Obituary: Bernice W. (Mleczko) Miller, 84, of Clinton & Guilford

Obituary courtesy of Guilford Funeral Home:

Saturday, July 31, 2021 Bernice W. (Mleczko) Miller, longtime resident of Clinton, summer resident of Guilford, CT and most recently of Brooklyn, CT passed away peacefully at the age of 84. Bernice was born in Danbury, CT on Feb. 5, 1937, daughter of the late Bronislaw Mleczko and Nettie (Beczek) Mleczko. She was the beloved wife of the late Dr. Robert George Miller (2012).

Bernice was the loving mother of Justine Curry and her husband Gregory of Johnston, RI; Hans Miller and his wife Carrie of Woodinville, WA; Daniel Miller and his wife Maureen of Cheshire, CT. She is survived by seven grandchildren, Amanda and Aidan Curry; Markus and Lukas Miller; Elizabeth, Ryan and Rebecca Miller.Bernice is also survived by her brothers Bronislaw Mleczko (Diane Cote) of Surfside Beach, SC and David Mleczko and his wife Carol of New Fairfield. She is survived by her nephew Graham Mleczko, his wife Katie and children Parker and Huxley of Fairfield.

Bernice graduated from Danbury High School in 1954 as the class president. She went on to graduate nursing school from Saint Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing (now part of Sacred Heart University) in 1957. Prior to her retirement in 2006, Bernice worked as a Registered Nurse at Danbury Hospital, Soldiers Memorial Hospital in Australia, Ashlar of Newtown, Clinton Health Care and Madison House.

She enjoyed reading voraciously, shopping incessantly and cooking delicious home cooked meals and yummy baked goods. Bernice loved her family and was always happy to show pictures of her seven grandchildren of whom she was very proud.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Doctors Without Borders, 40 Rector St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10006.