Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
Katy Loncar
Oct 19, 2014
Katy Elizabeth Evans Loncar passed away on October 19, 2014 surrounded by her family. Katy was born on March 28, 1980 in Vernal, Utah to Cindy Hughes and Robert Evans. Katy married Paul Loncar on June 7, 2013 in the Ashley National Forest.
Katy was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Katy was...
Violet Brown
Oct 2, 2014
Violet M. Brown, age 90, resident of Grand Junction, Colorado for 30+ years, passed away in Vernal, Utah on October 2, 2014. Violet was born on March 5, 1924 in Douglas, Wyoming to Glen Hudson and Matilda Disney. Violet enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Violet is survived by her daughter, Alta Waters; granddaughter, Kelly Rogers; grandchildren: Matthew and Mitchell Rogers; sisters:...
LoyeAnn Manwaring
Sep 25, 2014
LoyeAnn Mecham Manwaring, age 58 of Vernal, Utah, returned to her Heavenly Father on September 25, 2014. LoyeAnn was born on February 28, 1956
to Merrill and Helen Mecham of Orem. They later moved to the Vernal area.
She married her high school sweetheart Kevin Manwaring on August 5, 1973
in the Salt Lake Temple and was sealed for time and all eternity.
They...
Leo Speirs
Sep 25, 2014
Leo Rolfe Speirs passed away at his home surrounded by his family on September 25, 2014 at the age of 89. He was born August 11, 1925 in Park City, Utah to Lee and Mary Rolfe Speirs. After high school he went in the Navy. He served for three years during World War II. After the Navy, he went to...
Udell Birch
Aug 27, 2014
Born March 15, 1935, died August 27, 2014 in Vernal, Utah, after battling Alzheimer's disease. He was 79 years old. He was born to Max Eldon Birch and Tina Fontella Allred in Provo, Utah. He grew up in Utahn on the Duchesne river. His early years were spent working with his father logging timber in the McAfee Basin and working...
Larry Smuin
Aug 26, 2014
Larry Deal Smuin returned to his loving Father in Heaven on August 26, 2014 in the Uintah Care Center, Vernal, Utah.
He was born April 14, 1934 in Vernal, Utah to Hyrum Smuin and Idella Slaugh Smuin. He married the love of his life LaDonna Slaugh on October 8, 1952.
He loved the outdoors, camping, fishing, hunting, rock hunting, cutting meat and...
Emily Stratton
Aug 20, 2014
Our precious angel, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin, and friend was born on mothers day May 10, 1998, and went to heaven on August 20, 2014. She was the youngest of three children born to Kevin and Michelle Stratton.
Emily was loved by many and always had a smile on her face. She had a passion for clogging, ballet, and point...
Shirley Taussig
Aug 20, 2014
Shirley Alice (Williams) Taussig was born in Silver Plume Colorado on June 29th, 1927. She was the second child and the only daughter among David and Mable (Roper) Williams' four children. She attended elementary school in Silver Plume and Graduated from Georgetown High school as valedictorian of her class in 1945. Shirley met her future husband, Carl J. Taussig, while...
Wesley Worsencroft
Aug 13, 2014
Wesley James Worsencroft, born April 9, 1984 in Salt Lake City, UT to John Christen Worsencroft and Michelle Wahlquist Worsencroft, passed away on August 13, 2014. He grew up in Murray and graduated from Murray High in 2002. All who knew him will dearly miss his limitless sense of humor and outgoing personality. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed...
Jacquelyn Hobbs
Aug 13, 2014
Jacque Hobbs of Vernal passed away at her home after a battle with cancer on August 13, 2014.
Jacque is survived by her husband, Joe Hobbs of Vernal, her daughter Heather Canepa of Concord, CA, and sister Sandy Lennes of Hutchinson, MN. Preceded in death by her parents, Frederick and Ruth Korger.
Jacque has been a long-time resident of Vernal,...
Lita Shaw
Aug 5, 2014
Lita Shaw, age 92, passed away at the Uintah Care Center on August 5, 2014. She was born on October 14, 1921 to Antonio Narvaez and Fidela Montoya in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Lita married Earl C. Shaw in October of 1947 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Lita enjoyed rock hunting, hiking, sewing and cooking.
Lita is survived by her son, Oliver...
Ronald Smith
Aug 1, 2014
Born January 29, 1936, rode into the sunset from Maeser, Utah August 1, 2014
Born in Payette, Idaho to Aubryn Frazier Smith and Elda Beth Loveland Smith. Married Barbara Ann Myers, divorced. Two daughters were born to this union, Rosemary Lynn Smith and Holly Beth Smith. Married Alice Oliver Robertson in 1995.
Ron lived in Idaho, Washington, Nevada, Nebraska and...
