" also leaves many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings, Eleanor Bellmore, Hubert Greaves, Dorothy Todaro, Edward Greaves, John "Jake" Greaves and her son-in-law, Brett Allen. Burial will be held, Tuesday November 16th at 9 a.m. State Veterans' Cemetery, Middletown next to her husband. Friends may call on Monday the 15th from 5 to 7 p.m. at Biega Funeral Home, 3 Silver St. Middletown. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 200 Executive Blvd S #4b, Southington, CT 06489.