Anne Miller, 78, Real Estate Agency Owner and Active Community Volunteer

Prominent local businesswoman Anne Miller has died. She was 78 years old and active in or as a help for various Manchester organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce, Manchester Police Athletic League and Young@Art.

Miller, daughter of Adolph and Anna Baresia, was born and raised in town. She married Walter Miller and was mother of Martin Miller and Clare Miller-Burti, according to the Hartford Courant, which cited the John F. Tierney Funeral Home for the information.

In 1969, Miller started her career in real estate, and in 1986 she founded Anne Miller Real Estate in Manchester. She was named “Realtor of the Year” by the Manchester Board of Realtors in both 1989 and 1998.

She served on the board of directors of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce member for 20 years and was a member for 30. One of the other organizations she volunteered for is the Little Theatre of Manchester.

The wake is scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Tierney Funeral Home, 219 W. Center St., and the memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, according to the Chamber of Commerce. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or MARC, Inc

These two Manchester organizations noted her passing on their Facebook timelines:

Manchester Police Athletic League:

We are so saddened to hear of the passing of a great friend and former PAL Board Member Anne Miller. Anne is an shining example of care and giving to others and her good works for Manchester PAL and all of our community will be well remembered. Thank you Anne for helping us learn to give. Our heartfelt condolences go out to her family.

— Board and staff of Manchester PAL

Young@Art:

It is with sadness that we announce that Anne Miller has passed away. I have only known Anne for a couple of years and I associate her with her Real Estate company and her obsession with giving to charities. Anne has contributed gift baskets for fund-raisers for all sorts of organizations including ours for “Summertime Sadness” and last year’s Cinco de Junio party. We will miss her, but she has taught us so much about generosity that we will never forget.