Obituaries

Aug 18, 2025

Gordon Grant Harker, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2025, in Vernal, Utah, surrounded by family. He was 88 years old, just shy of his 89th birthday.

Gordon was born on September 25, 1936, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ethel Brown Harker and LaVern Harker. He grew up in Centerville and Orem, Utah, and...

Aug 17, 2025

Aug 17, 2025

It's with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Gregory Boyd Ferguson. Greg was born in Grove City, PA to Sheryl Ferguson and E. Mae Switzer Ferguson. He graduated from Grove City High School.

He was a kind, generous, and hardworking man. He worked his way up from a derrick hand in PA, moving to Utah in 1993 becoming...

Aug 16, 2025

Kathryn Laga Kitchen passed away peacefully at her home in Vernal, Utah at age 69 on Saturday, August 16, 2025.

Born on December 31, 1955 to Frank Edward Laga and Elva Darlene (Bunnell) Laga, Kathryn grew up in Pleasant Grove, Utah, with her older brother, Scott, and two younger brothers, Kelly and Barry. She was a Vikette at the Pleasant...

Aug 15, 2025

Vernon "Vern" Joseph Hilstad, 87, of Vernal UT, passed away on August 15, 2025.

Vern was born on the White Earth Indian Reservation in Minnesota to Selmer and Helen Hilstad, the oldest of six children. Growing up during the Great Depression made for a hard childhood.. At a young age, Vern was often responsible to help run the family...

Aug 15, 2025

Kenneth D. Clark "Bub", beloved father, grandpa, brother, and uncle passed away peacefully with his dearly loved sister by his side, after complications from heart surgery on Friday, August 15, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Bub was born June 13, 1949 to Daniel and Helen Mar Clark in Verna,l Utah. He was the youngest, and grew up a beloved...

Aug 15, 2025

Perry was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Harry H. and Emma M. (Stroh) Durr. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran church in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He attended school in Aberdeen for K-12, graduating in 1967. He left for a vocational school in Denver, Colorado, and studied drafting.

He worked several jobs in Denver, before moving to the Colorado...

Aug 14, 2025

Royce Alton Hatch was born March 26, 1942, in Farmington, New Mexico, and passed away comfortably at home August 14, 2025, in Berthoud, Colorado.

Raised in Boulder, Colorado, Royce graduated from Boulder High School before serving a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Chicago, Illinois area. After returning to Boulder, he earned his degree...

Aug 8, 2025

JoeAnn (Garcia) Troendle a mom, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away Friday, August 8, 2025 in Vernal, Utah at the age of 67.

JoeAnn was born to Juanita (Jennie Garcia) and Reynaldo Garcia on March 30, 1958 in Vernal, Utah. JoeAnn's early childhood was spent In Bonanza, Utah, where her dad was a Gilsonite miner. JoeAnn could out run, out ride, out throw any boy or...

Aug 3, 2025

James Nephi Wheeler passed away on August 3, 2025, at the age of 48. James was born on September 19, 1976, to Sheila and Stanley Wheeler in Vernal Utah. James married Samantha on October 23, 2007, in Altamont, Utah.

James enjoyed driving The Dirty Mistress, building things with medal, old B-rate movies, talisman, board games, and helping anyone in need....

Jul 28, 2025

Our beloved mother and grandmother, Sherry G. Riding, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family.

Sherry was born on May 13, 1944, in Miami, Arizona, to Dale and Suzie Scott. She married the love of her life, David Riding, on June 11, 1963, in Salt Lake City, Utah and just celebrated their 61st wedding...

Jul 19, 2025

Vaneta (Johnson) Miller, age 76 of Dolan Springs, Arizona, formerly of Vernal, Utah, passed away on July 19, 2025 in Kingman, Arizona. She was born November 9th, 1949 to Maxine and Eldona Johnson in Vernal, Utah joining the family with her sister Dorleen, and her brothers, Mike, Ross, Errol, and Aaron. She married the love of her life Lynn Miller...

Jul 16, 2025

Here comes Tommy turtle dribbling down the floor, watch out heaven he is ready to lay up a score! Most will remember Tommy Murray's basketball skills, which he obviously inherited from his mother the famous Verna Hadlock of Uintah High School.

Tom was raised with humble means, the high school locker room was his shower for the day. Not...

Jul 12, 2025

En Memoria de Araceli

Araceli fue una fiel y amorosa esposa a Santos y una madre amorosa y cariñosa de cinco hijos. Su mayor alegría en la vida fue cuidar de su familia y darles siempre lo mejor que podía. Era conocida por todos por su fe inquebrantable en Dios, que fue siempre el fundamento de su vida.

A pesar...

Jul 11, 2025

Ernestine “Ernie” Smuin was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She passed suddenly on July 10, 2025 at the age of 89.

She was born to Ernest and Juanita Goad on January 25 1936 In Hominy OK

Ern was raised in Craig Co along with 9 siblings. This is where she met her late husband, Glen Louis Smuin. Together, they...

Jul 9, 2025

Ray Roloff 67 of Vernal Utah passed away on July 9, 2025 at home peacefully from a short battle with cancer surrounded by his loved ones.

Ray Roloff was born on September 11, 1957, to his mother Margie (Johnson) Roloff and his father Adam Roloff in Vernal Utah.

In 1982 Ray met the love of his life Theada McCarrell Roloff and they...

Jul 8, 2025

Joseph 'Joe' Oliver Wright, age 39 of Vernal, husband of Christina Wood Wright, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. He was born on June 2, 1986 to Kathy Wilhelmsen Wright and Gary Wright in Ogden, Utah. Joe married Christina Wood on June 4, 2010 in Vernal, Utah.

Joe lived a life full of love for his family, and he always...

Jul 6, 2025

Robert (Bobby) Dell Burris left this world on July 6,2025 at the age of 48. Born to Barbara Wooley Stavropoulos and Robert Dell Burris on October 30th 1976 in Vernal, Utah . He passed peacefully laying next to Milynn, the lady that has loved him no matter what demons he was fighting she was there.

His life was a...

Jul 4, 2025

Robert Keith Shipton was born on October 28,1937 in Lander, Wyoming to Zoe Wilmot Parks and Robert Brand Shipton. His early years were spent on the Shipton Dairy Farm in Fort Washakie. He attended a tiny school with three rooms separating the grades. He and his Dad made full use of fishing and hunting in the near by Wind River...

Jul 3, 2025

Ray Edgar Labrum passed away quietly in his sleep beside the love of his life on July 3, 2025 at age 87.

Ray was born July 12th 1937 to Veda Murray and Edgar Labrum in Roosevelt Ut. He graduated from Union High School in 1955 then he began working at the local Safeway store until he joined the Army in 1960....