All Obituaries

     Cynthia M. (Petie) Bennett died from heart disease in Wilson, WY on March 18, at the age of 89. A celebration of her life is to be announced in the coming summer months.       Petie was born December 23, 1930 to Howard Gilmore Mealey and Lorraine Lyman Mealey in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The youngest of three children and the only girl, her early life was spent trying to keep up with her brothers. Her father wanted her to be one of the boys, and so...

John A. Sherman, Jr., of Wilson, formerly a resident of New York, NY, passed away following a lengthy illness, on March 14, 2020.   John was born in New York City, and was graduated from Taft School.  He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.  John's initial work experience was as a stockbroker.   After a few years in that position, he moved to the Western United States, first to Taos, New Mexico, and then to Wyoming, settling in the Jackson...

Ellen Linn died on February 21, 2020, at St. John’s Health in Jackson, Wyoming, surrounded by family and friends. She was born Ellen Prentice Welles in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on February 16, 1939.  Her parents were Charles Hopkins Welles 3rd and Marion Ellen Outerbridge Welles.      Ellen attended grammar school in Waverly, Pennsylvania, where she lived, and then junior high school at Abington Heights in Clarks Summit, PA.  She graduated from Abbott...

Raymond J. Kominsky was called to heaven on January 30, 2020.  He was born on November 9, 1941 to Raymond and Frances Kominsky in Kemmerer, Wyoming and lived in Frontier, Wyoming, a town he loved; he and partners eventually purchased Frontier.   Ray attended and graduated from Kemmerer High School in 1960 and the University of Wyoming in 1969 with a bachelor’s of science degree (accounting).  He passed the Certified Public Accounting exam September...

Kurt Alan Ripley, 53, of Victor, Idaho passed away January 1, 2020 at Teton Valley Hospital. Kurt was born July 20, 1966 in Canton, Ohio to Daniel L. Ripley and Cheryl A. Lee. He was a loving husband, father, son, and brother and will be greatly missed. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson, enjoyed hiking, fishing, four-wheeling, ice skating, playing games with his family, and laughing. Kurt never met a stranger and was very passionate about sharing the Lord with everyone he...

Long time Jackson resident Barbara Ann Garrett passed away peacefully at home on the morning of December 29, supported by her long time partner Jim Smith and brothers John and Anthony Klein and Anthony’s wife, Sharon. Barb was born in Chicago, Illinois to John and Theresa Klein on September 14, 1952, the oldest of three siblings.  In 1981, a vacation to Jackson Hole turned into a lifelong endeavor, as she relocated to Jackson shortly after her return home.  She married Jeff...

Warner William Houfek, 87, a long time resident of Jackson, Wyoming passed away at St. John's Hospital on Thursday, December 26, 2019.  A celebration of life will be held in the Spring.  

Franny Kay Schaeffer passed away in the early morning hours of December 22, 2019 at the age of 70. Franny was born June 1, 1949 in Sheridan, WY to Frantz ”Tommy” Thompson and Beulah Collins Thompson.  She had a wonderful childhood with her parents and older sister, Phyllis. She remained in Sheridan after school and welcomed her first two children, Stacey and Greg.  In 1973, she married Patrick Jung and he became not only her husband, but a father to Stacey and Greg....