Mildred "Millie" Khinoo

Mildred “Millie” Khinoo passed away on May 4, 2017 at the age of 95 in Modesto, CA. Born Mildred Consuelo Adams on Jan. 7, 1922, Millie grew up in Capitol Heights, MD. She was the baby of 9 brothers and sisters who all preceded her in death. Her father was a carpenter from Kentucky and her mother a housewife from Washington, D.C. Millie met Albert (Oobo) Khinoo in 1941 while working at an inside soda fountain in downtown Washington, D.C. Albert wanted only her to wait on him whenever he visited the fountain, which was daily. They married in 1942. Their first son, LeRoy (aka Lee) was born in Nov. 1943 in Washington, D.C. followed by Evelyn in May 1945. In early 1946 Millie and Albert moved their family to California to join Albert’s family in Turlock. In 1950 they moved to Modesto to buy a bigger home, and in 1952 they moved once more to Hackberry Avenue where they had their son Mark in Nov. 1956. Millie lived on Hackberry Avenue for more than 60 years before moving to a nursing home for her remaining years. For most of her life Millie was a stay-at-home mom. She had many extraordinary talents. Millie was a good singer and prided herself in memorizing most of the popular songs from the 1920’s to 2000’s. She drew fabulous sketches, was a Girl Scout and a Boy Scout den mother, made clothes by hand, took adult night school pottery classes, music classes, and drawing lessons, and played the piano. Millie also learned to make Assyrian food and excelled at it. Millie was one of the kindest, sincerest persons on the planet. She never had a bad word to say about anyone and never complained about anything. She would give you the shirt off her back as well as jump up in the middle of the night to make you something to eat just for the heck of it. Millie was a strong, tough lady with a wonderful, sweet, and loving personality. Millie was preceded in death by her husband, Albert and her son, LeRoy. She leaves behind her daughter, Evelyn; her son, Mark; four grandchildren, Mindi, Kelli, Michael and Melissa; and six great-grandchildren, Brandon, Justin, Nicholas, Katie, Westin, and Rowdy. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 19, followed by a reception at 12 p.m., at Turlock Funeral Home, 425 N. Soderquist Rd., Turlock. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your favorite charity.

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Mildred "Millie" Khinoo

January 7, 1922 - May 4, 2017