Obituary: Emily 'Milka' Diane Simko

Emily “Milka” Diane Simko of Milan, N.H., formerly a resident of Randolph, N.H., passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at her daughter’s home, after fighting her battle with breast cancer. She fought with so much strength and love! She was 67 years old.

Emily was born in Toronto, Canada, on Dec. 25, 1951, and then moved to Berlin, N.H., after her father passed away when she was at the young age of 7. Emily studied piano with the Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada. She started to play her piano again at 24, writing music and lyrics, which ultimately brought her to become a composer-keyboardist. In 1995 she released her first production, “Earth Project Music,” and then her second release “Excursions.”