Paul Darwin Buhler

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Paul Darwin Buhler, 78, of Vernal, Utah, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025, of prostate cancer. Paul was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend, and outdoorsman.

Born on March 3, 1947, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Mary Loraine Bistline Buhler and Darwin David Buhler. The third of five siblings, Paul grew up in Pocatello and graduated from high school at Hillcrest in Midvale, Utah, and graduated college from Weber State University.

He married Joyce Feild on August 23, 1973, in the Salt Lake LDS temple. Together they lived in Taylorsville, Utah, White Sulphur Springs, Montana, and Price, Utah, before settling down in Vernal Utah in 1981. After graduating from college, Paul worked as a bricklayer before he started working for the U.S. Forest Service and then the Bureau of Land Management as a Range Specialist. Paul proudly served his Country and retired as a Sergeant First Class from the Utah National Guard.

Outside of work, Paul enjoyed working in the Scouting program for many years. He was either found in his garden, coaching his children in various sports, fishing, hunting, cutting firewood, farming, cheering on his beloved Yankees or BYU Cougars, working in the Vernal LDS Temple or going on long walks with his dogs on Taylor Mountain, Doc’s Beach, and Red Mountain.

Paul is survived by his wife, Joyce, his children Joy, Vernal, Utah, Richard (Nicole) of Vernal, Utah, his son Steven of Albuquerque, New Mexico. His dear grandchildren, Anna, Julia, and Henry Buhler of Vernal, Utah. His surviving siblings include his sister Mary Helen Buhler Johansen, his brothers Lamar and Alan. Paul’s surviving brother and sisters in-laws are Kent and Hannah Braithwaite, John and Becky Field, Veronica Feild Jackson, and many nieces and nephews. Paul is also survived by his friend of more than forty years, Kim Bartel. Paul is also survived by his dogs, Willie and Pete.

Paul was preceded in death by his mother, father, brother Robert Lee (Bobby), David Ralph, his mother and father-in-law, True and Keith Feild, his brother in laws Robert Johansen, Lewis and Richard Feild, his nephews Stephen Johansen, Davey Buhler, and niece Jill Johansen, his dear friend Val Mortenson, and his dogs, Spot, Spotticus, Lady, Bruno, Izzie, and Josie.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, October 25 at 12:00 pm, in the LDS Rockpoint Chapel in Maeser, Utah 2575 N 1500 W, Vernal, UT 84078.

A viewing will be held Friday, October 24, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Blackburn Mortuary in Vernal, Utah. The viewing on Saturday morning will be held from 10:45 am-11:45 am and will be at the LDS Rockpoint Chapel. Burial will be in the Rock Point Cemetery with Military Honors from the American Legion Post 11.

Many thanks to Canyon Home Care and Hospice for their care of Paul and Joyce.