Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
Kathleen Marie (Gurr) Underwood
Nov 1, 2024
Kathleen Marie Gurr (Kathy Underwood) passed away on November 1st, 2024 at the age of 77. Kathy was born on October 24th, 1947 to Lawrence and Zora Gurr at the then, new Uintah County Hospital in Vernal Utah. She lived in Bonanza until she was 9 years old where she remembered 'playing games by streetlight'. She was baptized into...
Mary Jane (Martindale) Partridge
Nov 1, 2024
Mary Jane (Martindale) Partridge, age 90, returned to her heavenly home and to the arms of her beloved Garth Partridge on the evening of November 1st, 2024. Mary Jane passed peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. Mary Jane was born December 14, 1933 in Springville, Utah. After graduating from Springville High School in 1952, she eventually found...
Andrea (Watkins) Erickson Poole
Nov 1, 2024
Andrea (Watkins) Erickson Poole of Vernal, Utah passed away peacefully on Friday, November 1st, 2024 in Vernal, Utah. She was 54 years old. Andrea was born in Bountiful, Utah on March 9, 1970 to Eda and De Watkins. Together they had five children and Andrea was the fourth child. She grew up in Ogden, Utah. Throughout her growing years, Andrea...
Victoria Marie (Hovsepian) Hovsepian
Oct 31, 2024
Victoria Marie Hovsepian passed away peacefully in her home on October 31, 2024 surrounded by her loved ones. Vicki was born on December 29, 1964 to Jeanne and David Hovsepian in San Bernadino, California. Vicki enjoyed attending Recovery Days and other community events. She loved watching football and wrestling with family. Halloween through Easter was her favorite time of...
Angela (Morrell) Arnold
Oct 30, 2024
Angela Morrell (Pack) Arnold was born September 25, 1957, in Ogden, Utah. She passed away in her home surrounded by her family on October 30, 2024, in Vernal, Utah. She graduated from Uintah High School, class of '74. Angela was known for her vibrant spirit and a heart full of love for her family and friends. Angela cherished her...
Lisa (Burghardt) Watkins
Oct 28, 2024
The Phillips Ashley Valley Funeral Home is not handling the services for Lisa Watkins. We are placing the obituary on line as a courtesy to the family.
Lisa (Burghardt) Watkins, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 28, 2024 after courageously battling ovarian cancer for the past 7 years.
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Eugene Mireles Orozco
Oct 19, 2024
Eugene "Jimmy" Orozco passed away on Oct. 19th at the age of 75. Eugene was born on March 7th 1949 to Dora Cortez and Jimmy Orozco in San Antonio TX Eugene enjoyed spending time working on vehicles, going to yard sales and just hanging out with family and friends. He is survived by 4 sons, Randy Lance Eddi and...
Shanna Jane (Miller) Thomas
Oct 17, 2024
Beloved wife, mother, and sister Shanna Jane Thomas passed away on October 17,2024. Shanna was born on November 6,1936, the middle child of Miles and Tillie Miller in Helper, Utah. She was married to Buck Thomas April 16,1957 in the Manti Temple, Manti Utah. She was a Graduate of College of Eastern Utah in Price, Utah. Shanna was a...
N. Kay Monson
Oct 15, 2024
Nathan Kay Monson passed away on October 15th, 2024 at the age of 35 in Vernal, Ut. Kay was born on July 1st, 1989 to Janna Lee Watt Monson and Ernest Evans Monson in Price, Utah. Kay married Kaitlyn Rawlins Monson on May 25th, 2012 in the Logan Utah LDS Temple. Kay began working in the coal mines fixing...
Lynne Neil King
Oct 15, 2024
Lynne Neil King, age 92, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2024, in Vernal Utah. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend whose life was dedicated to his family and community. He is survived by his loving wife, Joye Oaks King; sons Kirby (Jacqui) and Jeff King; granddaughters Sammi and Kassi; brother Floyd King; sister Mary Ann...
Sarah Emaline (Brodbeck) Kress
Oct 13, 2024
Sarah Emaline (Brodbeck) Kress, age 77 of Vernal, Utah formerly from Pennsylvania, passed away on October 13, 2024. Sarah was born on October 25, 1946, to Emaline (Schultz) Brodbeck and Jay Brodbeck in York, Pennsylvania. She married Richard Patrick Kress in York, Pennsylvania. To that union they have three children. She enjoyed playing bingo and winning her candy bars....
Ruth B (Hodgkinson) Winn
Oct 9, 2024
Ruth Winn, a beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on October 9, 2024, at the age of 95. Born on September 23, 1929, in Vernal, Utah, Ruth grew up in a large family of 11 siblings. She married Ronald C. Winn in 1949, and their love story spanned decades. Ruth devoted her life to raising her four children and...
Margaret Alice Pilcher
Oct 8, 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Margaret Alice Pilcher, who left this world in her sleep on October 8, 2024, while in the loving care of the Uintah Care Center. Margaret was born on May 27, 1948, in Arcadia, Oklahoma, to her parents, Wanda and Buster Dobbs. She grew up in Jones, Oklahoma,...
Blaine Michael Yorgason
Oct 8, 2024
On October 8th 2024, Blaine Michael Yorgason finished his earthly mission and returned with honor to the waiting arms of his beloved mother, father and daughter Charity, along with so many others anxiously awaiting his return. Blaine was born December 6, 1942 in Mt Pleasant, Utah to John Gayle Yorgason and Clara Beatrice Copley. At the tender age of...
Tyler Scott Vancampen
Oct 7, 2024
Tyler Scott VanCampen, infant son of Bradley & Heather VanCampen, passed away suddenly on Monday October 7, 2024 at their home. Tyler enjoyed playing with his siblings and spending time with family. He loved to smile and talk and he especially loved being held. He was our pride and joy. His smile could light up a room. Tyler is...
Devi Cheryl (Johnson) Deaver
Oct 5, 2024
Devi Cheryl Johnson Deaver was a unique, inclusive, fun, loving lady. She was brilliant, funny, and kind. Devi's singing voice was legendary in Southern CA where she sang at many churches, minor league baseball games, and funerals. She was a remarkable cake decorator and seamstress. Devi was in many plays that she starred in and others she directed. Known for...
Edna Alice (Short) Martin
Oct 3, 2024
Edna "Eddie" Martin passed away on October 3, 2024 at the age of 89. Edna was born on October 13, 1934 to Mabel Sanderson and Lester Short in Rock Eagle, Wyoming. Edna married Paul D. Rocky Lawrence in Wheatland, Wyoming. Rocky and Edna had two children, Lisa (Jed) Ewell and Chris Lawrence, both of Vernal, Utah. Rocky and Edna...
Phyllis Rae (Morgan) Knupfer
Sep 29, 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother Phyllis Rae (Morgan) Knupfer who peacefully departed this life on September 29, 2024, at the age of 80 in Vernal, UT. Phyllis was born on March 3, 1944, to Margaret Louise Zuck and Faye Wesley Morgan in Milwaukee, WI. She married Richard Elliot Knupfer on...
John Robert Burns
Sep 28, 2024
On September 28, 2024, my beloved companion stepped over into the next part of his journey to Heaven. John Robert Burns was born on February 2, 1959, to Robert Ensign & Wanda (Everton) Burns in Los Angeles, California. He was the (late) caboose of the family- dearly loved and spoiled (lol). He had one brother, Richard Burdette Burns, who...
