Obituaries
Roger H. Burns
Jul 7, 2015
Roger Hendrik Burns of Vernal, Utah returned to our Heavenly Father on July 7th 2015. Surrounded by his family and friends and no longer suffering from his long term illness. Born on April 27th 1944, Roger was the middle son of the late Lowell C. and Lena Burns of Washington Terrace, Utah. Roger was an active member of the LDS...
Charles Groover Hackney
Jul 5, 2015
Charles Groover Hackney age 87 of Vernal, Utah formally of Live Oak,Florida passed away Sunday July 5,2015 from a sudden illness. He was born in Lake City,Florida on September 2 1927 to Claude J Hackney and Henrietta Hackney. His survived by his wife Willett Hackney, daughter Betsy Cleveland(John), son's Jeff Hackney and David Hackney(Georgina). He has nine grandchildren and 12...
Betty Jean Smith Kuchler
Jul 5, 2015
Betty Jean (Smith) Kuchler, age 77, was born February 16, 1938 in Vernal, Utah to Stella Mae (Atwood) Stocks and Willie Smith. She married Leroy E. Kuchler April27, 1957 in Craig, Colorado. Their marriage was solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple October 3, 1972. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Vernal...
Carma Ross Preece
Jul 4, 2015
Carma Ross Preece, age 91, of Vernal, Utah passed away on July 4, 2015. Mom was born on July 3, 1924 (close enough to the 4th she always said the fireworks were for her) in Lapoint, Utah to James Thomas Ross, Jr. and Pearlie May Marshall Ross. She graduated from Uintah High School in 1942 and in the same year...
Maxine Atwood
Jul 2, 2015
April 29, 1925-July 2, 2015 Maxine Atwood Maxine Atwood, age 90, passed away July 2nd, 2015 in Vernal, Utah. She was one of the two set of twins born to the 12 children to Ed & Lila Boren. On her 15th birthday, Maxine and her twin sister Mazie married brothers Vaughn and Tom Christensen. She spent her young life working...

Richard Zohner
Jul 1, 2015
Graveside services will be Monday, July 6, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at the Manila Cemetery, Manila , Utah. Arrangement are under the direction of Blackburn Vernal Mortuary.

Mary E Dzikowski
Jun 30, 2015
Funeral services are pending. Burial will be in the Chapel Lawn Cemetery.
Donna Hall Richens
Jun 27, 2015
Donna Hall Richens, age 74, passed away June 27, 2015 in Vernal, Utah. She was the third child born to Philip Ray and Thora Ashby Hall. At a young age, her Grandma Ashby taught her how to sew. This skill brought her many hours of enjoyment and blessed the lives of her family as she made doll clothes, baby blankets,...
Marian Tomlinson
Jun 23, 2015
Marian Tomlinson, age 89, at the time of her death she was living with her daughter Liz Sharp. A viewing will be Saturday, June 27, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at the Blackurn Vernal Mortuary for Family and friends.Funeral services will be next week in Sarnia, Ontario Canada.www.blackburnvernalmortuary.com
Shirley Ann Burns
Jun 22, 2015
Shirley Ann Burns. May 10, 1937- June 22, 2015. West Jordan, UT. Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the lord my soul to keep. Angels watch me through the night, and wake me with the morning light. Amen. Shirley Ann Burns, went peacefully on June 22, 2015 to reunite for eternal life with lifetime companion Ralph Earl...
Donny T. Sawyer
Jun 21, 2015
The world has lost a caring soul, on June 21, 2015 Donny T Sawyer passed away at his home through complications of pneumonia. Donny was the first child born to Jacqueline Smuin Robbins and Steven A Sawyer on August 19, 1964. Donny was a lover of animals, a master gardener, a comic book collector, a gamer, and a true friend....

Sundin Richards
Jun 19, 2015
Sundin Tujuan Richards, age 42, passed away in Salt Lake City, Utah. Parents, Robert Lee Richards and Robin Ann Herrera. Lifetime student of poetry and literature. no services at this time. www.blackburnvernalmortuary.com
Earl Daniel Jackson
Jun 19, 2015
Earl was born on September 1, 1927, in Evergreen, TX, and passed away at home in Vernal, UT, on Friday, June 19, 2015 of a broken heart losing his wife exactly one month earlier. Earl is survived by four children and their spouses: Kaylene & Jeff Ellis of Vernal, UT; Danny & Joyce Jackson of Enid, OK; Larry & Jeannie...
Michael Joseph McHale
Jun 18, 2015
Michael J. McHale 70, passed away June 18, 2015 at his home in Jensen. He was born January 27, 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Joseph and Margaret Higgins McHale. Mike served our country in the Navy during Vietnam. Worked as a Federal Ranger at Yosemite National Park. He came to the basin to work at Dinosaur Monument. After Retiring he...
William John Morrow
Jun 18, 2015
William John Morrow passed away on June 18, 2015 of natural causes. He joins his wife of 59 years, Betty Morrow, who passed away June 2, 2012. He was born November 2, 1926 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was a veteran of WWII. Bill was an experienced Salesman of Oilfield products and Services. In February of 1972, he took that...
Jean Laura Poole
Jun 17, 2015
Funeral services will be Monday, June 22, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. Seven Day Adventist Church in Wasila, Alaska. Burial will be in the Alaska Heritage Memorial. services have been entrusted to the care of Blackburn Vernal Mortuary.
Sylvia Pennington
Jun 11, 2015
Sylvia June Pennington, age 78, of Vernal, passed away on June 11,2015. Sylvia was born June 12, 1936 in Houston, TX to Harry Henline and Ramona Fiscus. Preceded in death by her husband Ned Pennington. She is survived by her daughter, Laurie Fletcher; son, Harry Pennington; her grandchildren, Jared and Amber Fletcher, Sean Fletcher and Katie Harris, Kayla and Ryan White,...
Henrietta Martinsen
Jun 8, 2015
Henriette "Etta" Edvige Schroemges Martinsen returned to the arms of her beloved soul mate on June 8, 2015. Etta was born in Grosshochstetten, Switzerland on August 21, 1935. She experienced the turmoil and ravages of WWII in Switzerland and Germany before coming to America at the age of 14 in 1950. Sponsored by the Christensens of Provo, to whom we...

Jaxie Kelley
Jun 6, 2015
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Vernal Blackburn Mortuary. Friends and family may call 1 hour prior to services. Burial will be at Sky Way Memorial Garden in Florida.
Leland McNeill
Jun 5, 2015
Leland (Sage) McNeill, age 81 passed away June 5th, 2015. He was born in Vernal, Utah June 6th, 1933 to Nola Burton and Rollin McNeill. He is a graduate from Uintah High School then joined the U.S. Army. Leland married Patricia Sutton Sept. 18, 1959. They were sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple, August...