All Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 living his life in the mountains nearly every weekend. Mr. Stetson was born Oct. 8, 1957, in Wahoo,...

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

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