Ann Miller

MILLER, Ann Sara. February 25, 1917 Â- November 15, 2009. Passed away peacefully in Pasadena, aged 92, preceded in death by her devoted husband Charles Miller (1913-1982). Beloved mother of Peter (Deloris) Leiter, Barbara Toby (Bernard) Wilmet, Virginia (Richard) Gibbs, Marjorie (Howard) Wolfe, and Earle (Dawn) Miller; loving and enthusiastic grandmother to Stuart Wolfe, Geoffrey Leiter, Stephane Wilmet, Todd Wolfe, Catherine Wilmet, Donna Wolfe, Adam Sandler, Aubra Sandler, Rachel Miller, Alyssa Leiter, Caroline Miller, and James Miller; and eleven great-grandchildren. Survived by her sister Lillian Shulman of Framingham, Massachusetts, sister and brother-in-law Minnie and Harry Lev of Beverly Hills; her nieces Marsha Farmelant of Framingham, Massachusetts, Cecile Geezil of Los Angeles, and Rosalie Kluger of Toronto, Ontario; and grandnephews and grandnieces in California, New York, and Canada. Born in Montreal, Quebec, Ann immigrated to California in 1937, settling first in Arroyo Grande and later in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and Pasadena, where she raised five children and was the laughing, singing hub of the extended family. She was a patron of the arts and the th...[more]

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ter, active in Hadassah and the Pasadena Mental Health Auxiliary. In 1981, at the age of 64, she entered Scripps College in Claremont, California where she obtained her B.A. in English literature in 1986 Â- the only grandmother in the dormitories at Scripps, and the subject of a profile in the Los Angeles Times. After graduation she maintained an active social and community life in Pasadena and Santa Barbara, traveled frequently, and embarked on the substantial project of translating the published memoirs of her mother-in-law Esther Miller from Yiddish into English. Ann will be remembered by all who knew and loved her for her quick wit, ready song, love of family, and zest for life. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the American Jewish University, 15600 Mulholland Dr., Los Angeles, Calif. 90077, www.ajula.edu; the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, 15 W. 16th St., New York, N.Y. 10011, www.yivoinstitute.org; or the AlzheimerÂ's Association, www.alz.org.