Obituaries

Valeria Anderson

Valeria Anderson

Sep 26, 2016

Our mother, Valeria Ruth Olds Anderson, age 89, died peacefully on Monday, September 26, 2016 at the Sr. Villa. Vea was born February 14, 1927 in Aitkin County, Minnesota to Henry Clyde and Florence Edith Taylor Olds. She married Thomas LeRoy Anderson in Tillamook, Oregon on November 5, 1944, while Roy was serving in the Navy. Their marriage was solemnized...

Rayliene Legg Bennett

Rayliene Legg Bennett

Sep 21, 2016

Rayliene Legg Bennett, age 60, of Arcadia, passed away September 21, 2016, in Boise, Idaho, just four days after learning she had an aggressive form of liver cancer. She was born April 24, 1956, in Salt Lake City, to Phillip George and Betty Ann Woodard Legg. She married Lloyd William "Bill" Bennett, and they later divorced. She has been with...

Paul Bowden

Paul Bowden

Sep 19, 2016

Paul D. Bowden, age 92, of Myton, passed away at his home on Monday, September 19, 2016. Paul was born July 19, 1924 in Roosevelt to John Frank and Annie Marie Daly Bowden. He married Marion Bowden and they later divorced. He married Fern Jensen, and she later died. Paul really enjoyed dancing, and went to all of the local...

Marlane Ankerpont & Daylynn Cuch

Marlane Ankerpont & Daylynn Cuch

Sep 18, 2016

***Due to excessive rain the GRAVESIDE portion of the service has been postponed until Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at the Washington Cemetery.

Marlane Ankerpont, age 33, and her son Daylynn Cuch, age 11, of Whiterocks, were killed in an automobile accident on September 18, 2016, while on their way to church in Whiterocks. Marlane was born November 20, 1982, in...

Jeffery Brown

Jeffery Brown

Sep 18, 2016

Jeffery Alan Brown, age 42, of Roosevelt, was peacefully lead home on Sunday, September 18, 2016. He was born July 11, 1974, in Roosevelt, to Ernest Niles and Saundra Lee Gardner Brown. Jeff loved his family, especially his nieces and nephews, and they loved him so much. Everyone that met him quickly came to adore him. He had this huge...

Kyle Labrum

Kyle Labrum

Sep 16, 2016

Tooele, UT- Kyle William Labrum, age 14, Our Angel Boy, returned to His loving Heavenly Father on September 16, 2016. He was born February 12, 2002, in Roosevelt, UT, to Reg B. & Sherrie Lynn Labrum. Although Kyle's physical condition made him appear frail, he possessed strength and perseverance, to overcome incredible odds and physical challenges. With his courage he...

Charles Stamey

Charles Stamey

Sep 13, 2016

Howard Charles Stamey, age 61, of Roosevelt, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at the Sr. Villa. Charles was born May 27, 1955 in Denver, CO to Howard Charles, Sr. and Peggy Ann Diltz Stamey. Charles enjoyed tinkering with old cars. He was a real people person who was very kind hearted and always gave unconditional love. He loved...

Claudia Davies Carey

Claudia Davies Carey

Sep 13, 2016

CLAUDIA CAREY

Claudia Rae Davies Carey, age 67, of Mapleton, Utah, formerly of Duchesne, passed away Sept. 13, 2016 in the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, surrounded by her loving family. Claudia was born Dec. 31, 1948 in Provo to John R and Freda Beal Davies. She grew up on a farm north of Duchesne milking cows, driving...

Jarid Wade Mitchell

Jarid Wade Mitchell

Sep 11, 2016

JARID MITCHELL

Jarid Wade Mitchell, age 36, returned to his Heavenly Father September 11, 2016, in Bremerton, WA. Jarid was born June 16, 1980, in Roosevelt to Glade Henry and Debra Fausett Mitchell. He was raised in the Uintah Basin and graduated from Union High School in May 1999. Jarid joined the Naval Nuclear Submerged Program in January 2000. Jarid...

Marjorie Tavashutz

Marjorie Tavashutz

Sep 10, 2016

Marjorie Ankerpont Tavashutz, age 65, of Indian Bench, passed away September 10, 2016, at the Uintah Basin Senior Villa after a long battle with cancer. She was born March 9, 1951, in Vernal, to Roy Jay Ankerpont Sr. and Clara Tahreep-Santio Ankerpont. She married Adelbert Tavashutz on November 29, 1968, in Whiterocks. Marjorie was a strong woman who worked hard....

Hershel Iorg

Hershel Iorg

Sep 8, 2016

Glen Hershel Iorg, age 92, of Bluebell, passed away September 8, 2016, at the Veteran's Hospital in Salt Lake City. He was born October 13, 1923, in Upalco, to Claude Hershel and Irene Potts Iorg. He was the fourth in a family of 11 children and there was always plenty of work to do growing up in the 1930s and...

Diana Wallace Williams

Diana Wallace Williams

Sep 5, 2016

Diana Lynn Wallace Williams, age 67, of Tooele, passed away September 5, 2016, at the University of Utah Hospital after a long illness. She was born January 25, 1949, in Salt Lake City, to Claude Eugene Jr. and Elma Lawana Harvey Wallace. She was the oldest of eight children. Diana married the love of her life, Eugene Coy Williams on...

Dean Roberts

Dean Roberts

Sep 3, 2016

Dean Dermont Roberts, 88, of Minersville, UT, passed away at the Beaver Valley Hospital on September 3, 2016. He was born April 13, 1928, in Leota, to Louis D and Winifred Louise Dean Roberts. He married Marlene Lennstrom in Salt Lake City May 15, 1953 and later solemnized June 24, 1954, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Dean was active...

Terry Stephenson

Terry Stephenson

Aug 31, 2016

Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, Terry Stephenson, age 66, of Duchesne, passed away on August 31, 2016, of complications of pneumonia. He was born on July 17, 1950, in Roosevelt, to Evan Orson and Anne Veleara Belle Smith Stephenson. Terry was a skilled heavy equipment mechanic and operator. While working for Brown and Root on the Red Fleet...

Eric Houtz

Eric Houtz

Aug 30, 2016

Eric Jay Houtz, age 65, of Cedarview, died on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at the VA Medical Center in SLC. Eric was born July 26, 1951 in Payson to Worland Jay and Vona Roper Houtz. He graduated from Union High School and enlisted in the Marine Corp. He worked in communications as a field wireman and was attached to an...

Tillie Tapoof

Tillie Tapoof

Aug 27, 2016

Tillie Tapoof, age 77, of Whiterocks, passed away August 27, 2016, at her home. She was born February 21, 1939, in Ft. Duchesne, to Tim Sireech and Millie Bascom Tapoof. She attended the Phoenix Indian School where she graduated high school. Tillie worked as a nurse at a hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and then came back to Ft. Duchesne...

Duane Taylor

Duane Taylor

Aug 21, 2016



Myron Duane Taylor, age 60, of Duchesne, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2016, doing what he loved, camping and hunting with his son and grandsons. Duane was born January 2, 1956 in Roosevelt to James Myron and Ruth Ann Hamilton Taylor. He married Sheryll Getchell in Duchesne. Together they raised 3 children. Duane spent part of his childhood...

Floyd Caudell

Floyd Caudell

Aug 15, 2016

Floyd Eugene Caudell, age 77, was born on November 6, 1938 in Fort Duchesne, Utah to Josephine LaRose and Ellis Caudell. His grandparents were: Lila Whissler-Caudell and Thomas Caudell and Stella Chapoose-LaRose and Milton LaRose. Floyd was a Uintah Ute, and later enrolled with his father's tribe, Choctaw, in Oklahoma. He married Marilyn Swazey and later divorced. Floyd passed away...

Ranae Myore Marquez

Ranae Myore Marquez

Aug 14, 2016

Ranae Myore Marquez, age 68, of Ft. Duchesne, passed away August 14, 2016, at the Uintah Basin Sr. Villa. She was born March 2, 1948, in Ouray, to William B. Myore and Blanche Fanny Wero Myore. She married Fred Andy Marquez and he later died. Ranae was always happy and fun-loving. Her second home seemed to be Wendover where she...

LeRoy Murray

LeRoy Murray

Aug 13, 2016

LeRoy Swift Eagle Murray, age 28, of Randlett, passed away August 13, 2016, at the University of Utah Hospital. He was born February 22, 1988, in Roosevelt, to LeRoy Dennis Murray and Rosita Marie Serawop. LeRoy worked as a roustabout in the oilfield and in construction. He enjoyed hunting, riding 4-wheelers, being in the outdoors, and eating. He was a...