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Show .Vernal Express. Obituaries Virginia Ann Gale Hardinger Virginia Ann Gale Hardinger was born on March 6, 1938 to. Lloyd R. and Cleopatra Keele Gale in Provo, Utah. Virginia passed from this mortal existence exis-tence on Jan. 22, 2006 after a decade long and courageously fought battle with cancer. She will be missed by all. Virginia completed her schooling in the Provo area and attended Brigham Young University. She met and married mar-ried Richard Alvin Hardinger on June 27, 1959 in Provo. Virginia, Richard, and children chil-dren were later sealed in the Salt Lake City LDS temple. Virginia and Richard had four children: Wayne Hardinger . (Julie) - Chubbuck, Idaho, Don Hardinger (Denay) - Vernal, Dave Hardinger (Anne-Marie) Phoenix, Arizona, Jolynn McCormick (Zach) Vernal. Virginia and Richard have fifteen fif-teen grandchildren. Virginia and Richard moved to Bonanza, Utah in July 1959 where Richard was employed with the American Gilsonite Company. They lived in Bonanza for 18 years and moved to Vernal to the Davis area in 1978. Virginia was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother. She deeply loved life and all the people in her life. She was very close to her brother Ralph Gale (Janine) and sisters Louise Gale Barber (Gil) and Elaine Gale Smith (Mark). She was Orlando 'Orlie' Rachele State Amateur championship champi-onship baseball player and World War II veteran, Orlando - "Orlie" Rachele, age 87, died v 7 Jan."25,"2006 at the Basin Care and Rehabilitation Center from congestive heart failure. He ' was born in Mohrland, Utah-; Utah-; old mining town-to Salvatore ; and Rosina Rachele on Oct. 19, ; 1918. He married Ann Blanusa on Nov. 25, 1949. She died on the same Jan. 25 date in 2003. Orlando is survived by sons, Orlando Jr. (Gala and daughters, daugh-ters, Cara, Sara), Atlanta, Ga.; Aldon, Roosevelt; Steven, Kaye (Mark) Rachele-Flanery and their dog, Sally, both of SLC; sisters, Vee Cobain, Margaret (Fred) Pearce; Rosie; brothers, Rudy, Sam, Guido (Dorothy), Henry (Dorothy);Ray (Shirley). He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Ann, sister Helen, brother Eldon. He was most proud of being an Italian-American. Italian-American. For years he made the best spaghetti in town. The only one who did a better job was his momma. He considered Steve and Karen Uresk and children his "adopted family". They called him, "Grandpa Orlie." He was a longtime printer at the Uresk business-the Ink Spot where he was almost as old as Jensen Firefighters attend fire and Four members of the Jensen Fire Department attended the Utah Fire and Rescue Academy's Winter Fire School in St George last Thursday through Sunday. Those making the trip were Chief Todd Wallis, Assistant Chiefs Loyal Turner and Brett Lane, and Firefighter Day DeLaHunt. The four took multi-day ami lv of Taslia Gene thank all our wonderful family, friends, & neighbors, wbo bave been tbere for us during tbe loss of our daugbter, sister & mother. We appreciate tbe flowers, plants, cards, food, pbone calls & kindness given to us at this time. We would like to give a special thanks to Lori Gardner, Amy Floyd, Lance Gardner (Bull Ring) & Steve Evans (105.5). You all went tbe extra mile for us. Thanks to Ashley 2nd ward & the Relief Society for the wonderful lunch. Tasha will he so missed by her family, hut we know she is in a better place in the loving God Bless You All! Marilvn. Tina. Tonva. Torie. j , , j r Samantha, Mitch & Dalton r w . - Virginia Ann loved immensely by her family. fam-ily. Virginia had an optimistic attitude especially in the face of tremendous health problems. She very much loved her husband hus-band and was always so concerned con-cerned about his welfare even when she was so very sick. She loved her parents and brother and sisters. She was always interested in the lives of her children and grandchildren. Virginia loved to crochet. She especially loved to crochet potholders, afghans, and dolls for friends and family. She loved to talk to people, it was her favorite pastime. She was a devoted Relief Society visiting visit-ing teacher and she loved to give compassionate service. She loved to play the piano and organ for church and other functions. She especially treasured trea-sured playing the organ in the Vernal LDS temple. She loved to do family history research and she was so happy and excited excit-ed when she was able to find information about relatives and family from the past. Virginia loved to organize and attend family reunions and sought out and found relatives rela-tives living in far away states Orlando "Orlie" Rachele the presses. He also was a linotype lino-type operator at the Uintah Basin Standard and the Helper Journal and viewed himself as an expert speller. If you wanted to know how to spell a word or proper grammar you just asked Orlie. Orlando served as a scout in World War II where he survived sur-vived five bullet wounds during action in New Guinea. He carried car-ried a bullet in his right thigh the rest of his life. He was a member of Helper Utah's state amateur championship champi-onship team and is "rounding third heading for home in the Big Baseball Diamond in the Sky." Orlando would fondly recall getting a hit off major league star, Satchel Paige and his Carbon team beating state champ, Granite which featured Herman Franks, who went on to become a major league catcher and manager. He was also a member of a state championship cham-pionship tennis team at Carbon rescue training courses covering Structures and the Art of Reading Smoke, Effective Firefighter Training for the Small Fire Department, Efficient Use of Water on the Rural Fire-ground, and Wilderness Medicine for the First Responder. "We were all extremely impressed with the quality of the material presented. We also Sisco Hanberd would like to il arms of those who went before. If. M Gale Hardinger and successfully invited them to attend reunions. She made lists of everyone attending the reunions and went to great lengths to connect families. Virginia loved to do crossword cross-word puzzles, make quilts, plant flower bulbs and take care of her flower garden, watch the food channel and practice new cooking methods, meth-ods, can fruits and vegetables, especially peaches, go camping, camp-ing, catch fish, and drive her little red car. She adored Elvis Presley and his music and enjoyed listening and playing all types of music on her piano. Virginia was preceded in death by her infant brother Richard, her parents: Lloyd and Cleo, and her sister Louise Barber. Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 27, 2006 at 11 a.m. in the Davis 3rd Ward Chapel. Friends called at the Thomson-Blackburn Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary from 6 to 8 p.m. and at the Chapel one hour prior to the services. Burial was in the Maeser-Fairview Cemetery, services were provided by Thomson-Blackburn Vernal Mortuary. "a&a- "i where he was graduated in 1936. Orlando was a devout member mem-ber of St. Helen's Catholic Church where he was a Diocesan Development Drive chairman, lector, Eucharistic Minister and honored at a special banquet called: "Orlie Rachele Night". His favorite baseball team was the New York Yankees. He rooted for Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter, Mickey Mantle. He loved watching all sports on TV and rooting for the Utah Jazz and the University of Utah. A rosary was held at 6 p.m. and a viewing from 6:30-8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30 at St. Helen's. A funeral Mass was held Tuesday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m with viewing one hour prior to service. ser-vice. Burial will be Wednesday, Feb. 1 at the Helper cemetery, 11 a.m. with military honors presented by the American Legion post 21. learned quite a bit from talking to and working with other firefighters fire-fighters from around the state," stated Chief Wallis. "Modern fire-fighting is very complex, and this type of training helps us to be safer, more aware, and more effective firefighters." The Jensen Fire Department will begin a new training rotation on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Jensen area residents interested in serving the community with the Fire or Medical Emergency Services are encouraged to contact Chief Wallis, 790-0963 or Day DeLaHunt, 789-5512. a Sill itiiljl . The family of Nora Rasmussen would like to thank the hospice workers, Ron for music, tke speakers, Society and Thomson's like to thank friends, family and anyone who helped during our bereavement. With deepest appreciation; n.ll T r T- Tl Dill, uonna c? JJave Kasmussen Cj famines William George Murphy William George Murphy passed away Jan. 18, 2006, due to complications of diabetes. diabe-tes. He was surrounded by his loving family at his home in Springville, Utah. Born on June 21, 1941, in Greybull, Wyo., he was the son of George William and Marr Murphy. He married his sweetheart Nancy Tolman Murphy in the Salt Lake LDS Temple on August 18, 1967. Bill's greatest joys in life were spending spend-ing time with family, serving his Heavenly Father, and working work-ing with youth in education. Bill was raised in Greybull, Wyo., and graduated from Greybull High School with the class of '59. He served a faithful LDS mission in Argentina. He received his B.S. degree from BYU in history and Spanish, his Masters degree in educational administration from BYU, and a doctorate from the University of Utah. After earning his doctorate, Edward S. Sevenski, Sr. f pi fa Edward S. Sevenski, Sr. Edward S. Sevenski, Sr., age 58 of Gaylord, Mich., died Monday, Mon-day, Jan. 23, 2006 at his home. He was born in Boyne Falls, Mich., on Jan. 28, 1947, the son of Michael Mi-chael and Celia (Kuzmik) Sevenski. Sev-enski. On Oct. 4, 1965 in Grand Rapids, he married the former Florence VariNoller. He was a loving husband, father, fa-ther, and grandfather, and his family was always most important impor-tant in his life. He also enjoyed playing cards, fishing, and hunting. hunt-ing. Ed is survived by his wife of 40 years, Florence; four children, chil-dren, Edward S. Sevenski, Jr., of Florida, Paula Potter, Cindy L. Fouts, and Scott S. Sevenski, all of Utah; his mother, Celia Sevenski Seven-ski of Elmira, Mich.; grandchildren, grandchil-dren, Tray and Amy-Jo Sevenski, Sevens-ki, Allen, Justin, Kyle and Ryan Fouts, Jared, Tyler, and Jori Potter, Pot-ter, and Jazzimine, Hunter, and Elizabeth Sevenski. Also surviving are his brothers broth-ers and sisters: Larry (Dorothy) (Doro-thy) Sevenski, Joan (Frank) Wasylewski, Rosemary (Tom) Dobrzelewski, Tony (Sally) Sevenski, Sev-enski, Jim (Limda) Sevenski, Gloria Gray, Mike Sevenski, Pat (Debbie) Sevenski and Cecilia (Dan) Smith. He was preceded in death by his father Michael, his uncle Joe, and his nephew Lawrence Sevenski. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Cathedral, Fr. John Mc-Cracken Mc-Cracken officiating. Visitation at the Nelson Funeral home took place on Sunday from 1 to 8 p.m. and at the church on Monday beginning be-ginning at 10 a.m. Pallbearers for his funeral were Larry, Jim, Tony, and Pat Sevenski, Dan Smith, and Paul Scarberry, with honorary pallbearers pall-bearers being Troy Edward Sevenski, Sev-enski, Allen Edward Fouts, Justin Jus-tin Edward Fouts, Kyle Edward Fouts, Jared John Potter, Ryan Edward Fouts, Tyler John F. Potter, Pot-ter, and Hunter Scott Sevenski He will be going home to his final resting place in Vernal, where he will be buried in the Vernal Cemetery on Sat Jan. 7. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cindy L. Fouts Memorial account for Edward S. Sevenski through the Nelson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1548, Gaylord, Mich., 49734. Walker & Diana Billings Davis 4tk Ward Relief Mortuary. We would also ' Cm t .1. William George Murphy Bill and his family moved to VernaL Twenty-three years were spent in Vernal where he was a vice principal at Uintah High School, a principal of Naples Elementary, then a principal of Vernal Middle School for nine years. Bill finished fin-ished his career as the curriculum curricu-lum director for the district. These years spent in Vernal raising their family were special spe-cial years for Bill and Nancy. Nancy worked at Vernal Junior High teaching 9th grade English. It was in Vernal that Bill and his family made lifelong life-long friendships. Bill was Bishop of the Vernal 8th Ward for many years and enjoyed each calling in the Church. His great love of home teaching teach-ing will always serve as an Marilyn Hacking Beesley Marilyn Sue Hacking Beesley passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 22, 2006, after a year-long battle with bile duct cancer. She was born May 29, 1948 in Vernal, Utah, to Grant and Mildred Hacking. She was the fifth of six children, including three sisters and two brothers. Growing up on a farm, she was taught the value of hard work while having fun. She studied at Utah State University and earned a teaching teach-ing degree in physical education. educa-tion. She taught middle school in California and Utah until she married. In 1975 she met the man she would ask to marry her, Bill Beesley, in. They were married August 19, 1976 in the Salt Lake Temple. She was very active in the LDS church, serving in many positions. However, her most fulfilling position was being a wife and mother to her loving husband and five beautiful children. chil-dren. For 29 years, she and Bill raised their children and taught them the skills and values that would help them to be happy and successful in their lives. Marilyn was an incredible event planner and organizer. She was a talented quilter, seamstress and gardener. She enjoyed compiling her family history and picture books. Her greatest ambitions that weren't realized were to see the marriages of her children, serve an LDS mission with her husband, help raise her grandchildren grand-children and grow old with her family. Marilyn lived a life dedicated to making others happy, and Gawin L Hatch Gawin L. Hatch, 63, died Jan. 18, 2006 at his home in Cheyenne, Wyo. He was born Aug. 7, 1942, in Vernal, Utah, the son of Lloyd Dee and Ruby Lenore Hatch. Mr. Hatch retired from the US Air Force after 20 years with the rank of Master Sergeant After his retirement he worked for the Air Force as a civilian supply inspector. He was a member of the American Legion. Mr. Hatch is survived by: his wife, Janet Catherine Hatch, whom he married Feb. 6, 1976, in Kansas, Mo.; three daughters daugh-ters Keri (Bruce) Kay of Vernal, Joliann Hatch of Salt Lake City and Maryanne (Christopher) Leger of Washington D.C.; one son Edmond (Lisa) Hatch of Yuma, Ariz.; five grandchildren; grandchil-dren; two great-granchildren; one brother, Jean Hatch of Vernal; and two sisters Nada Eldredge and Naomi Hatch, both of VernaL He was preceded in death by his parent; and one brother, Gary Dee Hatch. ,1- A 4 a. example to his children. Bill's optimism through the physical challenges he experienced was a source of strength to everyone every-one around him. He and his wife retired to Springville to be close to their children and grandchildren. He is survived by his' wife, Nancy; six children: David (Gina) Murphy, Theron (Jody) Murphy, George (Brinli) Murphy, Wendy (Dale) Eaton, Amy (Michael) Bever, Stephen (Charlotte) Murphy; 18 grandchildren, grand-children, brother John (Kathy) Murphy, sister Patricia Hartman. In addition, he is survived by many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, George William and Marr Murphy. Marilyn Hacking Beesley was very successful in doing so. She laughed and made others oth-ers laugh. She will be missed as a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. She will always be loved the most. Marilyn is survived by her husband, Bill Beesley III; her children, William (Heather) Beesley, Susannah (Michael) Slade, Zane, Mariah and Rebecca Rebec-ca Beesley, all of Salt Lake City. She is also survived by her 98-year-old father, Grant Hacking, of Vernal; and siblings, Elea-nore Elea-nore Scott (Lyn), Trinity Center, Calif., Brent (Roberta) Hacking, Langley, Wash.; Douglas (Adee) Hacking, Layton, Utah; and Barbara Bar-bara (Berkley) Hall of Vernal. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mildred Hacking, and her sister, Sandra Ely. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006 at the Boulter Chapel, 13006 South 1480 East, Draper. Friends visited vis-ited on Friday, Jan. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to services on Saturday. Interment was in the Holladay Memorial Park Cemetery. Services provided provid-ed by Anderson Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family fam-ily asks that donations be made in her name to: The Huntsman Cancer Institute, 500 Huntsman Way, Salt Lake City, 84108. jliliilli . L i i in i .imiu.,. i wm At Gawin L Hatch Services were held Jan. 23 in Cheyenne, Wyo. ' at Wiederspahn-Radomsky ' Chapel of the Chimes with Chaplain Dave Stratton officiating. offici-ating. Interment at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. Military honors provided by F.E. Warren Air Force Base personnel person-nel Pallbearers were Steven Allen, Edmund Hatch, Bruce Kay, Jean Hatch, Christopher Leger and Ron Downey. ! Friends may contribute to the United Medical Center Hospice in Cheyenne, Wyo. ., Obituaries continued on AH t |