All Obituaries

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 GT motorcycle lost traction on a tight curve just west of the summit, slid into gravel and lost control. Sam was thrown from the bike and died...

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 graced by music, laughter and friends, and his family spent their summers on the shores of Lake Erie. After serving with an army government training unit at Camp Gordon...

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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 University of Wyoming in September of 1939 and completed the requirements for a Bachelor of Science Degree in December of 1942. In February of 1943, Archie reported for duty in the...

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.

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, 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 had recently emigrated from Poland. With the death of her father at age 13 in the midst of the Great Depression, Mary’s early life brought the hardships of...

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 bridge opponent, a hard-working board member, and, first and foremost, a dedicated wife and mother. She grew up near Philadelphia in...

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 honorary sister Bonnie Ray, plus the many friends he had gather around him. He did not want a memorial service. In lieu of flowers please make a small donation in Jim’s...

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 Colorado Springs, Colorado, and graduating from Lewis-Palmer High School in Monument. She attended New Mexico State University, including an exciting semester studying German...