Obituaries

Nov 21, 2015

Colleen McNeil Thacker, of Neola, passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the age of 82 at the Sr. Villa. She was born June 25, 1933 in Francis, Utah, to Horace Delton and Sadie May Nelson McNeil. She married Lowell David Thacker of Heber City in 1949. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. She was...

Nov 21, 2015

Joy Levett Thompson Nielsen, age 70, of Duchesne, passed away November 21, 2015, at the Intermountain Medical Center. She was born September 26, 1945, in Heber City, to John Orvel and Lois Tomlinson Thompson. She married Leon Nielsen in the Salt Lake LDS Temple in 1997. They later divorced. Joy was the most perfect mother and all the neighbors and...

Nov 16, 2015

Adel Fred Blackhair (Asak), age 31, of Ft. Duchesne, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015 in Roosevelt. He was born August 1, 1984 in Lander, WY, to Keith K. Blackhair and Helen G. Ward. He grew up in Ft. Washakie, and later moved to Ft. Duchesne. Adel was a star player for the Ft. Washakie Eagle Jr. High and Lander...

Nov 13, 2015

Ashley Ilene Hansen, age 18, of Roosevelt, our lively, beautiful, determined sister, daughter, granddaughter, cousin, aunt and friend was welcomed into the arms of her loving grandfather Gerald, who led her to her Heavenly home on November 13, 2015. Ashley's family is sustained by their belief in the Savior, and the fact that she seemed to squeeze every opportunity from...

Nov 10, 2015

Nov 10, 2015

Elizabeth Nan "Betty" Dean Hancock, passed away suddenly the morning of November 10, 2015 at age 90. Betty was born September 13, 1925 at Antelope, Utah to Darrell S. and Elsie Marie Dean. She had just finish playing Yahtzee by herself against her siblings, whose names she would write on the score sheet and for whom she would roll the...

Nov 5, 2015

Samuel Louis Wacker, age 81, of Bluebell, passed away November 5, 2015, at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. He was born March 11, 1934, in Ft. Morgan, Colorado, to Samuel John and Christina Schmear Wacker. In the early 1950's, he quit school to join the military, being stationed in Germany for the US Army. In his early...

Nov 5, 2015

Doralda Ellen Winn Brokaw, age 79, of Roosevelt, passed away November 5, 2015. She was born November 29, 1935 in Independence, Uintah County to Charles Alonzo and Esther Ellen Bryant Winn. Doralda married Donnell George Brokaw August 29, 1956 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died July 1, 2014. Doralda enjoyed quilting, cross stitch, yard work and loved flowers....

Nov 5, 2015

Bonnie Lee Frandsen Ross, age 79, of Arcadia, returned home to her loving Heavenly Father on November 5, 2015, in Arcadia, surrounded by loved ones. She was born February 15, 1936, in Elsinore, UT, to Ida Conder and Warren Frandsen, the oldest of three children. She spent the first few years of life in Elsinore and later moved to Salt...

Nov 4, 2015

Anna Margaret Gardner Hunsaker, age 78, of Salt Lake City, Utah, passed away November 4, 2015, at her son's home in Mesquite, Nevada. She was born December 30, 1936, to Leslie Carl and Marie S. Gardner. She married Donald Lyle Hunsaker, Sr. on December 3, 1954. He died December 26, 2011. Anna's greatest legacy was her family. She would do...

Nov 2, 2015

Sadie Louise Snell, age 78, of Roosevelt, passed away November 2, 2015, at the Uintah Basin Rehabilitation and Senior Villa. She was born May 28, 1937, in Wichita County, Kansas, to Charles Irvin and Sadie Flossie Hall-Davis Deeder. She married Darrell Gene Snell in 1955 in Yuma, Arizona. Sadie worked at Cutter & Hammer, an electronics manufacturing factory located in...

Nov 2, 2015

Chad Nathan Tomaino ("Chaddy", "Chadillac"),age 41, of Roosevelt, passed away November 2, 2015, peacefully, surrounded by his family at the Avalon Rehabilitation Center in Salt Lake City. He was born December 30, 1973, in Van Nuys, California, to Bruno N. Tomaino and Laura Taylor. Chad has four siblings, Bruno, Crystal, Dusty, and Jordan. He married Deanna Martines in 1992, and...

Oct 30, 2015

Myrlin Gerald "Cotton" Huffman, age 72, of Roosevelt, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Uintah Basin Medical Center. Myrlin was born October 22, 1943 in Pritchett, Colorado to Virgil Lloyd and Dorothy Dean Mayo Huffman. He married Rose Drennon, they later divorced. Family was everything to Myrlin. He cherished his children and delighted in spending time with...

Oct 29, 2015

Elvin Lynn Kettle, age 71 of Ballard, passed away October 29, 2015, at the University of Utah Hospital from complications of pneumonia. He was born October 27, 1944, in Ballard, to Marvin Alfred and Dorothy Rebecca Collins Betts Kettle. He attended Altera and graduated from Union High School. He also attended the Salt Lake Community College. He served a mission...

Oct 28, 2015

Emerson Boyd Serawop, age 55, of Ft. Duchesne, passed away October 28, 2015, at the University of Utah Hospital after years of kidney failure. He was born January 22, 1960, in Roosevelt, to Ralph Joe and Mary Sue Nanatz Serawop. He married Thelma Lee in December of 2001 and she died March 1, 2005. Emerson went to trade school in...

Oct 24, 2015

Arlene Mountain Appah, age 81, of Ft. Duchesne, passed away October 24, 2015, at her home. She was born January 19, 1934, in Ft. Duchesne, to James and Sarah Colorow Mountain. She married Thomas Grant Appah on February 24, 1950, in Duchesne. He died May 12, 2008. Arlene worked, when it was open, at Bottle Hollow Resort as a cashier...

Oct 21, 2015

Dennis Allen Bell, age 40, of Roosevelt, took his own life on October 21, 2015, near Ouray. He was born December 16, 1974, in Roosevelt, to Daniel Arthur and Norma Schneider Bell. He has been together with Jackie Jean Farnsworth since they were 17 years old and married on July 7, 2010, in Duchesne. Dennis worked as a diesel mechanic...

Oct 19, 2015

V. Dawnette "Donner" Gibbs, age 63, of LaVerkin, UT, passed away October 19, 2015, at her home. She was born on August 23, 1952, in Vernal to Lena Isabelle Kimbel and Clinton Goodrich. She married Donald M. Gibbs on September 1, 1972 in Vernal where they lived until they decided to move to LaVerkin Utah in 1991. Three words that...

Oct 18, 2015

Elaine Elma Evensen Bard, age 72, of Vernal, passed away October 18, 2015 at the Uintah Basin Senior Villa. Elaine was born on June 12, 1943 to Clifford Hermand and Elma Elevena Peine Evensen in Durango, Colorado. Since third grade, Elaine wanted to be a teacher, which she fulfilled for 37 years. Twelve of those years she spent at Kirtland...

Oct 17, 2015

Milo Reed Webb, age 64, of Tridell, passed away October 17, 2015 at home of cancer. He was born April 11, 1951 in Mesa, Arizona to Lyle Shelly and LaPreal Johns Webb. Milo Married Nina Bartlett August 4, 1973 in Mesa, Arizona. Milo was a veteran of the US Air Force. He worked as a truck driver for many years,...