Catherine Laraine Miller
1963-2020
At the Provincial Palliative Care Centre, Charlottetown on
January 16, 2020 of Catherine Laraine Miller, aged 56, of metastatic
breast cancer. Catherine was a feminist, artist, craftsperson,
builder, activist, instigator, teacher, mentor, traveller, partner of
28 years to Peter Rukavina, and mother to her beloved Oliver.
Catherine was born in Kingston, Ontario on June 18, 1963 to Grant and
Marina Miller (Kerr). Raised on the family farm in Harrowsmith,
Ontario, she lived an itinerant life of creating, learning, teaching,
and working for social justice, settling on Prince Edward Island in
1993. She is survived by her parents, brother William Miller (Debbie),
uncle Jim Kerr (Cathy), mother-in-law Frances Rukavina,
brothers-in-law Mike Rukavina (Karen Charette), John Rukavina, and
Stephen Rukavina (Monique Lacombe), and nieces and nephews Valerie,
Allan, Patricia, James, Jacob, Ava, Mila, Victor and Edgar.
Predeceased by uncles Stanley Kerr and Clark Miller, aunt Ioma
Robinson, and father-in-law Norman Rukavina. A celebration of
Catherine’s life will be held on Monday at 11 am from St. Paul’s
Anglican Church, Charlottetown. No visitation by request. In
Catherine’s memory, make a donation to Stars for Life Foundation for
Autism. Then follow her example to forge a more colourful, just and
peaceful world.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Catherine Laraine Miller 19632020..
Death notice for the town of: Stratford, Province: I-P-E