Obituaries Obituaries (July 07, 2004)

Mimi Petrovo-Miloradovitch
Interior designer

Miriam A. "Mimi" Petrovo-Miloradovitch of Atherton died June 19 in Menlo Park. She was 98.

Ms. Petrovo-Miloradovitch was a native Californian who had lived in Atherton for many years. An interior designer, she taught design classes in the adult education division of the Sequoia Union High School District, and owned The Complete Decorator in the Ladera Shopping Center in Portola Valley.

She later operated the Petrovo Gallery in Woodside, where she featured Native American artists such as Peter Blue Cloud and David Oliver.

Ms. Petrovo-Miloradovitch is survived by her son, Patrick, of the East Bay and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Col. Vladimir Petrovo-Miloradovitch, known to generations of Woodside Junior Riders as "Milo"; and a son, Alexander. No services were held.

Nancy McGrath
Member, Woodside horse community

A memorial celebration of the life of Nancy Bader Crowley McGrath will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 11, at the San Mateo County Mounted Patrol Grounds, 521 Kings Mountain Road in Woodside.

Ms. McGrath died June 26 after a 10-year battle with breast cancer. She was 45.

Ms. McGrath was an active member of the horse community and spent many years on the board as a member/officer of the San Mateo County Horsemen's Association.

She also was a member of Los Viajeros Riding Club and the Shack Riders of Woodside, and was an officer of the California State Horsemen's Association. As a longstanding member of San Mateo County Horsemen's Association's color guard unit, she took part in every Woodside May Day parade, family members said.

She was a peer counselor for the Community Breast Health Project and was a patients-rights advocate. She made several video documentaries for television on legal, insurance and employment issues surrounding breast cancer.

She also loved singing and entertaining, said family members.

Ms. McGrath attended Carlmont High School in Belmont and Canada College in Woodside.

Formerly married to Michael Crowley, she married Gary McGrath in 2003. Before her illness, she worked in sales at Ampex, Tiara, Vantive, SGI and Siebel.

Ms. McGrath is survived by her husband, Gary McGrath of Redwood City; a son, Nicholas Crowley of Redwood City; her mother, Shirley Ferguson of Los Osos; a sister, Debbie Tucker of Sunnyvale; a brother, Brad Bader of Belmont; stepdaughters Darcy McGrath and Heather Garbez; and one step-granddaughter.

The family prefers donations to the Community Breast Health Project, 545 Bryant St., Palo Alto, CA 94301.

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