Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
Robert Ray Powell
Mar 16, 2020
Robert Ray (Bob) Powell, 87, of Vernal passed away Monday, March 16, 2020, at Uintah Care Center in Vernal. Bob was born December 10, 1932, in Vernal, Utah to John Powell and Ruth Olive Gray Powell. Bob had three older brothers, John (Jack), Keith, and Kelly, three older sisters, Dorothy, Mary and Betty, and a younger sister Alice. Quoting Bob...
Larry Wursten Cook
Mar 16, 2020
Larry Wursten Cook passed away on March 16, 2020, at the age of 79. Larry was born May 31, 1940, to Mary Wursten and Sterling Cook. Larry believed in hard work. He was active in serving in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from his youth. Some examples of his service are serving as a missionary in the...
John Blaine Allred
Mar 7, 2020
John Allred passed away on March 7, 2020 at the age of 69. John was born on December 6, 1950 to Virginia Dow Allred and Jack Allred in Vernal, Utah. John graduated from Uintah High School class of 1969. John married Jeane Reynolds on March 13, 1976. Johns greatest joys were his children, his grand kids, and the outdoors. John...
Donna Winward Judd
Mar 5, 2020
Our mother, Donna Winward Judd, was born 10 February 1932, the only child of Albert Lee and Emma Lucy Gardiner. She was cherished as the center of their lives. Her parents called her "Donnie". Like everyone else of that time they struggled through Depression years. Our mother's heart broke when her daddy died in 1957 at 49 years old....
Robert Martin Millett
Mar 3, 2020
Robert Martin Millett, "Marty" age 58 of Roosevelt, husband of Fonda Millett, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2020, surrounded by his family. A private family service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be shared at www.AshleyValleyFuneralHome.com . Services and care entrusted to the Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Carolyn May Jenkins
Feb 27, 2020
Carolyn May Stubbs Jenkins passed away on February 27, 2020. Carolyn was born April 5, 1941 in Provo Utah to John Ritchie Stubbs and Sarah Pearl Massey. Carolyn was a wonderful mother, grandmother, wife, sister, and friend. She was a homemaker, Manager for Wal-Mart, Head Cook at USU College and more. She loved to play canasta, knit, quilt, and...
Clement Michael Garcia
Feb 25, 2020
Clement Michael Garcia, age 69, passed away on February 25, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Clement was born on August 6, 1950 in Sells, Arizona. Clement married Elaine Holmes on May 4, 1989 in Vernal, Utah. Clem enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding horses and making people smile. He loved to be outdoors. He enjoyed chopping wood, yard work...
Tony Alan Wagner
Feb 24, 2020
Tony Alan Wagner, age 59, husband of Kelly Wagner, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Tony was born on January 3, 1961, to Judy (Margret) Kilton Wagner in Vernal, Utah. Tony married Kelly on June 25, 1982, in Vernal. Tony enjoyed gold panning, camping, being with his family. He loved to bake, and read James...
Dale J Ross
Feb 23, 2020
Dale J. Ross was born May 8, 1935 in Vernal, Utah to Harold J Ross and Alberta Mott Williams. He passed away February 23, 2020 in Vernal, Utah at the age of 84. His early years were spent in the Uintah Basin and the Wasatch Front, where his character was molded and refined. Though often filled with challenges and hardships,...
Carson Jon Brewer
Feb 22, 2020
Carson Jon Brewer passed away on February 22, 2020 at the age of 15. Carson Jon Brewer was born on Monday December 20, 2004 at 2:59 pm weighing 9 lbs. 0 oz., 20 1/4 inches long to Mike and Amanda Brewer in Roosevelt, Utah. Carson had the sweetest, kindest, most gentle soul. He is smart and witty, with a...
Victoria Annette Temples
Feb 22, 2020
Victoria Annette Temples, passed away on February 22, 2020, at the age of 63. Vickie was born on July 7, 1956, to Patricia and Jackie Elliott in Aurora, Missouri. Vickie married David Temples on September 9, 1979, in Vernal, Utah. Vickie enjoyed arts and crafts, raising horses, wood working, helping 4-H girls, camping, fishing, gold panning, traveling, snowmobiling, spending time...
Arriahna Roselani Ball
Feb 16, 2020
Arriahna Roselani Ball, age 10, passed away on February 16, 2020. Arri was born on August 13, 2009 in Logan, Utah to Aimee and Scott Ball. Arri enjoyed hiking, fishing, camping, four-wheeling, archery, marksmanship, swimming, sledding, and almost all other outdoor activities. She had a beautiful singing voice and loved to sing. She enjoyed traveling with her parents and...
Hal Scott Rosvall
Feb 14, 2020
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Hal Scott Rosvall, 70, returned to his heavenly home on February 14, 2020, after a valiant and courageous battle with cancer. Born on April 11, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hal was the fourth of five children to Oran Howard Rosvall and Cecile Humphries. After a previous marriage, Hal went...
Taunya Kae Ellifritz
Feb 11, 2020
Taunya Ellifritz (Kae to her family) was born February 2, 1960 and passed away in her home in Vernal, Utah on Tuesday, February 11th, 2020, after a battle with cancer. Sweet and soft spoken is how most people described her. While she barely spoke above a whisper most of her life, her temper and stubbornness were not something to mess...
Vona Mae Walker
Feb 11, 2020
Our beloved mom, grandma, great-grandma, and great-great grandma Vona Walker, age 100, passed away peacefully on February 11, 2020 in Vernal, Utah. Vona was born on December 6, 1919 in Vernal, Utah to Walter Eugene Penfold and Charlene Longacre Penfold. Vona was the second of eight children. She married Alan Dale Walker on June 28, 1939 in Salt Lake City,...
Jeremy Leonard Thornock
Feb 5, 2020
Jeremy Leonard Thornock, of Vernal, husband of Sherry Thornock, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at the age of 44. Jeremy was born on June 12, 1975, to Laura and Dale Thornock in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Jeremy married the love of his life, and best friend Sherry on April 17, 1995, in Vernal, Utah. Jeremy enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, being...
Barbara Jean Jackson
Feb 3, 2020
Barbara Jean Jackson, wife of the late Don Jackson, passed away on February 3, 2020, at the age of 81. Barbara was born on April 17, 1938, to Bertha Naomi (Dixon) McManus and Ambrose Gregory McManus in Delta, Colorado. Barbara married Donald Leroy Jackson on May 8, 1954, in Elko, Nevada. Barbara was a member of the Church of...
Maxine Morrill
Jan 30, 2020
Maxine Morrill was born November 11, 1931 in Lapoint, Utah to McCoy Nyberg and Fern Warburton in her maternal grandparents farm home. As soon as she was old enough, she spent all her time on the farm helping her father. As she grew up she could mow hay and do all farm chores with a team of horses. After WWII...
Minnie Evelyn Oaks
Jan 29, 2020
Minnie Evelyn Oaks passed away on January 29, 2020 at the age of 88. Evelyn was born on July 26, 1931 to Vera E. Knotts and Joseph H. Ball in Elkins, Arkansas. Evelyn married Harold Duane Oaks on April 21, 1949 in Gallup, New Mexico. Evelyn enjoyed her family and making new friends. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, sewing, canning, gardening,...
Patricia Colleen Anderson
Jan 23, 2020
Patricia Colleen Anderson, age 69, passed away at her home in Vernal, Utah on January 23, 2020. Patricia was born January 23, 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Patricia is survived by her children: Phillip Pafford, Kjerstin Hill, Daniel Ruegger; grandchildren: Trinh, Tatum, Teagan, Talbot, Zoe, Ashley, Kayley and Easton; sister Diana Bishop; and brother Darrell Anderson. Funeral services will be held...
