MARJORIE (STEVENS) MILLER - BURLINGTON - Marjorie Stevens Miller, 96, died on April 2, 2015, in Birchwood Terrace Nursing Home following a long illness. She was born on April 18, 1918, in St. Johnsbury, the daughter of Arthur and Grace McLeod Stevens. She was a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy, Class of 1936, Bradford Jr. College in 1938, and Eliot Pearson School of Tufts University in 1940. She married E. Roger Miller of Johnson in 1942. Marj taught Kindergarten in Springfield and Wellesley, Mass., while her husband served overseas. After the war, they settled in Morrisville, and later moved to Hyde Park. In 1974, she moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., where she worked at the Phoenix Zoo for nearly 20 years. She returned to Vermont in 1998 to be near her family. She loved animals and all sports, made many needlepoint heirlooms for her family, and was an avid knitter. In her later years, she made hundreds of baby hats volunteering with the United Way of Chittenden County's RSVP Crafty Hands Warm Hearts program. She is survived by her son, Jeffrey Miller and his wife, Brenda, of Hyde Park; daughter, Janice Miller Sawtell of Essex; grandchildren, Ian Miller, Christi Miller Dussault, Erin Sawtell Phelan, and Andrew Sawtell; and several great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents; and brother, Walter. The family would like to thank the entire staff of A Wing at Birchwood Terrace for their kindness, love and patience over the past three years. At her request, there will be a small family gathering and memorial in St. Johnsbury at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are in the care of the Cremation Society of Chittenden County, a division of the Ready Family, 261 Shelburne Rd., Burlington. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Vermont.