In Memoriam
Notices of deaths received before September 22, 2009
Sybil Johnson Dray ’41 Sybil Johnson Dray, former Mills student body president and editor of the Weekly, passed away on July 10 in Litchfield Park, Arizona. After graduation, Dray continued to serve the College and its students with dedication and zeal as assistant director of admissions. She also served on the AAMC Board of Governors, as a member of the Mills College Board of Trustees, and as editor of the Mills Quarterly. Wherever she lived— in Oakland, San Francisco, Scarsdale, and the Houston area—she remained involved in educational, community, and Mills alumnae organizations. Survivors include her husband, Lester; children Douglas and Susan Dray ’72; three grandchildren; sisters Barbara Johnson Penhallow ’46 and Sarah Johnson Stewart ’56; and nieces Christine Ann Hagelin ’70, Maquita Biven Denison ’75, and Laura Ann Bramble, MA ’90.
Gifts in Memory of Received June 1–August 31, 2009 Suzanne Adams ’48 by Lynn Eve Komaromi ’87 Glenn l. Allen Jr. by Katherine and Glenn Allen III, P ’04 Nancy Van Norman Baer ’66 by Alan Baer Joan Gilbert Bailin ’51 by Martha McMaster Quimby ’51 Sheila Weibert Ballantyne ’58 by Margaret Roberts Tomczak ’58 Yuri Basalaev, grandfather of Anna Basalaev-Binder ’12, by Poldi Binder and Misha Basalaev, P ’12
Betty Wilson Newbegin ’30, February 7, in Lacey, Washington. She was a social worker by profession, an active church volunteer, and a board member of a residential facility for adolescent girls. She is survived by a daughter and two granddaughters. Elinor Hoffman Carlen ’31, MA ’33, June 21, in Twain Harte, California. She was a cellist with the San Francisco Symphony, teacher on the Hupa Valley Indian Reservation, and an employee of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph. She is survived by four children and six grandchildren. Evelyn Moss Mace ’35, December 7, 2008, in Dixon, California. Survivors include a daughter and cousin Harriette Erwyn Davis ’54. Audrey Bonnette Gooden ’37, March 2, in Austin, Texas. She founded the Women’s Golf Association at Onion Creek Golf Club. Survivors include three children and seven grandchildren.
Virginia Trussell Menzies ’38, November 2, 2008, in Canada. Ann Peck Ward ’38, July 5, in Spicer, Minnesota. A 50-year resident of Kansas City, she was a leader in many civic organizations and served Mills College as a branch president and regional director. She summered in Minnesota each year, where she contributed greatly to the Green Lake Historical Society. Survivors include three children and 10 grandchildren. Jane Trabucco Rust ’40, February 27, 2008, in Wawona, California. A postal clerk for many years in Yosemite National Park, her survivors include two children. Ruzena “Duda” Chytilova Kutvirt, MA ’42, February 25, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A native of Czechoslovakia, she traveled back to her home country after college but returned to the U.S. in 1949 to escape the Communist regime.
Joan Potter Berns ’38, May 16, in Peabody, Kansas. She was deeply involved in many community projects and church activities. Survivors include four children and 11 grandchildren.
Eleanore Lundegaard Nissen ’42, January 6, in Orinda, California. She lived in Long Beach, California, and Houston, Texas, before returning to the Bay Area in 1978. Survivors include her sister Laura Lundegaard Anderson ’45.
Walter Byron Jr., husband of Yvonne Steele Byron ’50 and brother of Andrea Byron Earle ’49, by Margaret Bard Fall ’50, P ’81, Yvonne Steele Byron ’50
Constance “Conni” Stone Goldeen ’50 by Susan and Gregory Laughlin, Barry Liu
Sybil “Syb” Johnson Dray ’41 by Paul and Jane Heberling Egner ’59, Mills College Club of New York, Mary-Lee Lipscomb Reade ’41, Mildred Eberle Rothrock ’41, Sarah Johnson Stewart ’56, Mike Shaw Swan ’56, Margaret “Peggy” Weber ’65, P ’02
Kenneth Hall, husband of Doris Mott Hall ’51 by Mills College Club of New York
June-Marie Fink Engelbrecht ’51, MA ’53, by Mary Johnson Basye ’51, P ’81 Clifford Evans, P ’63, by Barbara Evans ’63
Denyse Gross ’72 by Kenneth Morrison
William and Jacqueline Hennigh, P ’72, by Susan Hennigh ’72 Helen Buehler, P ’59, mother of Jane Buehler Yates ’59, by Alice London Bishop ’58 and Bruce Bishop, P ’87 John Hohmann by Sharon Bramkamp Hohmann ’56 Margaret and Peter Mancina by Marianne Mancina ’69
Martha Drozthen Seaton Crittenden ’44, August 28, in Medford, Oregon. Born in Honolulu, she worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, taught secondary math and history, and took joy in her family and friends. She is survived by three children, two stepchildren, and six grandchildren. Isabel Schemel Mulcahy ’44, September 5, in Palo Alto, California. She was active with the Palo Alto Area Mills College Club for over 50 years and served on the Alumnae Association of Mills College Board of Governors in the mid-1960s. She is survived by her husband, Thomas; four children; and nine grandchildren. Marjorie May Davis Reed ’45, March 23, in Denver, Colorado. She was an owner of Reed Ambulances, a gardener, bridge player, and Broncos fan. Survivors include five children and nine grandchildren. Noreen McAllister Schwinger Hough ’48, August 7, in Hillsborough, California. She was a member of several recreational clubs and was involved in many charity groups. She is survived by her husband, Thomas; four
Jean Currin Jenkins ’35 by Elizabeth Bryant Miles ’34 Boitumelo “Tumi” McCallum ’09 by Fred Hayward, Tebojo Moja, P ’09, Margaret Moja Diane McEntyre by Vanessa Davis Mullally ’82 Robaline Jenne Meacham ’43, MA ’44, by Maria and Frank Lorch Marcia Miller ’63 by Charlotte Armstrong, Chris Armstrong, Claire Armstrong, Jon Armstrong, Sally Miller Baumwell ’66 and Mark Baumwell, Barbara Goldblatt Becker ’63, Mary Root Campbell ’63, Judy Horwedel Clark ’63, Joan and John Foudy, Penelope “Penny” Tonkin Garris ’63, Mary Ann Childers Kinkead ’63, Eileen O’Farrell ’63, Catherine Hamblen Rafferty ’63, Susan Rose
Margaret Moore Bryde by Maribelle Leavitt
Harold “Harry” Ferris, husband of Ellen Graue Ferris ’46, MA ’51, by Betty Rowen McCord ’46
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Gwendolyn Houghton, by Betsy and Victor Chen, Esther Riester