Hartland, Vermont

Fran Milo, born 1939 in Jersey City, NJ to Mildred and Alexander Milovic, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2021 at her home in Hartland following a brief illness. Fran lived in New York City for a number of years, working in the fashion industry, and enjoyed vacations at a second home in Bridgewater Corners, VT. After graduating from City College of New York, Hunter and Baruch Colleges with honors in English Literature and Psychology, she obtained a Masters in ESL and taught in the New York area, including adult education at Riker's Island Prison. She represented the Bluefish line of fashion as well. After relocating permanently to Vermont in 1996, she tutored ESL students and operated a shop in Woodstock called Needlewerx, featuring her own originally designed sweaters. She later became an adjunct at Community College in Lebanon, NH, teaching adult ESL classes.

Fran supported national animal welfare causes. She had several dogs and also adopted a rescue dog from Hurricane Katrina. She began attending Our Lady of the Snows Church in Woodstock in 2009. After losing her Bridgewater home in Tropical Storm Irene, she resettled in Hartland. She retired from teaching in 2017.

Fran is survived by her brother, Alexander Milovic, Jr. (Deborah) of Mahwah, New Jersey, two nephews, Alexander Milovic III and Mark Milovic, as well as two great-nephews and a great-niece and her aunt, Margo Milovic. There will be a Funeral Mass at Our Lady of the Snows in Woodstock, VT on Friday, February 26, at 11:00 am. Burial will take place in the Spring at Riverside Cemetery in Woodstock.

Arrangements are by Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock, VT An on line guest book can be found at cabotfh.com