April 1999. Harold George Maxwell was born in Myton, Utah June 16, 1914, the eighth of ten children of Arthur Franklin Maxwell and Evalett Eldredge. He married his sweetheart, Faye Ashworth, July 29, 1936 in Salt Lake City, Utah, a union spanning 62 years. Together they had one son and three daughters. He passed away Tuesday, April 20, 1999 in Murray, Utah at the age of 84.
According to his obituary published in the Deseret News, Thursday, April 22, 1999, “George graduated from South High School in 1933 and attended Westminster College for two years. While there he was active in all sports and was captain of the football team. George was a Scouter most of his active life, serving many years as scoutmaster and Explorer leader. His skills as a salesman, gardener and cook were legendary. He worked for Stevens Henager College as a Guidance Counsellor. Retiring in 1985, he and Faye served an LDS Mission in Washington, D.C.”
His wife, Faye; children: Gerald Paul (Tim) and wife Jo Ann of Salt Lake; Karen Krogh and husband John of Wallsburg, UT.; Pamela Taylor and husband Howard M. of Murray and Gayle Belcher and husband Richard, of Gilbert, AZ.; 23 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren survive George. Rusty Taylor, Nathan Blecher and Angelina Gumucio, his grandchildren, preceded him in death.
Services were held on Friday, April 23, 1999 in Millcreek.
Grant was born in the Uintah Basin and moved with his family to Ogden, Utah when he was still a small child.
He obtained his early schooling in Ogden and joined the National Guard immediately after his high school graduation.
When the United States entered World War II, Grant was sent for officer training. He fought in both Pacific and European theaters during the war.
He married "Bobbie" Roberts of Washington state and they lived there after the war, where he became an educator.
He was called back into the military when the Korean War began, and he served many months on the front lines, receiving the "Greek Cross of War" medal (which is equivalent to the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor) for leading its troops.
He returned home and resumed his profession, rising to the level of superintendent of schools.
They had three children, two sons and a daughter. Grant died of a massive heart attack at a relatively young age, and at that time he was the most decorated veteran in the state of Washington.
Bio contributed by Find-a-Grave contributor, Marci Wahlquist
(bio by: Bonnie Huish.)
Retired District Court Judge and Navy Captain John Franklin Wahlquist died June 22, 2004 in Irvine, California of cancer.
Born December 30, 1922 in Plain City, Utah, he was the third son of educators Keith C. and Eva LaRue (Maxwell) Wahlquist. "Frank" graduated from Weber High School, where he served as his senior class president.
In November of 1942, he enlisted in the Navy, and in September 1944 he was commissioned as an officer. During World War II he served on various ships, as a valuable member of the infamous "Scouts and Raiders" and the "Rodger Unit." He accepted extra hazardous duty for 18 months. He was released in 1946 from active naval duty and married Marjorie Cravens. Afterward, he attended the University of Utah Law School, and was admitted to the Utah State Bar in 1949. He was one of the founding officers of the first Naval Reserve Unit, organized in Ogden, which was activated in 1950 for combat service during the Korean War. Assigned to the First Marine Air Wing in Korea, he officiated as a law officer and a military judge, earning the Military Commendation Medal with a Combat V for legal work under battle conditions, service, and courage.
After being released in 1953 he returned to Ogden, where in January 1954 he was appointed as a judge of the Ogden City Court. Later that same year at the age of 31, he was elected to his first term on the Second District Court bench. He remained on the bench for the next 34 years. As a judge, he was well respected for his keen insight and knowledge of the law. He was best remembered as the judge for the "Hi-Fi murders." Judge Wahlquist was also promoted to Navy Captain and was the highest ranking active naval reserve lawyer in Utah. However, he will be most remembered for his role as a loving father and grandfather. He will be deeply missed.
He is survived by his daughters, Susan (William) Vickrey, San Francisco, CA; Patricia (Glenn) Schellerup, North Hollywood, CA; his son Duke (Lynne) Wahlquist, Irvine, CA; seven grandchildren; two great-grand-daughters; his younger sister, Elizabeth, and his three younger brothers, Joseph, Keith, and Andrew Wahlquist. He was preceded in death by his wife Marjorie and his two older brothers Max and Grant Wahlquist.
The Wahlquist family held a memorial service at Wasatch Lawn, 3401 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah on July 2, 2004.
Marjorie was born in Lehi, Utah, July 20, 1924 to Francis Clifford and Verna (Howell) Cravens. She was the valedictorian of Lehi High School's graduating class of 1942 and in later years attended Weber State College and the University of Utah.
On September 18, 1946, she married John Franklin Wahlquist in Ogden, Utah. They had two daughters and a son.
Following years of employment with the federal government, including positions at the Internal Revenue Service and the Ogden Defense Depot, she and her husband retired to Laguna Hills, California in 1992.