Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
Karl Migliori
Oct 27, 2018
Karl Migliori March 9, 1941 - October 27, 2018 Our beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, Karl Migliori, passed away on October 27, 2018, surrounded by his family in Vernal. He was born March 9, 1941, in Price, Utah, to Virginia Nielsen and Atelee Migliori. As the fifth of thirteen children, he learned to cook from his mother and...
Kathleen Ann Knowles Hatch
Oct 23, 2018
Kathleen Ann Knowles Hatch passed away after a long battle with illness October 23, 2018, in the Uintah Care Center in Vernal, Utah. She was 68. Kathy was a daughter, sister, mother, friend, and caregiver. She was born March 21, 1950, in Alameda, California to Robert Rulon and Susan Carol Kinney Knowles. She graduated from Shasta High School in Redding,...
Ladonna Merkley
Oct 8, 2018
LaDonna Jacobson Merkley passed away peacefully on Monday, October 8, 2018, in Gilbert Arizona. LaDonna was born in Vernal Utah, on May 2, 1931. When she was 15 months old her mother passed away and LaDonna was taken in and raised by her loving Grandparents, Charles and Annie May Anderson. She grew up in Vernal where she met the love...
Gordon B Perry
Oct 4, 2018
Gordon B. Perry, age 87 passed away peacefully October 4, 2018 at his residence in Vernal from complications of pneumonia. Gordon was born October 25, 1930 the fourth child of Myron Duncan Perry and Mary Belle Batty Perry. Growing up in Vernal, Gordon quickly became the right hand man to his father as they worked the family farm. He graduated...
Rick Aguilar
Sep 29, 2018
Ricardo Don Aguilar passed away unexpectedly in his home Saturday, September 29th, 2018 at the age of 52. He was born June 12, 1966 in Vernal, Utah to Juve and Bolena Christensen Aguilar. He was the third of four children and their only son. Rick loved spending time with family, doing picnics, hunting, camping, fishing, rock hunting, riding four wheelers,...
Jean Holt
Sep 28, 2018
Lula Jean Mecham Holt was born the second oldest of eight children to Joseph Hyrum and Agnes Mathews Mecham on July 21, 1937 in Yost, Utah. She passed away at the age of 81 on September 28, 2018 at the Uintah Care Center. Jean was a tough woman and prided herself on her independence and pull-up-her-bootstraps attitude. She was the...
Donald L Martinsen
Sep 21, 2018
Donald Lee Martinsen, 86, passed away peacefully, September 21, 2018, in the Uintah Care Center, in Vernal, Utah. He was born Feb 1, 1932 in Vernal, Utah to Charles Smith Martinsen and Ada Bell Juanita Wise Martinsen. He had no siblings. Donald graduated in 1950 from Uintah High School, where he participated in track and field, and football. He married...
Earl Francis Gross
Sep 21, 2018
Earl Francis Gross, 82, died at home peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 21, 2018. Born Feb. 4, 1936 in Vernal Utah to Johnny Francis Gross and Blanche Scott, he graduated from Uintah High School in 1954. He married Norma Jean Hacking on Oct. 21,1956. Earl grew up in Jensen,Utah and worked at Dudley Chicken Farm through high school. After...
Adella Rayann Bullock
Sep 16, 2018
Adella was born on October 13, 2011, to Cody Ray Bullock and Julia Ann Keebler in Vernal, Utah. Adella was taken back to her Heavenly Father due to a brain tumor at Primary Childrens Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Survived by her parents Cody Bullock and Julia Keebler. Siblings: Brennan and Brock Bullock, Grandparents Dale and Deb Fisher, Smokey...
Danny Keith Mace
Sep 9, 2018
Danny Mace, age 53, of Vernal, passed away on Sunday, September 9, 2018. Danny was born in Ogden, UT to Delbert Mace and Darlene Mace. Danny married Nancy Harris. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 11:00AM at the Vernal Christian Church (1845 West 750 South]. Online condolences may be shared at www.AshleyValleyFuneralHome.com Memorial Service...
Immojean Moss
Sep 1, 2018
Immojean Mitchell Brooke Moss. age 82, passed away on September 1, 2018 at her home in Vernal, Utah surrounded by her family. Immojean was born on April 24, 1936 in Upalco, Utah to Agnes Marrett and Clyde Mitchell.Mom was loved by all, she lit up every room she entered. She was so creative and artistic and made everything around her...
Gladys W Barker
Aug 31, 2018
Gladys W. Barker, age 95, of Vernal, passed away Friday, August 31, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 30, 1923 in Vernal to goodly parents Lorenso (Ren) Watkins and Jennie Marie Kolb. Gladys married Kenneth Samuel Barker on June 4, 1941. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple on December 10, 1953....
Dwayne Ray Shearer
Aug 31, 2018
Dwayne Ray Shearer (Snuffy) was born March 2, 1941 in Paonia, Colorado to Inelda (Ned) Shearer and Clara Courdray. Dwayne spent his childhood in Paonia, Colorado and Price, Utah. He graduated from East Carbon High in 1959. He served in the US Navy. Dwayne was an underground coal miner for 40 years. He was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed riding...
Vanona Whitehead Olsen
Aug 29, 2018
Vanona Whitehead Fisher Olsen was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada on March 16, 1927. Her parents, Neil and Alta Easter Whitehead Fisher, and her 2 big sisters - Desta and Iris, soon moved to Missoula, Montana. As a little girl she was called The 4-year Old Dancing Wonder in the Missoula newspaper and she even tap-danced on the radio! She...
Devin Delroy Murray
Aug 27, 2018
Devin was born in Apple Valley, CA. He grew up in Vernal, Utah, Rulison, CO and Shattuck, OK. After graduating high school, Devin joined the United States Navy. Devin was stationed in Japan; working in the USS Stethem as an Operations Specialist. He was certified as an Air Traffic Controller. During his time in the military, Devin traveled and trained...
Dixie L Deans
Aug 19, 2018
Dixie L. Deans, age 72, passed away on August 19, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. Dixie was born on July 16, 1946 in Albany, CA to Marion Streeter and Lillian Eaton. Dixie married Eddie Deans on June 5, 1964 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dixie enjoyed reading books and collecting comics. Her passion and hobby was riding...
Chloe G Slaugh
Aug 17, 2018
Chloe Givens Slaugh was born November 17, 1935 to James Albert Givens and Mary Myrtle Wheeler in Duchesne, Utah. On July 28, 1956 she married Joseph Don Slaugh. Chloe and Don shared 61 years together. In Chloes earlier years she enjoyed spending time on the mountain with her family fishing, hunting and camping. She also enjoyed playing cards, and the...
Ed Forsman
Aug 10, 2018
If youd ever met Ed Forsman, two things were abundantly clearhe had a big, strong heart, and he loved God and his family deeply. After battling multiple myeloma for the last year, that strength continued until he took his last breath, surrounded by his girls, with his wife holding his hand as she had for the last 40+ years. After...
Benjamin Luther Bellon
Aug 7, 2018
Benjamin "Benny" Luther Bellon passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 7th, 2018 at the age of 74.Benny was born on October 5th 1943 to Luther and Grace Ann Bellon in Jamestown, North Dakota, the second of four children.His family moved to Burley Idaho in 1952 where he attended school and graduated in 1961 from Burley High School.He married...
