Obituaries

Jun 6, 2015

William Dallas Schwartz, better known as Bill, Dad, Grandpa, and Loving Husband, was born on May 22, 1961. His humble beginning in Berwyn, Illinois lead to a childhood of adventure. He was forced to grow up quickly when his mother died suddenly at the young age of 36. Bill was a jack of all trades from painter and butcher to...

Jun 5, 2015

Jun 2, 2015

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Zane Roger Gray died June 2, 2015 at home in Vernal, Utah. Zane was born January 12, 1935 to William Alexander and Verdie Estella Collom Gray in Meeker, Colorado. He grew up on a homestead ranch with no electricity or running water, twenty miles outside of Meeker near the Thornburgh battleground. He was...

Jun 1, 2015

Barbara Earline Swain Cook was born on February 16, 1935 in Vernal, Utah. She passed away at the age of 80 on June 1, 2015. She was the oldest daughter born to Brigham Earl Swain and Maxine Iola Mathis. She spent most of her childhood in Murray, Utah. She married Cal S. Cook on January 26, 1952. Barbara has four...

May 31, 2015

Harden Nelson Jr of Vernal Utah died on May 31, 2015 at the age of 81.

He was born on October 3, 1933 in Vernal Utah. He was the son of the late Harden Nelson Sr. and Anna Marie Hollenbeck. He married Janet Robins June 14, 1957 in Vernal Utah. They had been married 57 years. Together they raised 4 children;...

May 29, 2015

Frank Lewis Dembowski (Bud) age 86 passed away May 29, 2015 in Vernal, Utah.

Bud was born on July 20, 1928 to Frank T. and Jeanette Tolle-Dembowski in Omaha, Nebraska. Bud was the fourth child of seven children. His nickname growing up was "Chocolate" because he liked chocolate and sweets so much. Bud went to school until about the 8th grade...

May 17, 2015

May 10, 2015

Nyle Gene Merkley passed away unexpectedly on Sunday May 10, 2015 in Mesa Arizona. Nyle was born in Tridell, Utah, on December 30, 1930. He loved to tell about what a cold December night it was when he was born and that his name was "Nyle - spelled N-y-l-e, mothers choice", He grew up in Vernal where he met the...

May 9, 2015

Bronx Brandon Young was born on December 29, 2013. Our special Son, Brother and Little Buckaroo, returned to his Heavenly Father on May 9, 2015. Bronx touched many hearts during his short time here on earth. He loved being around all of his family and friends. Bronx enjoyed animals, the outdoors and doing chores with his daddy. He liked to...

May 4, 2015

Charlotte Jane Pickett Brakey Marsh joined her loved ones in Heaven on May 4, 2015. Charlotte was born September 30, 1938 to Walter Wright Pickett and Lucy Fern Schneider Pickett.

Charlotte grew up in Tooele, UT where she met and married Jerry Earl Brakey, together they raised five children. They divorced later in life.

Charlotte then met Sam (Sambo) Marsh, they were...

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Apr 12, 2015

H. Dale Gowen, age 66, passed away on Sunday April 12, 2015 while working in North Dakota. Dale was born November 4, 1949 in Nocona Texas. He was the oldest of 3 children born to Henry Hampton and Elsie Leanna Dyess Gowen. He graduated from Uintah High School, class of 1967, where he was a state champion wrestler and on...

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Mar 28, 2015

Virginia Dow Allred passed away on March 28, 2015 in Vernal, Utah. She was born on May 2, 1928 in Vernal, Utah. She was the daughter of Donnell C. Dow and Magdelena Jacobsen Dow. Virginia spent her early years in Rainbow, Utah, where her dad worked as a mechanic at the Gilsonite mines. They later moved to Vernal where she...

Mar 26, 2015

Jarrell M. Massey passed away in Rangely, Colorado on March 26, 2015. Jarrell was born in Vernal, Utah on July 30, 1928 to Ora A Pope and Sewell Massey. Jarrell married Opal Robbins on November 3, 1945. Their marriage was later solomized in the Salt Lake Temple on April 3, 1953. Together they had five children. Opal passed away on...

Mar 24, 2015

Grace passed away at the age of 91 on March 24, 2015 after suffering a stroke. Grace was born to Leo Little and Norma Elizabeth Young on January 12, 1924 in Dardanelle, Arkansas. She had two older brothers and one younger sister. They lost their mother when Grace was just 7 years old, her father remarried and she gained four...