Obituaries

May 18, 2016

Blane Leonard Steinmetz, age 52, passed away on January 19, 2016, when the crab boat he was on the "The Eagle III" capsized going through the Coos Bay Oregon jetty, Blane and two other fisherman drown. Blane had mentioned several times to his family and friends in his fishing career that "he loved the ocean and if the sea took...

May 15, 2016

Dawna Faye Hawkins Wall, age 57, of Lapoint, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Dawna was born April 23, 1959 in Roosevelt to Luke and Ruth Adams Hawkins. She married the love of her life, Steven Kay Wall, Sr. on October 25, 1997 in Neola....

May 11, 2016

Stella Florence Ames Harmston, age 94, of Roosevelt, passed away on May 11, at the Roosevelt Villa. Stella was born on April 18, 1922, in Koprzywnica, Poland as Stanislawa Florentyna Zbydniewski, to Woichiech and Marianna Szymalski Zbydniewski. On December 1, 1923, then almost 2 years old, Stella, with her mother and older brother, Chester Roman Zbydniewski, boarded the S.S. Fredrick...

May 7, 2016

Graveside services for Zaeden Warchild Jenks, the infant son of Michelle Thompson and Andrew Jenks will be held on Tuesday, May 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery.

An obituary will be posted soon.

Graveside Ft. Duchesne Cemetery, Ft. Duchesne, Utah

May 5, 2016

Ralph Everett Sharp, age 88, of Vernal, passed away May 5, 2016, at his grandson's home in Draper.

He was born on July 16, 1927, to Joseph Lessil and Helga Elise Sharp, at home on the farm near Hagerman, Idaho. He was the baby of the family but grew up quickly and began working at the age of 14...

Apr 29, 2016

Marvin Post Jenks, age 35, of Ouray, passed away on April 29, 2016 at his home after a long illness. Marvin was born November 21, 1980 in Roosevelt to Percy and Hanna Louise Cesspooch Jenks. He graduated from Flandreau Indian High School in South Dakota. Marvin enjoyed his family, listening to music, being in the outdoors, cooking, traveling, camping at...

Apr 28, 2016

William (Bill) Stanley Wilcox, age 78, of Duchesne, UT passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at his home. William was born June 25, 1937 in Alamosa, CO to Elmer Weldon and Ruby Hope Robinson Wilcox. He married Beverly Anne Lee on September 17th, 1966 in Eureka, NV. William was a truck driver for many years. He loved animals, gardening,...

Apr 25, 2016

Dean Richard Bristol, age 71, of Roosevelt, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Uintah Basin Rehabilitation and Sr. Villa.

Dean was born February 9, 1945 in Roosevelt to Stanley Christopher and Violet Elizabeth Bird Bristol. He married LaRae Boren on September 22, 1964 in Vernal. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Provo LDS Temple. She died...

Apr 25, 2016

David Wesley Mangum Sr., 79, of Roosevelt, formerly of Vernal, and East Carbon, Utah, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 25, 2016 at the Uintah Basin Rehabilitation and Sr. Villa. He was born on February 1,1937 in Blanding, Utah to James Wesley and Ethel Hawkins Mangum. David served in the National Guard and the United States Army from...

Apr 25, 2016

Apr 25, 2016

Our beloved mother, Penney Louise Smith Griffith, 73, passed away peacefully of natural causes on April 25, 2016 in Provo. Penney was born September 16, 1942 in Los Angeles, CA and was the second of four daughters born to Harold David and Helen Smith. Penney grew up in Corona Del Mar and Newport Beach, California and loved the smell of...

Apr 19, 2016

Rachel Thomas Neilsen Henderson, age 94, of Roosevelt, passed away April 19, 2016, surrounded by her family at home. She was born October 10, 1921, in Duchesne, to Thomas Benjamin and Elizabeth Jane Merkley Thomas. She married Woodrow Wilson Neilsen Sept. 12, 1941, he later died in a farming accident. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple...

Apr 19, 2016

Charles Alden Gray, age 89, of Roosevelt, passed away April 19, 2016, at his home. He was born March 7, 1927, in Plainfield, New Jersey, to Lewis James and Grace Ellis Gray. He married Elda Hackford, and they later divorced. He married Norma Jean LaRose, February 7, 1967, in Carlin, NV, and she died July 29, 1989. Charles served in...

Apr 13, 2016

Graveside services for Carrie Jo Hansen, age 63, of Englewood, CO, formerly of Duchesne, will be held on Monday, April 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Strawberry Cemetery.

Apr 12, 2016

This week we lost a pillar of our community, a man of strong character, deep conviction, a charitable heart, steady labor, and enduring faitha€"Ethan Lee Nelson, age 91, of Ioka, has crossed the veil to reunite with those loved ones who preceded him in death. Lee, as he is known by those who loved him, passed away peacefully on April...

Apr 11, 2016

Pamela Jean Drye Tapoof, age 56, of Ft. Duchesne, passed away on April 11, 2016 at the University of Utah Hospital. She was born May 20, 1959, in Ft. Duchesne, and then was raised by Theodore and Loretta Areep Drye-ahhaap, on the Kaibab Paiute Reservation. Pam worked for the education department from 1984 until 2011 as the JOM tutor and...

Apr 9, 2016

GERALD ASHCRAFT

Gerald Lamar Ashcraft, age 76, of Neola, passed away April 9, 2016, at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born March 26, 1940, in Oak Grove, Louisiana, to Sydney and Rosa V Sanders Ashcraft. He married Nell Kyle and they later divorced. He married Barbara Jean Oberhansly on February 24, 1985, in Neola. Gerald worked...

Apr 9, 2016

Our precious sweet angel, Taryn Lynnaya Tuttle, age 17 days, passed away in the arms of her loving parents on April 9, 2016 at her home in Roosevelt, UT. She was born March 23, 2016 in Salt Lake City to Joshua Roger Tuttle and Moneasha LaMae Kennedy. Her family will always cherish the special time they had with her and...

Apr 9, 2016

Karlie Ree Renwick, age 23, of Roosevelt, passed away April 9, 2016, at her home. She was born April 1, 1993, in Pratt, Kansas, to John Robert Renwick and Vonda Jo Foster. She graduated as Valedictorian of Uintah River High School in 2011. It was in high school that she met her future wife, Alec Lee Sather, and they were...

Apr 9, 2016

Dr. Danniel Stewart Dennis, 93, of Alpine, Utah, formerly of Roosevelt, died peacefully of causes incident to age at his home on Saturday April 9, 2016 surrounded by many loving family members. Dr. Dan, as he was known, was born August 22, 1922 in Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah to Wallace Hyrum Dennis and Gladys Thelma Stewart. He had one older...