02/04/08 — NORTHVILLE, N.Y. — Anne Miller, beloved mother, sister, teacher and friend passed away on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, after a valiant battle with leukemia. She was 70 years old.
She is survived by her two siblings: Sam Miller of East Aurora, N. Y.; and Mary Miller OSB of Erie; her five adoring children: Andrew J. LaRoe and his wife, Karen, of Ballston Lake, N.Y.; Julie A. LaRoe of Schenectady, N.Y; Dianne (Lopi) M. LaRoe of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Jennifer A. LaRoe and her partner, Dylan Quigley, of Juneau, Alaska; Silas Miller of Burlington, Vt.; and her two grandchildren: Lila and Miles Quigley of Juneau. She also leaves behind an amazingly dedicated and loving extended family of friends.
For the past 30 years, Anne called the Adirondacks, which she loved, home. In the early 1980s, she founded the Commonground Gallery in Northville, N.Y., where she lived, taught, and painted. Anne, a true “gem of the Adirondacks,” was deeply devoted to Northville, the land, and its people. She shared her love with everyone she met through her gifts of art, music and gardening. She was an integral part of the village she loved, and will be forever missed.
Anne was born on July 24, 1937, in Meadville, to Bernard and Sylvia Miller. She attended Mercyhurst College in Erie, as an undergrad and later received her master of fine arts degree at SUNY Albany. She was a member of the Oak Room Artists and also served on the boards of the Sacandaga Valley Arts Network, the Guild of Adirondack Artists and the Saratoga County Council on the Arts. Her work has been exhibited extensively in the northeast and is in private collections worldwide.
Visiting hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Commonground Gallery, 122 Bridge Street, Northville, N.Y. A service will be held Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. at Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Northville. Donations can be made to the Sacandaga Valley Arts Network at PO Box 660, Northville, 12134. Condolences may be made to the family online at www.northvillefuneralservice.com.
