Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
Connie Moore
Jan 23, 2017
Connie Wallace Moore, 66, passed away peacefully Monday evening, January 23, 2017 in Vernal, Utah, from complications of kidney disease. Her loved ones were gathered around her bed to hug her and wish her godspeed on her next adventure.She was a mischievous imp with a blue twinkle in her eyes. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and aunt....
Carole Louise Jackson
Dec 24, 2016
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Carole Louise Maccarillo Jackson, age 74, of Vernal, passed away suddenly on Christmas Eve, Dec 24, 2016. Carole was born on August 24, 1942, in Wendell, Idaho to Cora Marie (Short) and Joseph William Maccarillo. She was the 3rd of 6 children (Joe, Bob, Jeanie, Chris Nick).
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Brent D. Pitt
Dec 22, 2016
Brent D. Pitt, age 64, passed away on December 22, 2016 in Vernal, Utah. Brent was born on June 30, 1952 to Don Melvin Pitt and Belle Pitt in Vernal, Utah. Brent married Alanea Pitt on February 16, 1989 in Vernal, Utah. Beloved Friend, Father, and Husband, Brent D. Pitt had a passion and love for hunting and the great...
Patricia Stewart
Dec 20, 2016
Patricia Lewis StewartJuly 1, 1929 ~ December 20, 2016Our precious, beloved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, grandma-great, and friend, Patricia Lewis Stewart went to be with the Lord December 20, 2016 at the Ashley Regional Medical Center, Vernal, Utah of a heart attack.She was born July 1, 1929 in Vernal Utah to Charles Preston Lewis and Crystal Dean Potter Lewis. She...
Marie Emma Workman Gardner
Dec 16, 2016
Marie Emma Workman Gardner, age 80, of Vernal, passed away the morning of December 16, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Marie was born on August 19, 1936 to Sarah Oaks and Leland Workman in Vernal, Utah. Marie married Ned L. Gardner on April 4, 1958 in Vernal, Utah.Marie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...
Jake Anthony Moss
Dec 14, 2016
Jake Anthony Moss, 80, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2016. He was predeceased by his first wife of 27 years, Shanna Lee (Graham) and two stepchildren, Mike Brooke and Rhonda Cadez. He is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Immojean (Mitchell) and his five children, Deborah Joan Delfin (Carlos), Lawrence Keith Moss (Colleen), Nancy Neumann (Ken) Darrel...
Gail Ann Montgomery
Dec 10, 2016
Gail Ann Montgomery, age 55, of Bountiful, Utah passed away on December 10, 2016. Gail was born June 26, 1961 in Vernal, Utah to John Thomas and Alice Louise Hall.Gail had a passion for cooking, her grandchildren, hiking, reading, swimming, and spending time with friends and family. Gail spent the last several years of her life in a care center...
Parker Jeffrey Stewart
Dec 4, 2016
Our beloved son, brother, husband, grandson, nephew, and friend, Parker Jeffrey Stewart, age 21, of Vernal, Utah passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Dec. 4, 2016 due to complications after a tonsillectomy. He was born in La Habre, California on June 29, 1995.Parker enjoyed all aspects of life and was always happy. He was known for his continuous ear-to-ear...
Lynne Searle Gale
Dec 3, 2016
After a courageous battle with cancer, Lynne Gale passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2016, age 52.Lynne was born June 4, 1964 to Larry Raymond Searle and LuAnne Searle. She was married to her devoted husband Walter Gale in the Provo Temple on June 18, 1982.Lynne served others. She embraced opportunities to serve her second family-her ward family, in the...
Jennie "Jackie" Marie Preston
Nov 10, 2016
Jackie PrestonAKA KNOWN BY EVERYONE SHE MET"GRANDMA JACKIE"September 21, 1930 ~ November 10, 2016Jackie Preston, age 86, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 10, 2016 at the Beehive Home in Naples, Utah.Jackie was born in Aladdin, Wyoming on September 21, 1930. She married Gayle Preston on January 4, 1948 in Shoshoni, Wyoming. She was the oldest child of...

Lola Simmons
Nov 3, 2016
Memorial Services for Lola Jean Simmons, age 56, will be held Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. at the World Vision Assembly of God Church. Online condolences may be shared at www.AshleyValleyFuneralHome.com .

Eleanor Lenora Hopkins Mckee
Oct 25, 2016
Eleanor Lenora Hopkins McKee, our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on October 25, 2016 at the age of 92. She was born June 4, 1924 in Atlanta, Georgia, the second daughter of James Elmer Hopkins and Myrtle Faye Denton Hopkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lynne Curtis McKee, her son, Matthew Scott, her parents and...

Karen Wilkerson
Oct 19, 2016
Graveside services for Karen Wilkerson, age 53, will be held on Monday, October 24, 2016 at 11AM at the Cortez Cemetery in Cortez, Colorado. Services are under the direction of the Ashley Valley Funeral Home.
Arva Mary Atwood Abegglen
Oct 18, 2016
Arva Mary Atwood Abegglen returned home to her heavenly father on October 18th, 2016 surrounded by family and her sweetheart of sixty nine years.She was born in Vernal Utah to Curtis and Leona Atwood on October 27th, 1930. At 4 years old her father passed away and Leona re-married Arch McConkie who raised Arva as his own. She later married...
Rod J Slaugh
Oct 8, 2016
Rod J. Slaugh of Lapoint, Utah passed away peacefully at the age of 41 on October 8th 2016 at the University of Utah Medical Center due to a brain aneurysm. Rod was born to John and Charlotte (Workman) Slaugh on March 12, 1975 in Vernal, Utah as the third of eight children. At the age of 11 Rod and his...

Mary Helen Bertram
Sep 30, 2016
Mary Helen BertramJuly 26, 1925 ~ September 30, 2016Mary Helen Bertram passed away on September 30, 2016 in Vernal, Utah at the age of 91. Services will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be shared at www.AshleyValleyFuneralHome.com
Kenny Calhoun
Sep 28, 2016
Kenneth LeRoy Calhoun was born May 23, 1969 in Twin Falls, Idaho to Howard Calhoun and Juanita (Ross) Wagner. Passed away on September 28, 2016 at 1:13am in University Hospital with his loving family at his side. He leaves behind 4 beautiful children, Mitch, Brant, Brook and little Connor. Preceded in death by his grandparents, Floyd and Hazel Ross, William...
William John Bruckner
Sep 16, 2016
William John Bruckner passed away on September 16, 2016. He was born on May 2, 1935 in Rifle, CO to Fredrick William Bruckner and Agnes Julia Bonis Bruckner. He did all of his schooling in Rifle and graduated from Rifle High School with the Class of 1953. In 1955 he married Helen Francis Staley. They divorced in 1979. They had...
Arvel James Allred
Sep 16, 2016
Arvel James Allred, age 100, passed away in Orem, UT, on Friday, September 16, 2016, of causes incident to age. Arvel was born to James and Edith Hunting Allred on their homestead in Bennett, Utah, on December 31, 1915. After his father died in the flu epidemic of 1918, Arvel's family continued on the homestead until moving to Vernal in...