Obituaries

Jul 6, 2018

Sheila McNac, a resident of Tulsa, passed away July 6, 2018 at the age of 49. She was born July 23, 1968 to Peter and Rita Jean (Reed) McNac at the UCLA Hospital in Los Angeles, California.

Sheila grew up in Ft. Duchesne, Utah in her younger years she played sports soft ball, basketball she even was a DJ for...

Jul 5, 2018

Jul 4, 2018

    Elias Van Nez, age 22, of Roosevelt, passed away July 4, 2018.    He was born January 25, 1996, in Roosevelt, to Eli Van Nez and Melissa Ann Post.      Elias was person who had a good sense of humor and really liked to joke around.  He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing jokes on others, listening to music, and drawing.  He...

Jul 1, 2018

    Jennis Chivers Yack, age 91, of Roosevelt, passed away on July 1, 2018.     Jennis was born on April 2, 1927, to Lewis William and Elizabeth Iva Chivers in Vernal, Utah. She had 9 siblings: 4 brothers and 5 sisters. Her mother died when she was 10 years old. This was extremely heart breaking for her. It was...

Jul 1, 2018

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Jun 26, 2018

Rickey Lee “Rick” Saloga, age 59, of Roosevelt, passed away June 23, 2018, in Roosevelt. He was born December 9, 1958, in Pensacola, Florida, to Marvin and Verita Morris Saloga.  He married Janet Woolfe, and they later divorced.  He married Sharon McDonald on June 10, 2005, in Vernal.  Their marriage was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple. ...

Jun 24, 2018

Jun 24, 2018

Mathew Farmtino James, age 31, of Roosevelt, passed away June 24, 2018, at his home. He was born June 21, 1987, in Roosevelt, to Floyd Grant James and Georgina Mae Cesspooch.  He has been together with Wendellena Navanick for over eleven years. Mathew worked at Burger King, Ute Petro, and when younger during the summers, at the Ute Tribe...

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Jun 14, 2018

    Daryl Lewis “Butch” Powaukee, age 67, of Yellowstone Subdivision, passed away June 14, 2018, at the Utah Valley Hospital.     He was born July 30, 1950, in Lewiston, Idaho, to Richard and Katherine Red Heart Powaukee.  He married Vivian Joy Sireech on March 20, 1970, in Logan.  She died March 22, 2006.     Butch worked most of his...

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Jun 6, 2018

Curtis William Cuch, age 89, of Whiterocks, passed away June 6, 2018, at the home of his daughter, Gwen Cuch. He was born January 30, 1929, in Ft. Duchesne, to Charlie Cuch Sr. and Evelyn Grant.  He married Laura Nephi and they later divorced.  He married Geraldine Jane Bush on May 10, 1954, in Ft. Duchesne.  She died April...

Jun 5, 2018

Kenneth Cecil Chivers, age 86, of Roosevelt, passed away June 5, 2018, at his home after a long battle with lung disease. He was born June 10, 1931, in Vernal, to Cecil and Zina Alexander Chivers.  He married Marjorie Walker and they later divorced.  He married Karen Denise Anderson on September 23, 1987, in Tucson, Arizona. Ken served in...

Jun 1, 2018

Olivia Prairie Cuch-Houle, age 72 of Belcourt, North Dakota, died June 1, 2018 at her home in Belcourt. She was born in Valentine, Arizona, to James and Lydia Imus Cuch on October 9, 1945, she was reared in Whiterocks.  She attended Stewart Indian School in Stewart Nevada  in the early 60s, then went on to study nursing in Albuquerque...