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Minnie Chester

GREASEWOOD SPRINGS, Ariz. — Funeral services for Minnie Etsitty Chester, 91, will be 11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, Greasewood Springs.

Chester died Aug. 4, 2008. She was born November 16, 1916, in Flagstaff.

Survivors include her husband, Leo Chester of Greasewood Springs; daughters, Winnifred C. Peters of Window Rock, Marie L. Freddie of Dilcon, Evangeline Chester of Phoenix, Blanche Chester of Flagstaff; sons, Harold Chester of Greasewood Springs, Len Chester of Greasewood Springs; 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. 

Chester was preceded in death by one grandson; one granddaughter.

Send condolences to www.norvelowensmortuary.com

Michael Martinez

KINLICHEE — Gravesite services for Michael Joe Martinez, 51, will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Community Cemetery, Kinlichee. Brother John Hotstream will officiate. Burial will be in Community Cemetery, Kinlichee.

Martinez died Aug. 1, 2008, in Kinlichee. He was born Oct. 19, 1956, in Fort Defiance.

Martinez had a B.S. in Social Work from ASU. He worked at the Apache County and various Navajo Tribal agencies. His hobbies included reading, movies and music.

Martinez was preceded in death by his parents, Jose and Helen; sisters, Helena, Priscilla, Delores; brother, Joseph.

Pallbearers will be Don Jackson, Clyde Martinez, Rianna Jackson, Aaron Nez, Ryan Allison, Melton Mannie.

Silver Creek Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

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