FatherVincent Patrick Milovitch b. 30 Jan 1902, d. 17 Aug 1973
MotherHenrietta Addie York b. c 1898, d. 4 Sep 1982
Pedigree

Birth, Death, Marriage

Veronica Mary Milovitch was born on 25 March 1928 in Shepparton, Victoria.1 
She began a relationship with Keith Clarke circa 1950.2 
She married Geoffery Charles Millsteed on 4 October 1952 in Cobram, Victoria.1 
She died on 12 October 1999 in Shepparton, Victoria, at age 71.3 

Family 1

Keith Clarke
Child

Family 2

Geoffery Charles Millsteed d. 22 Mar 2003
Children
ChartsMilovitch, Thomas, descendant chart

Story

Vera was born in Shepparton and spent most of her childhood there.1
 
Education
Vera started at St Brendan's school, Shepparton in 1933.4
 
In 1942, while at Sacred Heart College, Vera did commercial exams with Stott's Business College in Melbourne. She passed bookkeeping Grade I.5
 
First CWA Deb Ball at Tallygaroopna 1946: back row: Misses Melba Andrews, Beryl Carslile, Margaret Larsen, Joan Fawcett, Betty Fawcett, Ruby Billingham, Margaret Green; centre row: Misses Desna Bent, Vera Milovitch, Ruth Pinchbeck, Betty Knight, Isobel Muhleisen, Enid Sandilands, Jessie Prentice, Mary Linehan; front row: Flower girls: Elaine Thompson, Janet Nelson, Margaret Thompson, Iris Green, Ellen Nelson, Pam Thompson, Miss Enid Little, one of the Debs was unable to be present
Image: Tallygaroopna Times & Tales 1990
In the early 1940s, Vera moved with her family to Toolamba. Then in 1950, they moved to Cobram. Here, Vera had a brief relationship that resulted in the birth of son Rodney.6,7,8,1,2
 
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Image: Cobram Courier
Marriage and Family
Vera Milovitch and Geoffery Millsteed married in Cobram in October 1952. Two children, both girls, were born there.1
 
Veronica Mary Millsteed died at the Goulburn Valley Base Hospital, Shepparton on 12 October 1999.10
 

Citations

  1. [S438] Milovitch Family, family history, 1996.
  2. [S441] Tammy Millsteed, personal communication, 20 February 2017.
  3. [S80] Ken Haddock, personal communication, 4 March 2001.
  4. [S165] History of St Brendan's Primary School 1891-1991, St Brendan's Centenary History Committee, 1991, p. 70.
  5. [S201] 'Examination results: Sacred Heart College and Convent of Mercy', Shepparton Advertiser, 1914-1953, newspaper, Thomas Pettit and William Callender, 5 February 1943, p. 3, viewed 6 June 2018, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/175182761
  6. [S500] 'Vincent Patrick Milovitch', DVA's Nominal Rolls, service summary, Second World War, service no. V395218, viewed 13 January 2019, http://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=660030&c=WW2
  7. [S76] Noellene Wood, personal communication, 26 Deceember 2011.
  8. [S76] Noellene Wood, personal communication, 11 September 1996.
  9. [S445] Amusements: A variety tea, Cobram Courier, 1888-1954, newspaper, 18 September 1952, p. 5, 26 November 2017, viewed http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192590726
  10. [S80] Ken Haddock, personal communication, transcribed from newspaper clipping, 4 March 2001.