Nancy Robbins Mangus ’62, February 28, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska. After Mills, Nancy earned a law degree from Boston College and a master’s at USC. She was a longtime employee with the Department of Defense, deployed to locations such as Germany, Japan, and Guam, but she always returned to her hometown of Omaha. She is survived by her husband, Guy; a daughter, Courtney “Ceci” Mangus Ferer ’92; and two grandchildren. Elaine Wright Calk ’62, January 12, in Mountain View, California. After earning her nursing degree, she immediately began working the night shift at El Camino Hospital to take care of her family during the day. She later worked as a paralegal. Elaine was a longtime member of the Los Altos United Methodist Church, and she loved to garden and to travel—especially in Mexico, where she enjoyed using the Spanish she picked up as a child in Texas. She is survived by her husband, Lewis; three daughters, including Tracy Calk ’90; and four grandchildren. Marion Yeaw, MA ’65, September 7, 2019, in Alameda. She was a nurse who earned her BS in nursing from the University of Michigan and worked in the hospital there before getting her MA in education at Mills. Marion was a certified nursing teacher who provided instruction in pediatric nursing at a variety of hospitals around the Bay Area. Before retiring in 1989, she was the director of staff development at Waters Edge Lodge, a senior care facility, in Alameda. Carole Miller ’68, July 29, 2021, in San Bernardino, California. Page Shelp ’68, November 9, 2020, in Great Falls, Virginia. She was the executive director of McLean Community Center. Gloria Boyd ’69, January 16, 2021 in Carrollton, Texas. A polyglot, she studied French at the Sorbonne and Spanish at Universidad Menendez Pelayo in Sentander, Spain. After Mills, Gloria earned an MA in history at the University of Texas in Arlington, and she taught subjects ranging from languages to humanities to art over a 40-year career in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Gloria also traveled around the world, and she loved rescuing cats. She is survived by a sister and several nephews and grand-nephews. Harvey Jones, MFA ’69, January 28, in Oakland. He worked as assistant to the director of Mills College Art Museum before going to the Oakland Museum of California in 1970. The next year, he was promoted to senior curator, and he served in that position until his retirement in 2006, overseeing more than 40 exhibitions. Harvey also lectured and consulted on California art, and writing books and articles on a broad variety of artistic themes. He was a devoted opera fan; a memorial fund has been set up in his name at Berkeley’s West Edge Opera. Jane Burton Kincaid ’73, March 6, in Huntington, West Virginia. She was a gifted tennis player in her youth, winning the Canadian National Junior Women’s Tournament at 16 and playing in the first women’s US Open at 17. After Mills, she graduated with an English degree from Princeton, where she was also captain of the undefeated tennis team. Jane was also a gifted violinist, and she loved animals. She is survived by three cousins. Susan Dockery Andrews ’73, March 14, in Greensboro, North Carolina. After Mills, she studied for her MFA in dance at Sarah Lawrence. A performing career that began with street theater in Berkeley continued throughout her life for various companies, and she also taught dance in K-12 schools. Susan’s final work, at the Greensboro Historical Museum, explored the life of a mill worker in North Carolina’s textiles industry. She is survived by her husband, Spencer; three siblings; two sons; and two grandchildren.
Delilah Mutoff Quilici ’73, January 8, in Las Vegas. She is survived by her husband, Rick. Rose Villalon ’74, September 18, 2020, in San Francisco. She worked as a counselor at San Francisco’s juvenile hall for 32 years, where she was known as “Mama Rose.” Rose was also a cancer survivor. She is survived by a daughter. Rosita Rabello Valerio ’77, MAT ’79, December 22, 2021, in San Jose. Her second son, Desi, attended the Children’s School while she finished up her degree, and she gave birth to her third, Edric, while working on her MAT. Rosita worked across all levels of education, from toddler centers in Alameda and San Jose to ESL classes for adults, and she was a foster parent. She also loved to travel, dance, take care of animals, and tend to her container garden. She is survived by her husband, Alex; two sons; and three grandchildren. Stacy Cohn ’81, October 11, 2018, in Miami Beach, Florida. She worked as an investment advisor at Cohn Capital Management. Roberta Abrams ’89, January 5, in Ventura, California. After Mills, she graduated from UC Irvine, where she majored in history and minored in Russian studies. Roberta owned her own business for her designs in beading and crocheting, and she was a Bent Twig—her mother was the late Annette Movich Abrams ’59. Roberta is survived by a brother and an aunt, Felice Movich Pope ’60. Victoria Cooper ’89, November 14, 2021, in Napa. She was a resumer at Mills, and she spent many years working for Macy’s and the R.H. Macy & Company. Patricia Chepourkova ’90, June 5, 2021, in Oakland. She worked as a private chef, and she is survived by two children. Robert Fox, MFA ’15, January 7, in Martinez, California. He was also a graduate of Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design and San Francisco Art Institute. Robert retired as a videographer and technician for California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. He was an integral member of the Berkeley Shambhala Center, where he was also the practice and education director, and he taught classes in Buddhism and meditation. He is survived by his wife, Sarah Lauer; his mother; three siblings; and a niece and nephew.
Faculty & Staff Mark Levine, former music instructor, January 27, in Oakland.
Spouses and Family Frank Child, spouse of Julie Carroll Child ’56, January 18, 2020, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Richard Janusch, spouse of Diane Smith Janusch ’55, October 15, 2021, in Bothell, Washington. Glenn Moak, spouse of Carillon Cargill Moak ’51, May 30, 2021, in Indianapolis. Thomas Nolan, spouse of Susan Bach Nolan ’68, December 21, 2021, in Palo Alto.
Friends W. Bliss Carnochan, former Mills trustee, January 24, in Portola Valley, California. Martha Church, January 27, 2019, in Sarasota, Florida.
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