Obituaries
Verdene Betts
Oct 25, 2016
Helen Verdene Heaton Betts, age 64, of Ballard, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 25, 2016. Verdene was born July 12, 1952 in Salt Lake City to Verden Christopher and Alice May Andersen Heaton. Verdene graduated from Kearns High and went on to earn her LPN license at Salt Lake Trade Tech and worked at Cottonwood Hospital before...
Margaret Cornpeach
Oct 25, 2016
Funeral services for Margaret Cornpeach, age 43, of Ft. Duchesne will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Ft. Duchesne Gym. A wake will be held after 3:00 p.m. on Friday at her mother's home in the Richardson Subdivision.
Burial in the Ft. Duchesne Cemetery under direction of the Hullinger Mortuary.
Decker Manning
Oct 23, 2016
Decker Duane Manning, age 25, of Ft. Duchesne passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2016 in an automobile accident in Carbon County. Decker was born January 12, 1991 in Roosevelt to Alex Duane Manning and Delloy Rose Marie Arrowchis. Decker had a wonderful work ethic both at work and at home. He was an awesome father and companion. Family meant...
Lucille Frost
Oct 20, 2016
Lucille Linn Karney Frost, age 76, of Randlett, peacefully passed and returned home to her Heavenly Father and her sweetheart Joe on October 20, 2016 at the Uintah Basin Rehabilitation Center. The youngest of 6, Lucille was born in La Junta, Colorado to Guy Hugh Jobe (Joe) and Mary Isabell Bollinger Karney. When she was 14 her dad was killed...
Charles Reed, Jr
Oct 17, 2016
Charles Thompson Reed, Jr., age 75, of Susanville, California, had a sudden heart attack on October 17, 2016, while elk hunting with his brothers in the Rock Creek, Utah area. He was born June 21, 1941, in Alturas, California, to Charles Thompson Reed, Sr. and Roma Gowdowa Curtis. He was a bronc rider in his younger days and it was...
Gloria Thompson
Oct 17, 2016
Gloria Fay Thompson, (Bear Woman Qwiyuaguht Mahmuch), age 66, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016 at her home in Ft. Duchesne. She was born April 21, 1950 at the Ft. Duchesne Hospital to Tommy and Lucille McCook Thompson. She graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education in 1979. She married Dennis D. Arrowgarp on...
Edith Christensen
Oct 16, 2016
Edith Christine Christensen, age 88, of Ballard, passed away October 16, 2016, at her home. She was born May 1, 1928, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Joshua Taylor and Eva Mae Tebault Lanier. She married Jewel Christensen in New Jersey and they have been married for over 50 years. Edith was always working. She was a loan officer for First Security,...
Theron Zufelt
Oct 14, 2016
Theron Clay Zufelt, age 65 of Roosevelt, Utah died unexpectedly on October 14, 2016 from natural causes resulting from diabetes. Theron was a man who could always bring a smile to your face. He loved people. He was an optimist, a hugger, a jokester, and a people watcher. He loved horses, knives, and guns. He was a hunter, a collector,...

Andrew Edward Cuch
Oct 12, 2016
Graveside services for Andrew Edward Cuch, the infant son of Earl Cuch and Natasha Small, will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at the Myton Cemetery. There will be a wake at Earl and Natasha's home on Friday after 4:00 p.m. It is located at 1013 South 7500 East in Ft. Duchesne (across from the police...
Jacob Cesspooch
Oct 11, 2016
Jacob Jaylon Cesspooch, age 20, of Ballard, passed away October 11, 2016, at the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City. He was born March 8, 1996, in Roosevelt, to Josie Badhawk and Zachary Cesspooch, and was raised by Nathen and Fetima Young. He graduated from Union High School with the Class of 2014. While in high school, he excelled...
Francisco Cesspooch
Oct 11, 2016
Francisco Raymond Cesspooch, Sr., age 43, of Randlett, passed away October 11, 2016, at the University of Utah Hospital from a longtime illness. He was born October 12, 1973, in Roosevelt, to Frank Raymond Cesspooch and LaVerne Kay McCook. He has been together with Elizabeth Arkansas for over 25 years and they made it official on November 14, 2011, in...
Tammy Richardson
Oct 10, 2016
In loving memory of Tammy Louise Richardson, 54, passed peacefully in her home in Duchesne, Utah; after an almost two month battle with cancer, surrounded by many of her loved ones on October 8, 2016 at 10:54 p.m. Tammy lives on through her high school sweetheart, Glen, married in Kamas, Utah in June 1980, and her daughter Lois, whom she...
Clifford Johnson
Oct 7, 2016
Clifford Leo Johnson, age 81, of Lapoint, passed away October 7, 2016, at his home. He was born June 15, 1935, in Ioka, to Lewis and Helen Gertrude Anderson Johnson. He married Thelma Verna Wilson, they later divorced, but remained friends until her passing. Clifford was a career United States Air Force veteran. He worked in the explosive ordinances disposal...
Julie Ann Brown
Oct 5, 2016
Julie Ann Brown, age 58, of Ioka, passed away October 5, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family after a short battle with cancer. She was born November 1, 1957, in St. George, to Clare Fenwell and Rose Madora Petersen Hansen. She graduated from Dixie High School in 1976. She married Richard Sherwin Brown on July 10, 1976, in...
Donald Laris
Oct 3, 2016
Donald Louis Laris, age 93, of Roosevelt, passed away October 3, 2016, at the Uintah Basin Sr. Villa in Roosevelt, Utah. He was born April 21, 1923, in Roosevelt, to Louis and Edith Abplanalp Laris. He married Minola Horrocks on October 27,1946, and they were sealed in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on September 18,1961. They were blessed with five...
Peggy Bastian Rust
Oct 2, 2016
Peggy B. Rust, age 68, of Altonah, passed away October 2, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family after a short battle with cancer. She was born April 1, 1948, in Roosevelt, to Curtis Fernando and Alvira "Vie" Leavitt Bastian. She married Blake Rust on May 10, 1968, in Neola. Peggy was a rancher at heart and always took...
Tonya Jensen
Sep 28, 2016
Tonya Taylor Jensen, age 68, of Roosevelt, passed away September 28, 2016, at home of an apparent heart attack due to various health issues. She was born March 25, 1948, in Spanish Fork, to Martin D and Vera Andersen Taylor. She married Joseph Ralph Jensen and they later divorced. Tonya achieved an associates degree at BYU and worked as a...
Jerri Lee Runnels
Sep 28, 2016
Jerri Lee Roberts Runnels, age 60, of Roosevelt, passed away unexpectedly on September 28, 2016, in her RV on Taylor Mountain, one of her favorite places. She was born December 5, 1955, in Salt Lake City, to Elaine Henrietta Freeman and Roy William Roberts. She married Jerry Wayne Runnels on April 11, 1992 in Elko, Nevada. Jerri attended Weber State...
Wade Mathisen
Sep 28, 2016
Karl Wade Mathisen, age 51, of Neola, passed away unexpectedly on September 28, 2016, at his home, doing one of the things he really enjoyed - fixing his chicken coop. He was born June 6, 1965, in Roosevelt, to Willard Karl and Judy Christensen Mathisen. He married Cori Flores and later divorced. He married Jaimie Lee and later divorced. Wade...

Gene Lamson
Sep 27, 2016
* Note service time has been changed
Memorial services for Gene Russell Lamson, age 64, of Myton, the husband of Mary Lamson, will be held on Saturday, October 8th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Myton American Legion Hall. Military Honors presented by the Myton and Roosevelt American Legions and the Utah National Guard.
A full obituary will be posted soon.
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