Toby B. Mills
MILLS: Toby B. Mills, of Upper St. Clair, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tues-day, Dec. 24, 2024, at the age of 73. She was born on Dec. 21, 1951, in Newark, New Jersey, to caring parents, Leonard and Dorothy Berliss, both of whom preceded her in death. Toby was the loving wife to her late husband, William, and devoted mother to her sons, John and Len. She was also the proud and adoring grandmother to five grandchildren: William, Leo, and Sadie, children of John and his wife, Kylie; and Jack and Charlie, sons of Len and his wife, Abbie. She is also survived by her siblings, brother Herman Berliss (Michelle) and sisters Jeanne Josephson (Richard) and Cary Goodman (David), and many nieces and nephews. Toby earned a BA in mathematics from Douglass College in 1973 and an MBA from Lehigh University in 1975. After a short career in the controller’s office at Westinghouse Hanford in Richland, Washington, Toby used her education and wisdom for raising her sons and supporting her husband who was an engineer at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory in West Mifflin. She enjoyed traveling to watch her sons play college sports, see relatives, explore cities and visit many national parks, especially Acadia National Park. For a significant portion of her life, starting with her first diagnosis three decades ago, Toby fought breast cancer. Her family admired her resilience and quiet determination in the face of cancer until the very end. The burial service was private. Memorial contributions directed online or by mail to Magee-Womens Hospital in Toby’s name will support Breast Cancer Research and Clinical Innovation mageewomens.org/support, Magee Women’s Research Institute & Foundation, 3240 Craft Place, Suite 100, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Arrangements entrusted to Freyvogel-Slater Funeral Directors, Bethel Park. PJC
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