Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Vernal, UT
Darlene Huxford Bartlett
Aug 21, 2025
Darlene Huxford Bartlett, age 84 of Vernal, wife of Floyd Bartlett, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025 at her home with her family by her side.
Funeral services for Darlene will be held Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 2:00pm at the Vernal 7th Ward LDS Chapel (100 North 850 West). Visitations for family and friends will be held Friday evening from...
Doris Perry
Aug 19, 2025
Doris Ann Crowley Perry April 10, 1944 – August 19, 2025
Doris Ann (Crowley) Perry, age 81 formerly of Vernal, wife of the late Lee Ivan Perry, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at her daughter's home in Ogden, Utah. She left behind a legacy of love, laughter, creativity, and quiet strength. Born on April 10, 1944, on a...
Dezradee Franks
Aug 18, 2025
Dezradee Massey Franks-May 24, 1956--August 18, 2025
Dezra was born May 24, 1956 in Provo, Utah to Valda Dez Massey and Donna Moon Massey. She was the third of eight children, and she loved all her siblings and enjoyed growing up in a big family.
Dezra is survived by her two amazing and loving children, Chet Raymond (Tiffany Richardson) Franks and Shayla...
Gordon Harker
Aug 18, 2025
Gordon Grant Harker, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2025, in Vernal, Utah, surrounded by family. He was 88 years old, just shy of his 89th birthday.
Gordon was born on September 25, 1936, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Ethel Brown Harker and LaVern Harker. He grew up in Centerville and Orem, Utah, and...
Greggory Ferguson
Aug 17, 2025
It's with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Gregory Boyd Ferguson. Greg was born in Grove City, PA to Sheryl Ferguson and E. Mae Switzer Ferguson. He graduated from Grove City High School.
He was a kind, generous, and hardworking man. He worked his way up from a derrick hand in PA, moving to Utah in 1993 becoming...
Kathryn Kitchen
Aug 16, 2025
Kathryn Laga Kitchen passed away peacefully at her home in Vernal, Utah at age 69 on Saturday, August 16, 2025.
Born on December 31, 1955 to Frank Edward Laga and Elva Darlene (Bunnell) Laga, Kathryn grew up in Pleasant Grove, Utah, with her older brother, Scott, and two younger brothers, Kelly and Barry. She was a Vikette at the Pleasant...
Kenneth Clark
Aug 15, 2025
Kenneth D. Clark "Bub", beloved father, grandpa, brother, and uncle passed away peacefully with his dearly loved sister by his side, after complications from heart surgery on Friday, August 15, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bub was born June 13, 1949 to Daniel and Helen Mar Clark in Verna,l Utah. He was the youngest, and grew up a beloved...

Perry Durr
Aug 15, 2025
Perry was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Harry H. and Emma M. (Stroh) Durr. He was baptized at St. Paul's Lutheran church in Aberdeen, South Dakota. He attended school in Aberdeen for K-12, graduating in 1967. He left for a vocational school in Denver, Colorado, and studied drafting.
He worked several jobs in Denver, before moving to the Colorado...
JoeAnn Troendle
Aug 8, 2025
JoeAnn (Garcia) Troendle a mom, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away Friday, August 8, 2025 in Vernal, Utah at the age of 67.
JoeAnn was born to Juanita (Jennie Garcia) and Reynaldo Garcia on March 30, 1958 in Vernal, Utah. JoeAnn's early childhood was spent In Bonanza, Utah, where her dad was a Gilsonite miner. JoeAnn could out run, out ride, out throw any boy or...
James Wheeler
Aug 3, 2025
James Nephi Wheeler passed away on August 3, 2025, at the age of 48. James was born on September 19, 1976, to Sheila and Stanley Wheeler in Vernal Utah. James married Samantha on October 23, 2007, in Altamont, Utah.
James enjoyed driving The Dirty Mistress, building things with medal, old B-rate movies, talisman, board games, and helping anyone in need....
Sherry Gale Riding
Jul 28, 2025
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Sherry G. Riding, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2025, surrounded by the love of her family.
Sherry was born on May 13, 1944, in Miami, Arizona, to Dale and Suzie Scott. She married the love of her life, David Riding, on June 11, 1963, in Salt Lake City, Utah and just celebrated their 61st wedding...
Vaneta Miller
Jul 19, 2025
Vaneta (Johnson) Miller, age 76 of Dolan Springs, Arizona, formerly of Vernal, Utah, passed away on July 19, 2025 in Kingman, Arizona. She was born November 9th, 1949 to Maxine and Eldona Johnson in Vernal, Utah joining the family with her sister Dorleen, and her brothers, Mike, Ross, Errol, and Aaron. She married the love of her life Lynn Miller...
Tom Murray
Jul 16, 2025
Here comes Tommy turtle dribbling down the floor, watch out heaven he is ready to lay up a score! Most will remember Tommy Murray's basketball skills, which he obviously inherited from his mother the famous Verna Hadlock of Uintah High School.
Tom was raised with humble means, the high school locker room was his shower for the day. Not...
Araceli Rangel - Villalba
Jul 12, 2025
En Memoria de Araceli
Araceli fue una fiel y amorosa esposa a Santos y una madre amorosa y cariñosa de cinco hijos. Su mayor alegría en la vida fue cuidar de su familia y darles siempre lo mejor que podía. Era conocida por todos por su fe inquebrantable en Dios, que fue siempre el fundamento de su vida.
A pesar...
Ernestine Smuin
Jul 11, 2025
Ernestine “Ernie” Smuin was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She passed suddenly on July 10, 2025 at the age of 89.
She was born to Ernest and Juanita Goad on January 25 1936 In Hominy OK
Ern was raised in Craig Co along with 9 siblings. This is where she met her late husband, Glen Louis Smuin. Together, they...
Ray Roloff
Jul 9, 2025
Ray Roloff 67 of Vernal Utah passed away on July 9, 2025 at home peacefully from a short battle with cancer surrounded by his loved ones.
Ray Roloff was born on September 11, 1957, to his mother Margie (Johnson) Roloff and his father Adam Roloff in Vernal Utah.
In 1982 Ray met the love of his life Theada McCarrell Roloff...
Joseph Wright
Jul 8, 2025
Joseph 'Joe' Oliver Wright, age 39 of Vernal, husband of Christina Wood Wright, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. He was born on June 2, 1986 to Kathy Wilhelmsen Wright and Gary Wright in Ogden, Utah. Joe married Christina Wood on June 4, 2010 in Vernal, Utah.
Joe lived a life full of love for his family, and he always...