AUBURN — Sarah M. “Sally” Miller, 87, of Livermore, slipped away peacefully on Friday, March 23, at the Hospice House, surrounded by family members. She was an admirable and amazing lady who will be remembered by all who were lucky enough to have known her.

She was born in Baltimore, Md., March 25, 1924, to Sarah Humphreys and Duncan McCulloch Jr.; the first of four siblings. She was home-schooled and graduated from Low-Heywood school in 1942. She graduated in 1945 from Vassar College from the only fully accelerated wartime three-year bachelor’s program, majoring in chemistry, premed. She was accepted at the University of Maryland Medical School, but did not enroll. Instead she chose to become Mrs. George Henry Miller Jr., then a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania.

They resided from 1945 to 1948 in Philadelphia, Pa., in Chicago, Ill., from 1948 to 1958, Gainesville, Fla., from 1958 to 1976, and in Livermore since that time.

During her time in Pennsylvania, she was employed by the University of Pennsylvania in the Harrison department of surgical research. From 1960 to 1968, she worked in research at the urology lab at the University of Florida, although, due to her husband’s employment there and the nepotism laws of the time, she did so in an unpaid capacity. From 1968 to 1976 she was employed by the University of Florida as a research associate in the animal nutrition division, where she coauthored several published journal articles on trace element metabolism in animals.

Many know Sarah through her many handknit, seamless knitting designs, the most notable of which are the “Oh Wow!” mittens and her Fair Isle tams. Having raised sheep in Maine, she wrote and published “The Maine Whole Lamb Cookbook” in 1985.

She enjoyed knitting, crossword puzzles, sewing, bridge, sports, writing, classical music and politics. A favorite, lifelong pastime was spending time on Moosehead Lake at the camp built by her own parents in 1928, which remains in the family today.

She is survived by her “wonderful, extraordinary husband who made our marriage ‘work’ in spite of me,” Dr. George H. Miller Jr.; her four children and their spouses, Dr. Bayard and Beth Miller of Gainesville, Fla., Dr. George H. Miller III and Lisa Miller of Waterville, Sarah Patton and Edwin Ward of Winthrop, and Duncan G. and Robin Miller of Livermore; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; her sister, Mary S. Carroll (McCulloch) Hardy Roberts of Scottsville, Va.; and many nephews and nieces.

She was predeceased by her parents; and her brothers, Duncan McCulloch III and Richard S. McCulloch.

Sarah wanted to extend a special thanks to Dr. Austin, Kimberly Foss and the wonderful, supportive and caring staffs of the Hospice House in Auburn and Androscoggin Home Health Care.

Memories and tributes may be shared on her memorial wall at www.wilesrc.com.