Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
Edward John Burghardt
May 26, 2021
Edward John Burghardt, age 62, died May 26, 2021, at his home following a long illness. He worked as a design artist, and was the art director at Galaxy Outdoor Advertising in Salt Lake City. He also worked in advertising in Las Vegas, Nevada. He received recognition at the Gold Awards Competition of the American Advertising Federation District 12....
Barbara Ellen (Campbell) Graham
May 24, 2021
Barbara Ellen (Campbell) Graham, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2021, at the age of 84. Our beloved Barbara was born on August 28, 1936, to Mary Isabelle (Wiedeman) Campbell and husband in Goldendale, WA. She had two brothers: Marion and Cecil.
She graduated from high school in 1955. Barbara was married twice and had three children....
Julie Ann Hamaker
May 23, 2021
Julie Ann Jeppson Hamaker passed away on May 23, 2021 at the age of 66. Julie was born on March 18, 1955 to Loetta Jane Riggs Jeppson and Keith Jeppson in Provo, Utah. Julie married Mark S. Hamaker on July 9, 1980 in Salt Lake City. Julie was an avid knitter, quilter, and artist. Everything she did she excelled at....
Sima Catherine Prion
May 22, 2021
Sima Catherine Prion (59) of Vernal, Utah passed away May 22nd, 2021 after a long courageous battle with M.S. in Tucson, Arizona. Sima was born on August 28th,1961 in Butte, Montana to her father Robert Sullivan and mother Frances Sullivan. She married and divorced having her son Michael. She then married John W. Prion on May 15th, 1987 in...
Charles Melvin Barker
May 21, 2021
Charles Melvin Barker passed away peacefully of Cardiac Arrest on May 21, 2021 with his wife and family at his side. He was born April 15, 1942 in Upalco, Utah to Calvin and Thelma Mathews Barker. Charles never met a stranger and had a personality bigger than life. He loved to tease and had the very best bear hugs....
Casey Tyler Desilva
May 20, 2021
Casey Tyler DeSilva passed away on May 20, 2021 at the age of 36 after years of struggling with addiction. Casey arrived in the world part of a set with his twin sister Ashley on March 14, 1985 to Roger and Michelle DeSilva in Vernal, Utah. Casey married Kamille Dawn Scott on October 3, 2008 they later divorced. Casey...
Shirley Ann (Wood) Bullock
May 20, 2021
Shirley died at the age of 94 on May 20, 2021 at her granddaughters home being loved by family and her nurses. She was happy to be reunited with the love of her life and most of her children and her grandson. What a sweet reunion they are having. Shirley Ann Wood Bullock, born August 19, 1926 at the...
Alan Rex Batty
May 18, 2021
Alan Rex Batty returned to his Heavenly Father on May 18, 2021 at the age of 69. Alan was born on August 20, 1951 to Rex and Lilly Mae Batty in Vernal, Utah. Alan married his high school sweetheart Connie Kae Spruell on August 14 1970 and were sealed for time and eternity in the Salt Lake Temple. Alan...
Gerald Christensen
May 11, 2021
Gerald Christensen passed away on May 11, 2021 at the age of 79. Gerald (Gug) was born on October 5, 1941 to Selma Merle Hackford and Jens Christensen in Ft. Duchesne, Utah. Gerald married Alice LaDee Mecham on August 17, 1962 in Vernal, Utah. Gug enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding his beloved horses, playing softball, family game nights full of...
Timmey Doyle Slaugh
May 9, 2021
Timmy Doyle Slaugh passed away on May 9, 2021 at the age of 80, surrounded by his family at home. Tim was born January 21, 1941 in Vernal Utah to Lyle and Ruby Gardiner Slaugh. During his younger years, Tim enjoyed riding horses, sleeping outside and relentlessly teasing his younger sister Yoma. He was very athletic and lettered in...
Jay Dee Young
May 4, 2021
The tender heart of a gentle, loving man has stopped beating. Jay Dee Young passed from this side of the veil into the loving arms of his Savior and his eternal companion, Linda Ann Freestone, on May 4th, 2021. Jay was born in California on June 20th, 1944. His family soon returned to his beloved Uintah Basin where Jay...
Douglas Jordan Rolfe
May 4, 2021
Douglas Jordan Rolfe passed away May 4, 2021 at the age of 85. Douglas was born to Beatrice Filisetti and Ralph E. Rolfe on September 4, 1935 in Phoenix, Arizona. Douglas's mother passed away when he was five months old. After her passing Douglas and his siblings lived with their maternal grandmother in Phoenix. Sometime later, his father Ralph...
James Corbin Castleman
May 3, 2021
James Corbin Castleman passed away on May 3rd, 2021 at the age of 71. James was born on September 1, 1949 to Corbin Castleman and Jessie Huff in Tacoma WA. James most often went by Jim. Jim, began his adult life by swearing into the Navy and serving two tours in the Vietnam war. Following his service he traveled...
Billy Mac Atwood
Apr 28, 2021
Billy Mac Atwood passed away on April 28, 2021 at the age of 72. Mac was born on January 5, 1949 to Fred and Mary Atwood in Vernal, Utah. Mac married Kay Barker on December 14, 1968 in Vernal, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. Mac enjoyed hunting, teasing, working on and restoring his...
Gloria Ann (Dean) Knowles
Apr 27, 2021
Gloria Ann (Dean) Knowles passed away on April 27, 2021 at the age of 45. Gloria Ann was born on March 4, 1976 to Debra Ann and Phillip Miles in Craig, Colorado. She was later adopted by Lloyd Dean. Gloria married Aaron Knowles in 1998 and later divorced. Gloria enjoyed four wheeling, camping with family and friends, crafting, taking...
Allen Shane Carmickle
Apr 27, 2021
Allen Shane Carmickle "AKA Fat Head" passed away on April 27, 2021 at the age of 53. Shane was born on July 15, 1967 to Nicky Moya Hatch and Leon Carmickle in Vernal, Utah. Shane enjoyed outdoor activities and loved his children and family. He loved fishing, camping and spending time with his son. Shane is survived by his...
Richard Blaze Wendel
Apr 26, 2021
Richard Blaze Wendel passed away on April 26,2021 at the age of 67. Richard was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sept. 17, 1953 to Allen and Elieen Wendel and was the 4th of 6 children. Among the many accomplishments and experiences of his youth, one of his proudest was being able to serve an honorable mission to...
Danetta Vandelee Preston
Apr 24, 2021
Danetta Vandelee Preston passed away from a stroke, on her mother's birthday, April 24, 2021 at the age of 30. Danetta was born on November 21, 1990 to Edina Ranney Priddy and Ronald Lee Preston in Louisville, Kentucky. At the age of two, Danetta moved to Utah. She graduated from Layton High School in 2012. Danetta participated in the...
Baynx J Coonradt
Apr 23, 2021
Baynx J Coonradt baby boy of Dallas Oldham Coonradt and Reno Coonradt passed away on April 23, 2021. A private family gather was held.
E. Dennis Winkler
Apr 23, 2021
Ernest Dennis Winkler, age 79 of Vernal, Utah passed away peacefully on April 23, 2021. He was born on March 10, 1942 to Ernest and Virginia Winkler in Bluebell, Utah. Dennis loved, admired, and enjoyed his children. Dawn, David August, Chuck (Chris), Lori (Wade), Dave, SuAn (Earl), Gerald (Loren) and Courtney (Nathan). He believed that his children, grandchildren, and...
