All Obituaries

  KaraLyn Smith Taylor, wife of Art Taylor of Duchesne Utah, died peacefully at home of causes incident to age on May 25, 2019.  She was born March 29, 1937 in Roosevelt, Utah to Bruce Vernon and Mildred Pope Smith. KaraLyn married Arthur LeRoy Taylor August 29, 1955 in the Salt lake Temple.  They made their home in Duchesne.  They had ten children and raised eight to adulthood.  She was an Active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...

    Pat Gunville, age 76, formerly of Roosevelt, passed away at her daughter’s home, May 22, 2019 in Saratoga Springs.     Pat was born February 24, 1943 in Redding, CA to Lloyd and Fern Wall Larsen.  Her family moved to Roosevelt where Pat spent her childhood years.  She attended school in Roosevelt and graduated from Union High.  In high school Pat loved to dance.  She was part of the first ever Union Cougarette Drill...

Leslee Caron Welte, age 55, of Duchesne, passed away May 21, 2019, at the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City.  She was born April 25, 1964, in Murray, to Donna Jean Partington and Raymond Frank Welte. She has been together with Dan Anderson, of Tabiona, for the last 25 years.   Leslee was an animal lover – she was always rescuing strays.  She had a great garden and yard and had a beautiful home.  She enjoyed being in the outdoors, watching sports,...

    Charles Van, age 82, of Roosevelt, passed away May 20, 2019, at the Parkside Manor.     He was born December 11, 1936, in Ft. Duchesne, to Alfonzo “Doc” and Virginia Zamora Van.     Charles was raised on a ranch.  He enjoyed fishing, hunting, doing leatherwork making saddles and belts, being in the outdoors, and gardening.  He had a very dry sense of humor and lived a simple life.     He is survived by his...

   Benno and Megan Penna, ages 32, of Ballard, ….the sunshines of our lives, the apples of our eyes were so loved by so many people for their kindness, compassion, generosity and love for all.  Most of all they were loved by Jehovah God whom they tried to imitate by always searching for the good in others.  Their hearts were tremendously big and kind.  We cannot imagine going on without them.  Megan’s contagious laughter and energy permeated our...

    Clayton Leo Thompson, a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend passed away on May 17, 2019 at his cabin in Hanna, Utah. He was 75.     “Clay” was a mountain of a man with a bold, outsize personality that matched the landscape he loved. Even as a young boy he wore cowboy boots, Levi jeans, and a hat. He never forgot “Tony” the first horse he  raised, rode, and cared for while growing up on a small farm in...

Nial LaPreal Richens, age 94, of Gusher, passed away May 16, 2019, at the Uintah Care Center.   She was born January 26, 1925, in Vernal, to William Albert and Martha Hicks McCurdy. She married Vern. B. “Bud” Richens on June 23, 1943, in Malad, Idaho.  They were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  He died August 8, 2012. Nial helped with the war effort in her late teens by working on planes.  She was...

      Beverly Elizabeth Olsen Uresk, age 91, of Myton Utah, passed away May 13, 2019 at the home of her daughter in Millville, Utah.       Beverly was born February 20, 1928 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She was  the 6th child of nine children born to Gracia Leona Gray Olsen and Orin Niels Olsen.  She grew up in Duchesne, Utah where she met Frank Uresk  They were married on July 30 1949 in Duchesne, Utah and it was later solemnized in...

        On Monday, May 13, 2019, Richard Cline Adams, age 74, of Cedarview, passed away from complications of pneumonia, at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, and Till lost the love of her life.     Rick was born April 20, 1945 in Roosevelt to Merchie K and Erma Dee Nielson Adams.       Rick was a loving husband, father, grandpa, brother, friend, and neighbor.     He worked hard his whole life as a...

    Ila Vee Hamblin Larsen, age 87, of Cedarview, Utah, returned to her Heavenly Father on May 11, 2019 at a care center in American Fork.  She is having a wonderful reunion with her sweetheart, Jim, daughter Ellen, son Lagrand and many, many ancestors.     Ila was born on May 26, 1931 to James Edwin and Reita Hunt Hamblin in Montwell, Utah.  She was the first of eight children.     She and her sweetheart James “Jim” Morris...