Obituaries

Feb 4, 2013

Viewing scheduled for Saturday February 9,2013 3:30pm-7:00pm at Valley Mortuary 950 Alpine Lane Jackson, Wyoming. Memorial Service will be held at Snow King Ice Arena 100 E. Snow King Ave. Jackson, Wyoming On Sunday Febuary 10, 2013 at 6pm.

Jan 27, 2013

Elizabeth "Liza" Gray Benson, 28, resident of Jackson, Wyoming, passed away suddenly in a skiing accident caused by an avalanche on Sunday, January 27, 2013. Liza was born on June 28, 1984 in Troy, OH to proud parents Elizabeth Bravo Benson and Peter Allen Benson and older sister Adrienne. She was the granddaughter of Robert and Lucia Hobart Bravo and...

Jan 27, 2013

Nickolas James Gillespie of Jackson, WY was lost to the mountains while skiing powder on the southeast face of Survey peak on January 27, 2013. Nick was born on December 13, 1982 in Eugene, OR where he graduated from Willamette High School in 2001. He attended college at University of Oregon, completing his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies in...

Jan 16, 2013

Baldock, 84, Dreamed of Living in Jackson Hole Gene Clifton "Tuck" Baldock was born July 16, 1928 to Lillian and Roy Baldock in Henrico County, Virginia. He attended school in Glen Allen, growing up in a neighborhood that was part of his great, great grandfather's plantation. He married Florence Louise Thomas on June 9, 1950, worked as an electrician for...

Jan 8, 2013

CYNTHIA LEE MURACA (Cindy) was born in Monroe, Michigan on April 3, 1956. After a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, and surrounded by loved ones, Cindy passed away January, 2013 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Cindy was born to parents Doyle and Delores Williams in Monroe, Michigan. She lived and worked in southeast Michigan enjoying a satisfying career...

Dec 28, 2012

Betty Ellen Graham was born to Kent and Maude Graham in Fremont, Nebraska on May 4, 1922 at 11:25pm, weighing in at 8 pounds even. The family lived in Nebraska, Colorado, and Missouri, before finally settling in Cheyenne, where Betty graduated from high school in 1940. She began college at the University of Colorado at Boulder but left Colorado for...

Dec 26, 2012

Longtime Jackson resident, Elfriede Jourdan, died in her Jackson home on December 26, 2012 at age 92. Born Elfriede Anna Martin on November 8, 1920 in Tuttlingen, Germany to Ernst and Anna Martin, Elfriede Jourdan was the youngest of six children. In Germany, she excelled in school and sports, worked at her parents' grocery market, and as a book keeper....

Dec 14, 2012

Nicholas Izard, resident of Jackson, Wyoming, passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center on Friday, December 14, 2012. His life ended the way he lived it every day: in a flash, holding his wife's hand.

Nick was born on October 14, 1980, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the first-born son of Lee and Ann Izard. He lived in many...

Dec 13, 2012

Long time Jackson resident Joseph "Warren" May, 95, died peacefully in his sleep on Thursday, December 13, 2012 in Medford, Oregon. Warren is preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Frances Moulton May. He is survived by one brother, four sons, Dennis, Leslie, Brent, and Gary, and their spouses, nine grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Born August 23, 1917...

Dec 1, 2012

Mark Justin Kusek, age 23, born on August 9, 1989 in Plymouth, MA, lost his 17 month-long battle with colon cancer on December 1st, 2012. Mark began vacationing in Jackson Hole with his family in 2005. Prior to moving to Jackson with his parents 4 years ago, he grew up in and graduated from Duxbury High School in Duxbury, MA....

Nov 29, 2012

Wyoming native, Virginia Louise Darling Dexter, age 87, died peacefully in her sleep at St. John's Living Center in Jackson, Wyoming, on November 29, 2012. She was born November 12, 1925, to Kenneth & Gladys (Shelton) Darling. She spent all of her younger years in Rock Springs, graduating from Rock Springs High School as the valedictorian of the Class of...

Nov 19, 2012

Funeral services for William "Bill" Fogarty will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church in Jackson.

Condolences can be sent to the family at valleymortuaryjackson.com.

Nov 17, 2012

Long time Jackson Hole resident Joe Tomich dies.

Joseph (Joe) Tomich at the age of 97 died Saturday, November 17, 2012. He has been a resident of Jackson Hole since 1950, He was preceded in death by his loving wife Laura and son Joey Tomich and all of his 12 brothers and sisters.

He is survived by his...

Oct 14, 2012

Sandy Z's Memorial time and date is as follows: The Center for the

Performing Arts in Jackson on January 4th, 4:30 until 7:30 in the evening.

jhcenterforthearts.org/

There will be a silent auction of Z's art (where we will be donating a

portion of the proceeds to a worthy cause to be announced), a potluck,...

Oct 9, 2012

Rosary will be Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church at 6pm. The funeral Mass will be on Wednesday, the 17 at 10:30am.

Oct 7, 2012

Sue Colligan of Jackson, WY died at home on October 7, 2012. Sue was 46 years old. Sue's death was due to cancer. Sue was born October 20, 1965 in Watertown, NY. Sue was a long-time resident of the Northeast who felt she had found her spiritual home when she came to the Jackson area for the first time in...

Sep 17, 2012

Robert Benton Pulliam died peacefully September 17th, 2012 in Billings, Montana where he had lived for the past three years in assisted care, near his granddaughter Jennifer Kaye Crain Baretta.

Bob was born in 1920 on a farm in Lauderdale, Mississippi, one of five children of Benton Pulliam and Evie Davidson Pulliam where he worked on the family farm....

Aug 13, 2012

Services will be held 2pm Friday August 17, 2012 at Presbyterian Church on South Park Loop Rd.

In Lieu of flowers donations may be sent to St. John's Hospice P.O. Box 428 Jackson Wyoming 83001. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.valleymortuaryjackson.com

Aug 12, 2012

Laraine Christensen McCollum, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend was taken from this earth far too soon. She passed away on August 12, 2012 at home in Jackson, Wyoming after a courageous battle with leukemia. She lived her life to the fullest and chose to live every day in a positive light. She was kind, loving and would do anything...

Aug 11, 2012

Robert Edward Brackett, 90 years old. Son of Elmer and Helen Brackett Born September 25, 1921 Detroit Michigan Died August 11, 2012 Jackson, Wyoming Presided in death by wife Sally Hennigar (married 60 years) Son Theodore Louden Brackett Survived by: Son David H. Brackett Daughter in -law Cynthia K. Brackett Grandson Zachary David Brackett Best friend Gus (german shepard) Veteran...