Neil Livingston Millar

Neil passed away peacefully on August 15, 2017 at Ware Presbyterian with his wife by his side. He was born April 12, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio to John N. Millar and Helen Rankin Millar.  He lived with his family in New Jersey, Virginia and finally Danville, PA where they lived for 14 years.

He graduated in 1959 from Danville High School and joined the US Army Tank Corps in 1960.  He was sent to Germany for 32 months where he patrolled the East/West German border. He returned home and attended Wilkes College in 1963.  While there he worked as an intern with Baron, Strassman Accounting firm.  In June 1965, he married Bonnie Fruit and lived in Danville, PA moving to Wilkes Barre, PA later that year.  In November 1967, he answered an ad in the paper for Accountant at the General Motors Assembly plant in Wilmington, DE.  He told his wife it was warmer in Delaware and when they arrived it was snowing.  He and Bonnie moved to Landenberg, PA in 1973 where they raised their daughters, Gabrielle and Noel.

Neil retired from GM in 1998 and worked at the University of Pennsylvania New Bolton Center driving mail back and forth to Philadelphia. He loved golf and had the pleasure of serving as a Marshall at the McDonalds LPGA for several years.  Neil was a die-hard Penn State fan and attended almost all home games.  He attended several bowl games including both Rose Bowl games in which Penn State played. He was a race car fan and attended the Indy 500 and 400. His favorite driver was Dale Earnhardt, Sr. & Jr.

After surviving throat cancer in 2014, he was officially diagnosed with ALS in 2016.

Neil is survived by his wife Bonnie; daughters: Gabrielle of Indiana and Noel Wardwell (James) of Drexel Hill; sister, Johanne Henrickson of Forest Hill, MD; brother, John Martin (Mary Susan) of Virginia Beach, VA; 4 grandsons: Matthew Rush, Gregory Gontz, Tyler and Jack Wardwell; 1 cousin, Helen Coppin of Tucson, AZ; 6 nieces and nephews and 5 great nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the staff at Ware Presbyterian in Oxford, PA, Brandywine River Valley Home Health and Hospice in Oxford, PA and his caregiver of several years, Sherry Swinehart Wilson for the amazing care and support they provided through this difficult time. 

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the ALS Association at www.ALSA.org or by contacting them at 888-949-2577, or International Lyme & Associated Diseases Society at http://www.ilads.org/#.

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