Obituaries

Sam Collins

Jul 12, 2018

Collins, 63, sought Jackson Hole’s open roads and steep slopes

Jackson resident Sam Benton Collins died Monday, July 9 in a motorcycling accident on Pine Creek Pass in Idaho, following a road trip earlier in the day through Tin Cup Pass, Bear Lake county, Star Valley and the “Round the Block” loop home.  His KTM Super D...

Don Martin

Jun 30, 2018

A resident of Jackson Hole for almost thirty years, Don Barry Martin died peacefully in his home on the 30th of June at the age of 89. Don was born in Buffalo, New York on January 31, 1929 to William M. Martin and Gladys Schadley Martin.  His childhood was a happy one, despite the great depression.  His home was...

Donald Brewer

Jun 3, 2018

Donald G. Brewer

Longtime Jackson resident Donald G. Brewer died peacefully at home on June 3, 2018 at age 87.

Born on December 26, 1930, in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, Don was the son of Earl and Elizabeth Brewer.  He graduated from HarBrack High School, traveled west to work on the Farthing Ranch in Cheyenne, WY in...

Archie Jurich

May 20, 2018

Archie Jurich Obituary

Archie Jurich passed on May 30, 2018. He was 95 years old. He was born September 19, 1922 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. He was the fifth of eight children born to Joseph and Kristina Jurich.

Archie attended school in Rock Springs and graduated from high school in 1939. He enrolled at the...

Marjorie Ryan

May 18, 2018

Majorie Lee Ryan of Jackson, Wy passed away on May 17th. She was 83 years old. Services will be held on Friday May 25th at 11:00 am with a visitation one hour prior to the service at the LDS church in Jackson.

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Mae Johnston

May 10, 2018

Mae Eugenia Johnston passed away on May 10th, 2018. Services / Obituary pending.

Condolences may be sent to the family via Valley Mortuary's website.

Mary Patla

May 8, 2018

Mary Patla, 96, adopted Wyoming as home in her final years

Mary Patla passed away peacefully at St. Johns Living Center late in the evening of May 8.  She was 96.

Her daughters provided the following.

Mary was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1921, the first-born child of Janina and Alexander Timieski, who...

Allison Eden

May 5, 2018

Allison Woodall Eden, a longtime resident of the area, died May 5 from complications brought on by Alzheimer’s disease, with her husband Jim and devoted caregiver, Judy Nickell. at her side.

Allison was widely regarded as a wonderful woman with a keen mind, a gracious hostess, a feisty conversationalist, an avid hiker and tennis player, a tough...

James "Jim" Wellner

Apr 30, 2018

James (Jim) Wellner had a been a Jackson resident since October of 1993. He passed away at the Living Center on April 30, 2018 at the age of 75.

He leaves behind his wife, Linda Wellner, Sister-in-law, Sue Scott, brothers-in-law Chuck Scott and Mark Ray. There is also his niece and nephew Heather and Matthew Moore and...

Rachel Rafferty

Apr 28, 2018

Jackson resident Rachel Rafferty died April 28 just outside Jackson. She was 24.

Her family provided the following.

Rachel was the love and light of Jesus Christ to all who knew her and now rests in her Savior’s arms for eternity.

She attended Mountain View High School in Stafford, Virginia, before moving to...

Erwin "Corky" Stetson

Apr 13, 2018

Erwin Duane “Corky” Stetson, 60,  died April 13, 2018, near his home in the Hoback Range after building his life in the mountains he loved. He loved hiking, skiing, hunting, snowmobiling, horsepacking, running, swimming, biking and just enjoying the mountain lifestyle.The mountains were a significant part of his life as he pursued his dream of creating his home and...

Rosemary Frantz

Apr 12, 2018

Rosemary E. Frantz, 88, of Driggs passed away on April 12, 2018. Services will be held at a later time.

Camelia Romero Garcia

Mar 8, 2018

Camelia Romero Garcia passed away March 8th, 2018. Condolences can be sent to the family via www.valleymortuaryjackson.com.

James "Renny" Kerr III

Feb 21, 2018

Passion for Skiing and Adventure with a Sense of Humor Jackson resident, James Renwick Kerr III, ‘Renny’, 71, died of pancreatic cancer on February 21, 2018. He died while calmly sleeping without pain or discomfort. With courageousness and grace, Renny accepted his diagnosis and spent much of his last months doing all he could to prepare his beloved wife...

Donald Huhn

Feb 12, 2018

Donald J Huhn of Jackson, Wyoming died February 12, 2018 (age 90) of natural causes.

Don was born on November 7, 1927 to Joseph Huhn and Elizabeth Stein. He was raised with his sister Bernice in Van Wert Ohio. After going to one semester of college, he enlisted with the Navy in 1946. He served his two...

Robert "Bob" Walton

Feb 5, 2018

Chef Walton, 76, renaissance man and friend to all

A celebration of life for Jackson resident Robert "Bob" Lewis Walton will be held at 3 p.m. March 16 at the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole, 1251 South Park Loop Road. The date would have been the 44th wedding anniversary of Walton and his wife, Mary.

Walton...

Tessa Meeks

Feb 4, 2018

Tessa Eileen Meeks joined our journey on August 27, 2014.  She was hosted in the home of her parents Zane and Shari Meeks with her big brother, Noel.  Not long after Tessa’s birth, she was diagnosed with Trisomy 18 and was not expected to leave the hospital.  Ten days later, Zane, Shari and Tessa left the NICU and headed...

Ian Cumming

Feb 2, 2018

Services pending.

David Swift

Jan 16, 2018

Alfred Renneisen Jr

Jan 7, 2018

Longtime Jackson resident Al Renneisen, a former member of the Jackson Hole News&Guide partnership group, died Jan. 7 at his South Park home. He was 70.

His family provided the following.

Al loved his family and wife, Julie Renneisen. He was kind, especially to children. He loved it when something, whatever it was, was pure;...