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Christine M. Miller, 91, of Guilford died peacefully Aug. 2 at Connecticut Hospice in Branford after a brief illness. She was born Christine Buonocore on June 28, 1925, in Ischia, Italy.

She came to New Haven at a young age with her mother Maria and lived with her family by the ocean in Morris Cove. She worked as a bookkeeper for her father Jack Buonocore’s dressmaking factory on Chapel Street, and then married Bill Miller, a well-known gymnastics instructor in the area. Together they ran a dance and gymnastics studio on Edgewood Avenue in New Haven, and then moved the business to Branford on Route 1. Christine moved to Sarasota, Florida, in the 70’s and became a real estate agent and property manager. She loved playing the piano, tennis, watercolor and oil painting, and was a fantastic cook.

She moved back to Guilford several years ago to be with the family, and is survived by her sister Resty Melaccio of North Branford; and brothers Ciro Buonocore of Branford and Louis Buonocore of West Harrison, New York. She leaves her loving children Cheryl Weymann and husband Ray; Jan Miller and wife Shaune; and Lisa Miller Smith and husband Richard; as well as grandchildren Victoria and Christina Smith.

A wake will be held at the W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home, 244 North Main St., Branford, on Aug. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Therese Church, Leetes Island Rd., Branford, on Aug. 12 at 10:00 a.m., with a brunch immediately following the service. For an online memorial, please visit www.wsclancy.com.