Carol A Mislan

Carol Ann (Miller) Mislan, 101, of Lexington, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully on December 17th at Youville Place Assisted Living in Lexington. She was born in Trenton on March 20, 1924, daughter of the late William and Mary Cole Miller, and sister of the late Mary Bilderback and Elizabeth Snyder. She was married to the late Joseph Mislan for 65 years. She is survived by her son, David and his wife Kathy of Lexington, MA; daughter, Joanne Sagansky and her husband Peter of Sturbridge, MA; granddaughters, Hilary Mislan and her husband Paul Bertler of Paxton, MA, Libby Mislan and her husband Eldad Arad of Brooklyn, NY, and Hannah Mislan and her husband Michael Foti of Brooklyn, NY; and great-granddaughters Juniper and Robin Bertler. She was the aunt of the late Sr. Mary Bilderback of Spring Lake and is survived by many nieces and nephews, including Peter and Jesse Bilderback of Manahawkin, John Bilderback of Hawaii, and Sally and Joseph Bogdan of Ewing.
Carol graduated from Trenton High School in the class of 1942, and earned her bachelor's degree from Trenton State Teachers College. She worked in the Trenton Public Schools for many years as an elementary school teacher, particularly at Antheil School in Ewing, and also as a supervisor of student teachers. She was known for her teaching excellence and kindness in the classroom and leaves behind many grateful students. Outside of her work life, she was active as the class agent for her Trenton High School class, as an organizer of several bridge groups, as a volunteer at Morris Hall/St Joseph's, and was a long-time parishioner at St. Ann's Church. She was also a lifelong fan of the New York Yankees and rarely missed an opportunity to watch a ballgame. She lived in Lawrenceville until 2022, when she moved to Massachusetts to be closer to her children and where she found new friends and community at Youville Place.
The family will receive friends in the Chapel of St. Ann's Church, 1253 Lawrenceville Rd., Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 on Saturday, January 3rd, from 10:00AM until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00AM. Entombment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of the M. William Murphy Funeral Home, 935 Parkway Ave., Ewing, NJ. Live stream link is available at St. Ann's Home Page.: https://churchofsaintann.net/.
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