Lorna Condon

Lorna Condon, age 100, Longtime Vernal resident passed away April 21, 2014 in Vernal, Utah. She was born in Vernal on March 29, 1914 to Ezra and Alice Hacking Merkley. Lorna attended Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1931 to 1935, where she earned a degree in Home Economics with an emphasis on nutrition. She also met her husband to be David Condon, at BYU they married in the summer of 1935 and spent the rest of the summer at the Thorofare back-country ranger station in Yellowstone national park. Through the next 35 years, she and her family live in many of the Nation's well-known national parks, including Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, Great Smoky Mountains, Yosemite and Grand Canyon. When Lorna's husband, Dave retired in 1969, they moved to Vernal to live at the upper end of Ashley Valley. For many years, she was active in Vernal in the Community concerts organization. She is an accomplished violinist and has played on numerous occasions over the past 35 years. She is survived by her two children; daughter, Marianne (Dennis) Donnelly of Pocatello, Idaho: son, Wilson (Susan) Condon of Anchorage, Alaska; Two granddaughters, a grandson and Five great grandsons. Funeral services will be held Friday April 25, 2014 at the Blackburn Vernal Mortuary 15 East 100 North Vernal, Utah friends may call from 9:30 to time of services Burial will be in the Maeser Fairview Cemetery. Services entrusted to care of Blackburn Vernal Mortuary