Charles N. Miller

Charles N. Miller passed away peacefully on April 23, 2025, in Sarasota, Florida. Charles was born on October 7, 1927 (D. April 23, 2025). Charlie is survived by his wife Toby Miller (Sarasota), his sister Libby Berday, his four children Steven Gary Miller, (Cheryl), Stacey Beth Miller (Walter Tabachnik), Robert Matthew Miller (Cheri), David Michael Miller (Shery), 7 grandchildren (Lehat, Sivan, Nicole, Max, Arielle, Daniel and Johnathan,), and 6 great-grandchildren. Charlie was the third child born to Isadore and Sarah Miller, who came to the United States from eastern Europe in 1922. Charlie grew up during the depression, in Brooklyn, New York (Brownsville). Charlie held several childhood jobs, including serving as a messenger, travelling all across New York City. This afforded him the opportunity to stop into the bakeries he loved, to grab some chocolate cake. Charlie shared a bed with his brothers and sisters growing up, and we would hide his cake and sneak bites under his blanket. Libby always knew. Charlie also learned how to play pool and became quite good, and would frequent pool halls where real gangsters in the 1930s would gather to try and win money. He told us that one day one gentleman who took a shine to him kicked him out and told him never to come back again, because he had a bright future. That he did. Charlies’ older Brother Joseph (deceased), went off to fight in World War II, and Charlie attended the Bronx School of Science. At age 17, when his younger brother Jerry (deceased) was still a young child, his father took him to the recruiting station, and Charles enlisted in the Navy. Charlie proudly served as a World War II Veteran, serving as a Petty Officer on a minesweeper. It was there that Charlie learned how to box, which happened when a fellow shipmate yelled a derogatory anti-Semitic term at another sailor during a movie. Charlie leaped over rows at the ship theater to get to the guy. The crew had them get into the ring, and Charlie knocked him out. After the War, Charlie earned his Electrical Engineering degree from Fairleigh Dickenson University, and met the love of his life, Toby Simone Miller, and the two married in 1954. Toby kept Charlie in line (most of the time) during their 71 year-long incredible marriage. Charlie went to work for ITE Imperial as an electrical engineer salesman and eventually came from Greenburgh, Pennsylvania back to New York, where he worked as the District Manager and oversaw operations for several years. Charlie and Toby settled in Ossining, New York, where they raised their family and Charlie commuted to New York City’s Grand Central Station each day. Charlie loved taking Toby and his family to New York City shows, dinners, the zoo, and museums. He created special memories for all on the many family camping and cross-country trips taken in the station wagon. Charlie and Toby retired and moved to Sarasota, Florida in 1988, accompanied by 3 other couples and long-time friends, who all amazingly moved together to the same community, Pelican Cove, where they lived a wonderful life filled with travel, tennis, family, activities, significant and numerous volunteering work, and enjoying each other, their children and grandchildren. Charlie had a great sense of humor, and was kind to everyone he met. He was easy to like, and easy to respect. He touched many lives in a warm, sincere way. Charlie lived a long, wonderful, incredible Jewish life, and we will all miss him as we keep him in our heart. A graveside service will be held on Monday, April 28, 2025, at 1:00pm, at Temple Beth Sholom Cemetery, 801 Circus Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34232. Donations in his memory can be made to ORT America (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training). https://secure2.convio.net/waort/site/Donation2?idb=1057689600&DONATION_LEVEL_ID_SELECTED=1&df_id=6181&mfc_pref=T&6181.donation=form1&idb=[[S76:idb]] 75 Maiden Lane, Floor 10, New York, NY 10038; (212) 505-7700

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Charles N. Miller

October 7, 1927 - April 23, 2025