John Paul Millward (1943 - 2006)

NORTH OGDEN - John Paul Millward, loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, October 18, 2006, while surrounded by his family. John was born on June 28, 1943 to Jack and Irene Millward in Grantsville, UT. He graduated from Grantsville High School as the Student Body President and all-state center (football) and later graduated from the University of Utah. He served an LDS Mission in Sweden. John served faithfully in many callings in the church. He was a volunteer firefighter, EMT, and city council member in Grantsville. His life work involved extracting minerals from the Great Salt Lake. He most recently was working at Summit Valley Engineering as a consultant. He married his sweetheart, Nancy Rice, on November 3, 1989 and later sealed for time and eternity in the Ogden, LDS temple on July 29, 2006. He will be remembered for his love of golf, endless wisdom, and his Christ-like love for all. His last words to his family were to love each other. Surviving are his wife, Nancy (North Ogden); nine children: Andrew Millward, John Ed (Brandy) Millward, Angela (Dan) Reeder, David (Amy) Millward, Jason (Devon) Millward, Scott (Taya) Millward, Julie (Dean) Smurthwaite, Shawn (Amy) Iverson, Troy (Kristy) Iverson; and 30 grandchildren. John is also survived by his two sisters Jill (Dan) Juchau, Rosemary Thompson, and his previous wife Eileen Clark Taylor. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 21st, at 11 a.m. at the Ben Lomond 1st Ward, located at 3100 N. 575 E. North Ogden. Friends and family may call on Friday, Oct. 20th, 6 to 8 p.m., at Lindquist's North Ogden Mortuary, 2140 N. Washington Blvd., and Saturday, Oct. 21st, from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., at the Church. Interment will be at Lindquist's Washington Heights Memorial Park, 4500 Washington Blvd., Ogden. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made at America First Credit Union in a new account for Andrew J. J. Millward. E-mail condolences to the family at: lom(at)lindquistmortuary(dot)com .

Published in the Salt Lake Tribune on 10/19/2006 .

Also published in the Tooele Transcript on Thursday, 19 October 2006 .

John was a grandson of Paul Edward Wrathall (1887 - 1964) of Grantsville; see John Paul Millward's genealogical information