Ken Miyawaki

Ken Miyawaki
(July 13, 1930 - May 3, 2014)

CLEARFIELD - Ken Miyawaki 83 passed away peacefully on May 3, 2014, with his wife Toshiko and family by his side. He was deeply loved by his wife, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. He will be missed by all.

Ken was born on July 13, 1930 to Yozo Miyawaki and Matsuyo Oye Miyawaki. He grew up in Syracuse, Utah and graduated from Davis High School. He then joined the Army and served during the Korean War. After six years, he was honorably discharged with a rank of Master Sergeant.
While he was in the Army and stationed in Japan, he met his wife of 60 years. He married Toshiko Miura on July 24, 1953. Ken brought Toshiko and their first child, Kenichi to Clearfield, Utah and raised their family of three sons and two daughters. Eventually he enjoyed his family of 13 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

Ken worked at Hill Air Force Base for 30 years as an electronic technician. While he worked there, he went to Weber State College. He retired from Hill Air Force Base in 1986. After retirement, he continued working at Bionetics Corporation as an electronic technician until 1999. Ken enjoyed golfing for many years and he loved going to Lake Tahoe, Wendover and Las Vegas. Most of all, he enjoyed his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He went to many of their sports events and their recitals.

Ken is survived by his wife, Toshiko, sons, Kenichi (Emily), Richard, Robert (Dana), daughters, Susan Cooper (Jan) and Julie Gentry (Jim). He is also survived by his older brother, Tomio (Mitzi), sisters, Yasuko Shiba, Masako Hardwick (Lawrence), Sachie Kawabata (Richard) and sister in law, Amy Miyawaki.
His grandchildren are Tyler, Ryan, Danielle, John, Michelle (Ken), Angie (Tim), Brandon, Brian, Robert (Ashley), CamiAnne (Trevor), Kenyon, Megan and Zoe. Great-grandchildren are Chloe, Cooper, Austin and Kai. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Hideo, sister Ayako Ugaki, sister in law Mieko Chiba, brothers in law Yoshihisa Ugaki, Kay Shiba and Kinji Chiba.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. at Myers Roy Mortuary, 5865 South 1900 West, Roy, Utah. Friends may visit with family on May 9, 2014 from 6 to 8 P.M. and on May 10, 2014 from 11:40 A.M. - 12:40 P.M. at the Mortuary. Interment is at the Ogden City Cemetery, 20th & Madison Avenue, Ogden, Utah.

The family would like to express their appreciation to all the doctors and the staff at McKay Dee Hospital and to the staff at Intermountain Hospice Center for their diligent and loving care and support.
Send condolences to the family at: www.myers-mortuary.com
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Roy
5865 South 1900 West
Roy, UT 84067
May 9, 2014
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceMyers Mortuary of Roy
5865 South 1900 West
Roy, UT 84067
May 10, 2014
1:00 PM
CemeteryOgden City Cemetery
20th and Madison
Ogden, UT 84404
May 10, 2014
3:00 PM