Patricia Miller

It is with great sadness that the family of Patricia Miller, age 82, of Pompton Lakes, announces her unexpected passing on Sunday, December 18, 2022.

Pat was born in Paterson, NJ to James P. and Ruth (Rock) Duffy. She grew up in the family’s home on Getty Avenue and attended Central High School in Paterson. After graduating high school, she got her first job at the A&P Grocery Store in Paterson before taking a job with Lakeview Savings and Loan. She eventually settled into a thirty-two-year career with Pathmark Grocery Stores where she rose to the position of Bakery Manager of the stores in Wayne, Kinnelon and Parsippany.

Pat married William “Bill” Sadlock and together, they were blessed with two daughters:  Karyn and Sandra. The family lived on William Street in Little Falls until their house was completely flooded out. They then moved to Wanaque where Pat continued to be a loving homemaker and mother for the next twenty-plus years.

After her divorce, Pat met a gentleman named Byran Miller while a Bakery Manager in the Pathmark’s Kinnelon store. They dated for two years then, one night while out to dinner, Bryon asked Pat for her hand in marriage. They married at the Golden Age Hall in Wanaque on March 17, 1990, which also happened to be St. Patrick’s Day, and took a honeymoon trip to Canada. Their first home together was at the Waterfall Village in Bloomingdale. They later moved to the Brookside Heights community in Wanaque, then to the Forest Hill Lake community in West Milford before moving to the Twin Lakes community in Shohola, Pennsylvania after Bryon’s retirement in 2007. It’s interesting to note that, in all four of their residences during the course of their marriage, Byron and Patricia always lived in a community with some form of aquatic-themed name.

Pat and Byron loved to visit flea markets. They didn’t travel a lot during their life together but, they did take a couple of trips. There was the cruise on the Caribbean but their trip to Jamaica was the most memorable. They just happened to be in Jamaica during a presidential uprising. It was a chaotic time and they ended up being evacuated a day before they were supposed to leave.  

Pat’s hobbies included decorating cakes, challenging herself with word searches, painting by numbers and watching One Life to Live. While engaged in these activities, her little feline friend Priscilla was always by her side.

Pat’s faith in God was important to her. For many years she was active in her parish at St. Francis of Assisi R.C. Church in Haskell where she enjoyed volunteering to help at all the carnivals and was also a member of the PTA when her daughters attended the church’s school.

Pat especially cherished the good times and memories made with her family. She loved hosting gatherings at her house. With a pool in the backyard and plenty of good food on the grill, everyone liked getting together at her home. At Christmas time, her sister Joan hosted Christmas Eve and Pat always had all the family over on Christmas Day.

Pat and Byron adored their grandchildren and, having them live fairly close by was something they were especially thankful for. All together they enjoyed fun and educational adventures learning about the art of glass blowing, taking trips to the nearby Milford Museum, and fun days at the local amusement park. Sometimes they just did simple things like having sleepovers and watching television. Pat loved spoiling her grandchildren and, with her bakery experience, she had fun suprising them on their birthdays with specially themed birthday cakes.

Pat was a good friend to Laurie and Frances who have gone on before her. Down to earth, she would tell it like it was. She will be missed for her endless guidance and her mere presence.  

Pat was the loving wife of the late Byron Miller (2018). She was the loving mother of the late Karyn LoCicero (2019) and Sandra Kolinsky and husband Stephen of Ringwood; cherished grandmother of: Wyatt LoCicero and wife Kerri, Dakotah Stout an husband Brandon, Evan Kolinsky, and Jacob Kolinsky; dear sister of her three sisters: the late Bettyann Smith (2019), Carole Duffy of Wanaque, and Joan Colella and husband Dr. Lou Colella of Wanaque; and dear aunt to numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her cat Pricilla.

Those planning an expression of sympathy in Pat’s name are asked to consider:

American Cancer Society

P.O. Box 42040

Oklahoma City, OK 73123

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Whichever method you use to donate, please indicate that the gift is in memory of Patricia Miller and include your name and address. Thank you..