Lois Freimuth Milner

Lois Freimuth Milner passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on August 23, 2026. She was in the company of her husband and her family. If you were fortunate enough to know her, you loved her and she loved you.

Lois was born in Bartonville (a Peoria suburb), Illinois on September 23, 1936. She attended Bradley University in Peoria and was affiliated with Chi Omega sorority.

In the fall of 1955, while attending a church meeting at the Peoria Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, she met Hal Milner, a new missionary assigned to Peoria. Over the next two years, their affection for each other grew, and at the invitation of Hal’s parents, Lois joined him on his return to Salt Lake in 1957. Their relationship grew quite serious through the end of 1957; however, they drifted apart and each married a different person. Lois married Clyde Parkinson. Their marriage produced five daughters: Suzanne, Jane, Mary Ann, Juliane, and Katy. Hal’s first marriage produced a son, John Kenneth, and a daughter, Mary. Some 15 or so years later, Lois was a widow and Hal was divorced.

In early 1977, Hal and Lois reconnected and were married in Salt Lake City in August 1977. The family relocated to Chicago where a daughter, Jen, was born. The family later relocated to Rochester, Minnesota. In 1995 they relocated once more to Park City, Utah where they built a home that was shared by all.

Lois was masterful at uniting the two different families. Thanks to her efforts and love, the united family remains very close and continues to share the love that she fostered. Her idea of perfect happiness was “to have all eight children with partners and grandchildren safe, happy, healthy, secure, and engaged in something they love.”

Lois loved to travel. Her travels took her to what she considers the four corners of the world: Tahiti, Antarctica, Mongolia/China, and Northern Canada. In her travels, she visited over 90 states and areas in the world.

Lois loved books and was a voracious reader, reading sometimes three to four books a month. In so doing, she developed a library with over several thousand books. In her own words, she would spend a perfect day, “with a book, of course, interspersed with a bit of puttering to reduce clutter.”

Burial will take place in the Salt Lake City Cemetery. A private family ceremony will be held at the graveside.

In mid-September, the family will host a celebration of Lois’ life. Details to come.