Deaths

• Chee Nabahe
• Iliene Benally
• Katherine Curley

Chee Nabahe

ALBUQUERQUE — Services for Chee Nabahe, 73, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 at the Naschitti Christian Reform Church in Naschitti. Phillip Destea will officiate. Burial will follow at the private family plot in Naschitti.

Visitation will be 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 29 at Cope Memorial Chapel in Gallup.

Nabahe died Jan. 25 in Albuquerque. He was born July 22, 1933 in Long Lake (Chuska Mountains), N.M. into the Red Running Into the Water People Clan for the Within His Cover People Clan.

Nabahe attended Toadlena Boarding School and Albuqueque Indian School. He served in the U.S. Army during the Post-Korean Conflict. He was a mason with the Brick Layers Union.

Survivors include wife, Elise Nabahe; brothers, Anthony Nabahe and Alfred Nabahe, both of Shiprock, Kenneth Nabahe of Teec Nos Pos; sisters, Juanita Nabahe of Naschitti, Nellie Witherspoon and Gloria Nabahe of Salt Lake City.

Nabahe was preceded in death by parents, Jacquin Nabahe and Flora Belle Nabahe; Truman Nabahe, Joe Nabahe, Paul Nahabe, Jacquin Nabahe Jr. and Jean Montoya.

Pallbearers will be Delfred Edsitty, Alfred Edsitty, Lemuel Edsitty, Rufus Nabahe, Matthew Nabahe and Lenair Nabahe.

The family will receive relatives and friends at Juanita Nabahe's residence in Naschitti after services.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Iliene Benally

BECENTI, N.M. — Services for Iliene Becenti Benally, 76, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 at Tsin'neez'chooz Church of God in Becenti. Evanglist Mike Lee will officiate. Burial will follow at family land in Milk Lake, N.M.

Benally died Jan. 24 in Crownpoint. She was born Feb. 5, 1930 in Rehoboth into the Towering House People Clan for the Black Streak Forest People Clan.

Survivors include mother, Lizzie Ayze Becenti; husband, Harry Benally of Crownpoint; sons, Eric Benally of Crownpoint, Marvin Benally and Norman Benally, both of Becenti, and Watson Benally of Churchrock; six grandchildren.

Benally was preceded in death by his father, David Becenti.

Pallbearers will be Marvin Benally, Eric Benally, Norman Benally, Watson Benally, Shawn Benally and Shane Benally.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Katherine Curley

UPPER FRUITLAND, N.M. — Services for Katherine Pioche Curley, 78, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 at Rollie Mortuary Chapel in Gallup. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gallup.

A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 29, at Rollie Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at Rollie Mortuary Chapel.

Curley died Jan. 26 in Albuquerque. She was born Feb. 23, 1928 in Toadlena into the Red Running Into The Water People Clan for the Sleep Rock People Clan.

Curley attended St. Catherines High School in Santa Fe and Marion Indian College. She was employed with BIA Gallup Dormand and Fort Wingate Elementary. Her hobbies included collecting Elvis Presley memorabila, listening to KTNN and working on puzzles. She loved cats.

Survivors include sons, Herman Curley Jr. of Upper Fruitland and Cleofus Curley of Church Rock; daughters, Pasquelita Rose White and Herma C. Clah, both of Upper Fruitland; brother, Albert Pioche Sr. of Window Rock; sister, Esther P. Saucedo of Gallup; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Curley was preceded in death by father, Robert Pioche Sr. and mother, Habah Y. Pioche; brothers, Robert Pioche, Jr., William C. Pioche and Wilbert F. Pioche; sisters, Carmelita M. Pioche.

Pallbearers will be Cleofus Curley, Albert Pioche Jr., Ian Pioche, Steve Saucedo, Franklin Sands and Brandon Benally.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.