Obituaries

Larry Murray

Larry Murray

Jul 31, 2015

Larry Dennis Murray, age 71, of Lapoint, passed away July 31, 2015, at the Uintah Basin Medical Center. He was born July 27, 1944, in Roosevelt, to Julius Orran and Mary May LaRose Murray. He married Sandra Brown Natchees and they later divorced. He married Gardenia McKewan and they later divorced. Larry was a rancher all his life and worked...

Steven Winn

Steven Winn

Jul 31, 2015

Steven Alonzo Winn, age 57, passed away Friday, July 31, 2015 at his home in Fort Duchesne Utah following an aggressive battle with pancreatic & liver cancer. Steve was born September 6, 1957 in Roosevelt to Ralph Samuel and LaJean Smith Winn. He married Linda K. Justice on October 11, 1985 in Roosevelt. Seventeen years later they were blessed with...

Wade Needles

Wade Needles

Jul 29, 2015

Kerry Wade Needles, age 65, passed away peacefully July 29, 2015, at home in Roosevelt. He was born March 26, 1950 in Price, to Rita and Floyd Needles. Wade found purpose in his work and took pride in providing for his family. Wade moved from Vernal to Roosevelt in the early 70's with his first wife Leann Southam, where they...

Peggy Walker

Peggy Walker

Jul 29, 2015

Peggy LaRue Ralphs Walker, age 72, died Wednesday, July 29, 2015 in Orem, Utah after a long and debilitating illness. Peggy was born October 7, 1942 in Altonah to Christian Dennie Ralphs and Twila Bernice Maxfield, and grew up in Altonah. She married Curtis Lloyd Walker Jr. on October 31, 1958 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died December...

John Kijek, Jr

John Kijek, Jr

Jul 28, 2015

John Adam Kijek, Jr. age 61, of Roosevelt, Utah died Wednesday, 29 July 2015 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was born 12 October 1953 in Wausau, Wisconsin, the second child and first son of Genevieve Hahn and John Roy Kijek. He was a working teenager, always had a job, and moonlighted playing accordion in a polka band with his...

Dee Brough

Dee Brough

Jul 28, 2015

Dee W Brough, age 90, of Randlett, returned home to his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at the Ashley Valley Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Dee was born February 4, 1925 in Leota, Utah to Jesse Samuel and Luella Nebeker Brough. He served in the army during WWII, receiving a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart....

Manuel Myore

Manuel Myore

Jul 28, 2015

Manuel Myore, age 62, of Roosevelt, passed away on July 28, 2015 at his home. Manuel was born February 4, 1953 in Roosevelt to William B and Blanche Wero Myore. He married Emily Trujillo, later divorced, then married Joyce Box, later divorced, and Denise Lucero, later divorced. Manuel loved riding his motorcycle, hunting and spending time in the outdoors. In...

Calpurnia Knutti

Calpurnia Knutti

Jul 25, 2015

Calpurnia Dabel Knutti, our loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend passed away July 25, 2015 in Vernal at age 94. She was born October 7, 1920 in Freedom, Wyoming, to August and Sarah Snyder Dabel, the eleventh of sixteen children. Calpurnia was married and sealed to the love of her life, Edward Knutti, in the Logan Utah...

Lois Bird

Lois Bird

Jul 24, 2015

Marba Lois Mecham Bird, born August 31, 1930 to Vergil Warren and Marba Lemon Mecham in Ioka, she passed away July 24, 2015 in Roosevelt, after a short battle with cancer surrounded by her loving family. She married Irvin Clarence Bird Dec 12 1946. They were later Sealed in the Salt Lake Temple June 20, 1962 for time and all...

Julia Hancock

Julia Hancock

Jul 22, 2015

Julia Ann Roe Hancock, age 85,of Roosevelt, passed away on July 22, 2015. Julia was born August 5, 1929 in Ocala, FL to Coyle Roe and Elsie Lewis Mitchell. She married Thomas L Hancock on January 27, 1949. He died December 2, 1991. She loved working in her yard, making things look nice gave her great pleasure. She worked as...

Kelly Roll

Kelly Roll

Jul 19, 2015

Kelly Wayne Roll, age 55, of Duchesne, passed away July 19, 2015, at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was born July 17, 1960, in Elgin, North Dakota, to Allen Gene and Ione Helen Oster Roll. At Duchesne High School, Kelly was an all around athlete, excelling at baseball, football, basketball, and track. He graduated in 1978....

Robert Reyos

Robert Reyos

Jul 11, 2015

Robert Gerald Reyos, age 72, died July 11, 2015 at the UBMC from various health conditions. Born November 15, 1942 in Las Vegas, NV to the late Paul and Anita Reed Reyos. He graduated from Alterra High School. Upon completion he joined the military. Serving in the USMC and then the Army. With two tours in Vietnam ending when he...

Ralph Kochamp

Ralph Kochamp

Jul 10, 2015

Ralph J. "Kym" Kochamp, age 50, of Reno, formerly of Ft. Duchesne, passed away on July 10, 2015. Kym was born June 2, 1965 in Roosevelt to Roger, Kochampanasken, Sr. and Florine Cornpeach Kochamp Benson. After graduating college he attended Phillips Jr. College in SLC. For the past 23 years he has lived in Nevada. Through the years he has...

Ila Vaye Anderton-Grammer

Ila Vaye Anderton-Grammer

Jul 9, 2015

Ila Vaye Anderton-Grammer, age 75, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away July 9, 2015 in Harpster, Idaho. Ila Vaye was born April 29, 1940 in Roosevelt, to John Reed and Arvilla Timothy Lemon. She graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1958. She married Roy Davis Springer May 29, 1959 and they had two children together: Scott and Sharilyn. They...

Bobby Serawop, Sr

Bobby Serawop, Sr

Jul 7, 2015

Bobby Serawop, Sr., age 70, of Ft. Duchesne, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at his home with his family by his side. Bobby was born February 22, 1945 in Roosevelt to David and Toots Wilson Serawop. He married Althea Jake. Bobby loved to go camping, hunting, and playing and coaching basketball. He delighted in his family and cherished...

Patricia Hooley

Patricia Hooley

Jul 5, 2015

Patricia "Patt" Rose Hooley, age 71, of Roosevelt, flew with the angels on July 5, 2015, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. She was born May 12, 1944, in Kenilworth, Utah, and was adopted by her parents Joe and Winnifred Shepherd. A few years later, Joe passed away and Winnifred married Davis Stewart, making him the...

Keith Haslem

Keith Haslem

Jul 2, 2015

Keith Ray Haslem, age 61, of Bridgeland, UT died in a tragic construction accident on July 2, 2015. He was born on August 13, 1953 in Roosevelt, Utah to Ray and Isola Beth Morrill Haslem. He graduated from Union High School in 1971. He attended Snow College, where he played football, for one year. He then served a two year...

Lorraine Allred

Lorraine Allred

Jul 2, 2015

Reta Lorraine Tanner Allred, age 86, of Vernal, passed away July 2, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 10, 1929, in Myton, Utah, to David Hirum and Cora Romania Pierce Tanner. She lived all of her life except the last 8 years, (which were spent in Vernal), in and around Myton. She married Douglas...

Edmund Bench

Edmund Bench

Jun 26, 2015

Edmund Bench Jr. age 69 of Bridgeland, Utah passed away on June 26, 2015. He was born October 30, 1945 to Edmund Ole and RoseAnna Tidwell Bench. Edmund graduated from Duchesne High in 1963. He attended college at BYU before serving in the West Spanish American mission for the LDS church. He served two years with distinction as a Marine...

Anthony Asay

Anthony Asay

Jun 26, 2015

Anthony Zane Asay, age 22, of Billings, MT, formally of Roosevelt, passed away due to a fatal car accident on the evening of Friday, June 26th, 2015. He was born in Rome, NY on July 28, 1992 to Kenneth and Karen (Haslem) Asay. Anthony graduated from Union High School in 2010. He faithfully served an LDS mission from 2011-2013, first...