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05042010 Elizabeth Miller Dies

5/6/2010

KARASTAN VP
ELIZABETH MILLER
DIES

 


Elizabeth Miller


 

TREVOSE, PA -- Funeral service were held Wednesday, May 5 for  Elizabeth Miller, senior vice president of style and design for Karastan. She died May 3 at age 50 after a valiant battle with breast cancer.

She was the mother of Oliver Miller-Farrell; the daughter of Leatrice Weiss Miller and Mark Miller; sister of Jim Miller and Maggie Myers (Andy); and aunt of Zachary Miller, Sophie Miller, Ellen Myers and Chloe Miller.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in her name may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. J. Levine & Sons Memorial Chapel,  4737 Street Road, Trevose, PA 19053.

 For more details on a memorial fund established to aid the education of Elizabeth Miller's son, Oliver, click here.

 

 

 

REMEMBERING ELIZABETH MILLER
IN THE PAGES OF RUGNEWS.COM


October 2006: Elizabeth Miller, center, with son Oliver Miller-Farrell and mom Leatrice Weiss-Miller. The event was a "Think Pink"  party in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month held at The New York Mohawk Home/Karastan showroom at 295 Fifth Ave.

May 2007: Thom Filicia flanked by Elizabeth Miller (left), senior vice president of design for Karastan, and Connie Berry, director of marketing for Karastan broadloom. Celebrity designer Filicia did a series of hands-on retail seminars for Karastan.


August 2008, Grand Opening of Karastan's Las Vegas showroom: Karastan spokesperson Actress Kelly Preston,  (center) poses with the Macy's team. From left to right: Fitz Read, Lisa Magann, Keith Arlinghaus, Mark Blume, Karastan's  Elizabeth Miller and Greg Hanis.


Sept. 2007, New York Market Week: Maria Conrad, seated, rug buyer for Bloomingdale's, with Karastan's Elizabeth Miller and regional vp Bill Roach.


November 2006, Karastan Colorado Springs convention: Elizabeth Miller and Bill Storey, Karastan senior vice president of rugs.


July 2009, New York Micro-Mini Market at 295 Fifth Ave.: From left: Karastan's Courtney S. Jones, northeast regional manager; David Greenberg, NJ Decorating Exchange, River Edge, NJ; Elizabeth Miller,  Karastan vp; Bill Roach, David Bello, chief operating officer of NJ Decorating Exchange, and Pat Carroll, Karastan territory manager.


September 2008, Elizabeth Miller and Corrin Arasa of Project Greenhouse pose with Karastan's Plum Blossom rug. Karastan was one of the participating companies in the Be EcoChic runway show  at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.


September 2006 New York Metro Market:  Elizabeth Miller and Bill Storey, Karastan executive vice president.


August 2008: Karastan/Mohawk Select celebrated the grand opening of its Las Vegas showroom. Fom left: Bill Storey, executive vice president of Mohawk's fashion group; Elizabeth Miller, and David Moyer, vice president of Mohawk Select.


November 2004: Jerry Weinrib, president of ABC Carpet & Home, New York, with Elizabeth Miller, Karastan's senior vice president of style and design. Taken at Karastan's bi-annual convention, held in Phoenix. (Everyone thought Elizabeth and Jerry were flirting that night! I hope they were right.)


May 2006: Baseball caps always make a fashion statement: Lissa Wyman, editor and publisher of Rugnews.com and Elizabeth Miller. The event was Karastan's launch of the American Treasures collection, a group of co-ordinated broadloom carpets, runners and rugs at a press conference and reception Thursday, May 4 2006 at ABC Carpet & Home.

Until we meet again!

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