Petra Carranza Jorgenson

Former Green River resident, Petra Carranza Jorgenson, 75, of Tucson, AZ, was born in Leòn, Guanajuato, Mèxico on May 2nd, 1945 to Jesus and Maria Carranza. 

Along with her parents, Petra and her five siblings came to this country in the early 1950's settling down around Helper, UT.  There, her Father worked for the railroad and she reminisced often of her fond memories of her youth.  She graduated from Carbon High School in Price, UT in 1965.

After graduation, Petra found her way to Tucson, where she found work and enjoyed living close to her siblings.  A few years had passed when...