All Obituaries

    Funeral services for Verl Haslem, age 87, of Neola, husband of Leah Duncan Haslem, will be held on Saturday, February 1st at 11:00 a.m. at the Neola Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  A viewing will be held that morning at the church from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m.     Burial in the Neola Cemetery under direction of the Hullinger Mortuary with military honors presented by the Roosevelt American Legion and the Utah National Guard.  

Troop Todd Jenks, age 33, of Sunshine Acres, passed away unexpectedly on January 24, 2020, at his home. He was born June 7, 1986, in Roosevelt, to Barry Todd Myore Jenks and Vivian Taveapont.  He married Jessica Anne Zamora on July 13, 2016, but they had been together for several years before that. Troop enjoyed being in the mountains, fishing, playing video games, collecting “Dragon Ball Z”, jamming to music, and cruising around.  He was a jokester and a big tease, and...

PLEASE NOTE, LOCATION OF SERVICES HAS BEEN CHANGED     Lola Penfold Clark , age 94, passed away January 23, 2020 in Roosevelt, Utah, at the Uintah Basin Medical Center, surrounded by her family.     She was  born on a snowy Thanksgiving morning, November 26, 1925, to Walter Eugene and Charlene Longacre Penfold, in Deep Creek (Tridell), Utah.  She was the fifth child in a family of eight children.       Lola’s early years were...

Latoya Ramona Wyasket, age 36, of Ft. Duchesne and Ogden, was discovered deceased on September 27, 2017, in Ogden.  She had been missing for months prior to that, but was only positively identified January 23, 2020, after extensive DNA testing. She was born August 26, 1981, in Roosevelt, to Theodore Vernal Wyasket Sr. And Bertha Louise Jim.   Latoya was a “free spirit” who made friends with everyone.  She was loving and always gave hugs.  She enjoyed...

        Verl Bleazard, age 78, of Roosevelt, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the Sr. Villa.     Verl was born December 2, 1941 in Roosevelt to Mark Walker And Evelyn Dorothy Jenson Bleazard.           Verl loved working in her yard.  Her roses were her pride and she delighted in having a nice yard.  She enjoyed spending time on deer hunts and camping with her family.  She loved people and...

    Afton Eileen Cluff Rasmussen Merkley, age 92, of Duchesne, passed away January 12, 2020, at the Uintah Basin Sr. Villa.       She was born May 14, 1927, in Duchesne, to Benjamin Christopher and Cleona Levet Wheeler Cluff.   When she was very young, her mother passed away and then she was raised by her grandparents John and Minnie Wheeler.     Eileen married Wells D. Rasmussen in February 5, 1946 and was blessed with three sons,...

Ronald Lee Price, age 79, of Roosevelt passed away January 12, 2020, in Roosevelt at The Villa with his family surrounding him. He was born July 26,1940, in Lovell, Wyoming to Israel Lee and Nella Allphin Price. His mother Nella passed away when Ron was two years old. His father married Martha “Ellen” Christensen and Ron considered her his mother. Ron is the oldest of four boys.  Ron has three boys: Patrick, Shane and Ronald James “Jim” Price from a previous...

    Lena Ellen “Little Lena” Cotonuts, age 35, of Vernal, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at the Ashley Valley Regional Medical Center. Lena was born September 6, 1984 in Roosevelt to Arick Lee and SueAnn Cuch Cotonuts.  Lena was truly a miracle, when she was 10 months old she was in a car crash which disabled her.  The doctors said she wouldn’t make it and we are glad to say that we had 34 more years to share with Lena.   She loved...

    Andy Marvin Nielsen, age 52, of Myton, died on January 5, 2020.     Andy was born on October 10, 1967, Roosevelt, Utah, to Norvel Marvin and Sarah Annabell Thayne Nielsen.  He married Tanya Huntsman and they later separated.     Andy had a great love for the outdoors and was an avid sportsman.  He loved to hike and explore the mountains, often making his own trail.  He enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He worked for Burdick...

Arlys Iorg, age 86, of Hanna, passed away January 2, 2020, at his home from a sudden heart attack. He was born August 12, 1933, in Ft. Duchesne, to Ross Loren and Lorena Minnie Denver Iorg.  He married Clora Hackford and they later divorced.  He married Beth Giles on March 14, 1959, in Hanna.  They were married for almost 61 years. Arlys worked as a machinist for many years at Boyle Brother’s and also Christensen’s manufacturing parts.  He was a people person...