Sarah J. Miller

Sarah was born on Dec. 15, 1929 in Jay. She is one of eight siblings of John Southmayd and Frances Pelkey.

Sarah married John C. Miller, son of John Miller and Dora Reil.

She went to work for General Electric in Schenectady, at Roswell Park Cancer Research Center until 1968 when they adopted their only son John D. Miller. Sarah also worked at Wassaic State School, and later retired to become a homemaker and raise her son, as she followed her husband’s career in the NYS OPWDD safety department.

Sarah took pride in her flower beds, her cross-stitch embroidery projects and keeping a tidy house. In the summer she loved to go to garage sales. She was a hard worker. She would mow the lawn and stack firewood, and maintain a wood stove with the best of them.

Sarah is predeceased by her brother, Charles Southmayd, and sisters Joan Craig, June Hart, Charlotte Granish, Janet Southmayd, Martha Bowen and Bertha Bola.

Sarah was also predeceased by her husband John C. Miller, who passed in 2005.

She is survived by her son John and his wife Debi Miller (Kennedy), niece Crystal Martin (Bruno), and several other nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held Saturday, Jan. 14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a funeral service to follow at 1 p.m. at Heidrick-Zaumetzer Funeral Home, 3 College St., AuSable Forks. Burial will take place in the spring at Holy Name Cemetery.

Services were entrusted to Heidrick-Zaumetzer Funeral Home, AuSable Forks.