Vernon John Bluemel passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, surrounded by his family at his home in Lyman. He was born to John Vernon and Marguerite Bluemel on May 8, 1932, in Lyman.
Vernon married Renella Maxfield on Nov. 6, 1949, in Lyman, and together they had four children. He enjoyed dancing, horses, camping, fishing, hunting, sports, cutting firewood. He loved people and he was a member of the LDS church.
He is survived by his wife, Renella; his daughters, Glenna Rollins and Kelly Bonner; his sons, Dick (Eva) Bluemel and Darren (Gina) Bluemel; his brother, Ivan Bluemel; his sister, Merlin Walker; his half-brother, Gary Bluemel; 15 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren.
Vernon is preceded in death by his father, John Vernon Bluemel; mother, Marguerite Plumer Ellsworth; brother, Jay Bluemel; stepbrother, Sherwood Coleman; stepsister, Delores Coleman; half-brother, Kurtiss Bluemel; son-in-law, Dick Rollins; and grandson, Ryan Bluemel.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. at the Lyman LDS Church, with a viewing starting at 10 a.m. the same day. A graveside service will be held directly after funeral services at the Lyman Cemetery in Lyman.
Online condolences can be made at www.crandallfhevanston.com.
