Obituaries

James Westergard
May 24, 2023
James Allen Westergard, age 80, of Vernal, died on May 24, 2023, at the Roosevelt Sr. Villa, Roosevelt, Utah. James was born on June 21, 1942, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Lloyd Dee and Devona Manausa Westergard. James worked as a truck driver, traversing roads as he hauled freight for multiple companies. He enjoyed riding...
Glen Young
May 23, 2023
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Glen Young, age 65, of Bluebell, passed away May 23, 2023 at the Utah Valley Hospital with his children by his side. Glen was born August 4, 1957 in Roosevelt, Utah to Boyd and Barbara Anderson Young. He married Christie Wolfe, they had three children together and later divorced. Glen...
Kenneth Carrell
May 21, 2023
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Kenneth W. Carrell, age 98, of Roosevelt, Utah, passed away May 21, 2023 at his daughter, Marilyn Snow’s, home in St. George, Utah. He was born February 7, 1925 in Upalco, to Fredrick and Winnifred Williams Carrell. Kenneth had two sisters and was the middle child. Kenneth met June Rogers before...
Thomas Leonard Barrett
May 17, 2023
Thomas Leonard Barrett, age 83, of Myton, passed away May 17, 2023, at his daughter’s home. He was born November 30, 1940, in Dodge City, Kansas, to Carl Thomas and Paula Maxine Garrison Barrett. He married Linda Genelle Butler on February 12, 1961, in Las Vegas, Nevada. She died December 3, 2019. Thomas served in the United States...
Karine Bancroft
May 16, 2023
Karine Kofford Bancroft, age 88, of Orem, Utah, passed away on May 16, 2023, of natural causes. She was born February 6, 1935, in Utahn, Utah, to Jansena Christina Olsen and Hyrum Emanuel Kofford. She was their 13th child. Karine married Bobby Bancroft on May 28, 1954, and they were later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple of...
Vance Gardner
May 16, 2023
Vance Gardner, age 55, of Indian Bench, passed away May 16, 2023, in Vernal from a long illness. He was born June 10, 1967, in Roosevelt, to Gilbert & Cheryl Redcap Gardner. He married Marie Sixkiller on August 30, 2012, in Vernal, Utah. Vance was a talented artist who loved to draw and let his imagination run wild...
Gary Allmon
May 16, 2023
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Gary A Allmon, age 67, of Roosevelt, died on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at his home. Gary was born on August 9, 1955, in Salem, Ohio, to Ernest Arnold and Mary Alice House Allmon. Gary enjoyed hunting, hunting for antler sheds, riding his motorcycle with friends, watching football, especially the...
Ted Throckmorton
May 12, 2023
Ted Throckmorton, age 82, of Duchesne, Utah, passed away on May 12, 2023, at his home. He was born on October 8, 1940, in Murray, Utah, to Jospeh Cecil and Gertie Jensen Throckmorton. Ted led an unusually adventurous life. Fighting polio as a boy, he gained strength in the gym. That led to him boxing competitively...
Raymond Taveapont
May 7, 2023
Raymond Lee Taveapont, age 62, of Ft. Duchesne, passed away May 7, 2023 at the Mountain View Hospital in Payson, Utah. Ray was born May 19, 1960 in Roosevelt, Utah to Ray and Carrie Chase Thompson Taveapont. He was raised by his grandfather, Doliver Pigeon. Ray had a very kind heart, he never passed a car...
Karlton Lund
May 3, 2023
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Karlton E Lund, age 81, was surrounded by loved ones on both sides of the veil when he passed from this world on May 3, 2023.
Karl was born August 6, 1941 to Jewell and Emil Lund of Mt. Pleasant, Utah. He was the oldest of 3 children. Karl’s youth was full of playful mischief. He always had...
Doug Miles
May 1, 2023
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Douglas Miles, age 85, of Mt. Emmons, Utah, passed away peacefully on May 1 , 2023, in Syracuse, Utah. He was born on April 25, 1938, to Edgar Henry and Olive Millie Thacker Miles. He was born at home in Mt. Emmons where he lived the rest of his life...
Roper Shay Bagley
Apr 26, 2023
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Roper Shay Bagley, age 14, Altamont, returned to his loving Heavenly Father on April 26, 2023. He was born February 18, 2009, in Roosevelt, to Gale Shay Bagley and Lizzie Lee Fisher Walters. Roper was our little Michelin Man; he weighed nearly 30 pounds at 10 months old. He had his...
Julie Marie Trafelet
Apr 24, 2023
Good night my precious friends. May there be peace in your hearts as you lie down to rest. Sweet Dreams! (Julie’s final Facebook Post April 12, 2023)
Julie Marie Trafelet, age 58, of Myton, passed on April 24, 2023, in her sleep at her home in Myton, Utah where she finally gave in to her relentless health issues. After a long...
Joseph Lee Wood
Apr 24, 2023
Joseph Lee Wood, age 62, of Ft. Duchesne, passed away April 24, 2023, at his home. He was born November 27, 1960, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Robert Newell and Beverly LaVern Maybee Wood. He married Christine Lynn MacClennan on November 27, 1985. They later divorced. Joseph worked as a wood boss for a logging company...
Bonnie Mair
Apr 19, 2023
LaVon “Bonnie” D. Mair, age 88, of Neola, passed away at home on April 19, 2023, of complications from kidney failure, near the same spot as the cabin in which she was born, in her family home of almost 60 years. Bonnie was born January 13, 1935, as the eldest child of William Freeman Dye and...
Michael Curtis Dastrup
Apr 19, 2023
Michael Curtis Dastrup (58) passed away on April 19, 2023, in Heber City, Utah, where he had been living for the last few years. His body finally gave out after years of having seizures caused by brain tumors that began in 1993. Despite the seizures he suffered, he beat the odds he was given and long surpassed the...
Tyler Dion Young
Apr 17, 2023
Tyler Dion Young, age 59, of Salt Lake City, passed away unexpectedly on April 17, 2023, at his home. He was born September 2, 1963, in Vernal, Utah, to Nelson Leroy and Elaine Carillo Young. He married Geri Lynn Wood, and they later divorced. Tyler was a graduate of West High School and then went to Utah Technical...
William "Bill" Earl Hall
Apr 13, 2023
The Ballad of William Earl Hall
William Earl Hall, age 80, of Roosevelt, Utah, died suddenly at home with his family on April 13, 2023, ending his simple and happy retirement. Bill was born October 4, 1942, in Roosevelt, Utah, to David LeRoy Hall and Fawn Josephine Anderton. He graduated from Union High School in 1960, where...

Juanita Nash
Apr 9, 2023
Juanita Jean Nash, age 74, of Roosevelt, Utah, passed away April 9, 2023, at her home. She was born July 8, 1948, in Denver, Colorado, to Julian Montoya and Phyllis Rose Lacy. Juanita worked for many years as a convenience store clerk at Circle K. She loved riding horses, especially with her sister, Susan, and anything to do with the...
Fletcher Forrest Goodrich
Apr 8, 2023
Fletcher Forrest Goodrich, age 57, of Ft. Duchesne, passed away April 8, 2023. He was born August 3, 1965, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Bob and Sandy Rodgers Goodrich. Fletcher was a hardworker and has been a diesel mechanic all of his life. He never liked to be cooped up and spent as much time...