Deaths

• John Gossett, Sr.
• Reginald Patrick
• Nancy Natonabah
• Pearl Bertinetti
• Vernon Smith
• Stephanie Lewis-Kraitsik

John Gossett, Sr.

GRANTS — Services for John Henry Gossett, Sr., 92, will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 28 at The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints in Grants. Burial will follow at the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery in Bluewater. Bishop Frank Hasty will officiate.

Gossett died March 24 in Grants. He was born Sept. 6, 1914 in Jethro, Franklin County, Ark.

Survivors include his wife Kathleen Gossett of Grants; children Josephine Hurtado of Grants, Jeraldine Warden of Rio Rancho, John Gossett Jr., of Albuquerque; sisters Evelyn McDonald of Tucson, Oleta Rowell of Apple Valley, Calif.; brothers Dale Gossett of Houston, Jess Gossett of Portland, Ore.; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Bertha Gossett; brothers Hurley L. Gossett, John Henry Gossett, Joseph Jack Gossett, James Allen Gossett, Jerald Clifton Gossett; sisters Ollie Gossett, Ola Gossett, Connie Elesta Gossett.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Reginald Patrick

ALBUQUERQUE — Services for Reginald K. Patrick, 41, will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 28 at Rollie Mortuary.

Patrick died March 24 in Albuquerque. He was born Jan. 15, 1966 in Gallup into the Red Running into the Water People Clan.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Nancy Natonabah

GALLUP — Services for Nancy Natonabah, 51, will be announced at a later date.

Natonabah died March 23 in Gallup. She was born Nov. 30, 1955 in Coal Mine, N.M. into the Red Running Into the Water People Clan for the Tangle People Clan.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Pearl Bertinetti

GALLUP — Services for Pearl N. Bertinetti, 93, will be announced at a later date.

Bertinetti died March 25 in Grants. She was born Nov. 18, 1913 in Mt. Ida, Ark.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Vernon Smith

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Services for Vernon M. Smith, 47, will be announced at a later date.

Smith died March 25. He was born Nov. 6, 1959 into the Red Running Into the Water People Clan for the Black Sheep People Clan.

There will be a family meeting at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 28 at the the Ganado Chapter House.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Stephanie Lewis-Kraitsik

Born 9/23/1947 Philadelphia, PA. Died 3/25/2007 Gallup, NM after a short battle with cancer.

Survived by devoted husband Don, loving sons Gabe and Jay, sweetest grand-daughter Lucie, brother Bill, Armelle Richard mother of Lucie, and multiple cats.

Preceded in death by parents Lucie D. Lewis (Dawkins) and William J. Lewis Jr.

Graduated high school, Philadelphia School for Girls, 1965; Graduated with BA in Speech and Theatre, Grinnell College, 1969; Graduate school in Theatre, University of Iowa, 1970; Teaching certificate, University of New Mexico, 1982; Masters degree in Counseling, Western New Mexico University, 2000; Worked with Milwaukee Reperatory Theatre and Chicago Free Street Theatre. Worked for Window Rock School District as a teacher of home-bound students. Served the community as a Mental Health counselor since 2000.

Stephanie was active in the community lives of Ft. Defiance/Window Rock and Gallup. She participated in Dineh Little Theatre, coordinated the Red Rock Film society, volunteered for Nat'aani Trails and Reach for Life, and provided emotional and nutritional sustenance to generations of four-corners residents.

Her hobbies included cooking, sewing, movies, travel (beaches), rafting and snowboarding. Stephanie was always the life of the party, and her light and life will be sorely missed.
Donations may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society and/or the University of New Mexico Cancer Center.

Plans are in progress for a Memorial service in April. Details to follow.