About Ann Russell Miller
Lived 1928 – 2021 (aged 92). Ann Russell Miller was an American nun, carmelite nun and socialite.
Ann Russell Miller, O.Carm (October 30, 1928 – June 5, 2021) was an American socialite who left her wealth behind to become a Carmelite nun known as Sister Mary Joseph of the Trinity.
Early life Mary Ann Russell was born in San Francisco on October 30, 1928. Her father, Donald J. Russell, chaired Southern Pacific Railroad. Her mother was Louise Herring Russell.
Personal life Russell had dreams of becoming a nun, but instead fell in love and married Richard K. Miller on June 15, 1948. Richard was an heir to the Folger coffee fortune. He was also the grandson of Christian Otto Gerberding "C.O.G." Miller, the founder of Pacific Lighting Corporation, which eventually became Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Richard eventually rose to the vice presidency of that company. She and Richard had a total of ten children. According to a 2005 feature in the San Francisco Chronicle she was friends with Loretta Young, Nancy Reagan, and Phyllis Diller.
On her 61st birthday in 1989, Miller announced she would be entering a convent,
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Who was Ann Russell Miller?
American nun, former socialite (1928-2021)
When was Ann Russell Miller born?
Ann Russell Miller was born on 30 October 1928 in San Francisco.
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Ann Russell Miller died on 5 June 2021 in Des Plaines.
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Ann Russell Miller was a nun, carmelite nun and socialite.
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Ann Russell Miller was American.
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