Deaths

• Begay, Eleanor
• Begay, Vernon
• Brown, Yilhabah
• Daniel, Harrison
• Gorman, Kee
• Riedemann, Walter
• Salazar, Virginia
  

Eleanor Begay

WINDOW ROCK — Memorial services for Eleanor Bryan Begay, 91, will be 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 12, at the Silver Creek Mortuary Chapel, Tse Bonito. The Rev. Franciscan Maynard Shurley will officiate.

Begay died Sept. 9, 2008, in Gallup. She was born April 22, 1917, in Fort Defiance, into the One Who Walks Around One People Clan for the Zia People Clan.

Survivors include her son, Harvey A. Begay; daughters, Shirley Etsitty, Rosalind Zah, Sylvia B. Radcliffe, Janice Taliwood, Eleanor K. Rogers; brother, David Bryan Sr.; 16 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-
grandchildren.

Begay was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Begay; daugher, Karen Begay; sister, Louise Minthorne; brother, Paul Bryan; one grandson.

Pallbearers will be Kevin Atcitty, Keeyonnie Zah, Beatien Taliwood, Toby Radcliffe, Larry Etsitty Jr., Kyle Begay, Christopher Etcitty.

Silver Creek Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Vernon Begay

WINDOW ROCK — Funeral services for Vernon Amos Begay, 36, will be 10 a.m, Sept. 12, 2008, at the Good Shephard Mission. The Rev. Richard Stevens will officiate. Burial will be in Crystal, N.M.

Begay died Sept. 8, 2008, in Fort Defiance. He was born March 16, 1972, in Fort Defiance, into the Folded Arms People Clan for the Red Bottom People Clan.

Begay received his high school diploma from Navajo Pine High School in 1990 and attended Crownpoint Institute of Technology. He was employed with the Navajo Nation Law Enforcement as a senior maintenance. His hobbies included horse back riding, carpentry, auto mechanics, and enjoyed taking part in traditional ceremonies.

Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Begay; son, Austin V. Begay; daughter, Cheyenne Yazzie; father, Amos Paul Begay, mother, Betty Curley Begay; sisters, Catherine Begay, Frances Begay.
Begay was preceded in death by his sisters, Theodora Begay, Rosalie Begay; grandparents, Aaron and Sarah Curley,Chischilly T. and Mary T. Begay.

Pallbearers will be Cordell Curleyhair, Matthew Curleyhair, Michael Watson, Emerson Begay, Michael Sage, Deranci Poyer.

The family will receive relatives and friends at Fort Defiance Chapter House, following services.
Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Yilhabah Brown

BLANDING, UT. — Funeral services for Yilhabah T. Brown, 84, will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 12, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Chinle. Burial will be at the family cemetery in Chinle.
Brown died Monday, September 8, 2008, at Monticello, Utah. She was born May 20, 1924, in Chinle.

Desert View Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Harrison Daniel

COYOTE CANYON — Services for Harrison Daniel, 72, will be 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 12, at the United Pentecostal Church, Tohatchi. The Rev. Jerry Eastridge will officiate. Burial will be in Tohatchi Community Cemetery.

Daniel died Sept. 8, 2008, in Gallup. He was born April 6, 1936, in Coyote Canyon, into the Bitter Water People Clan for the Red Streak People Clan.

Daniel was retired from the Gallup McKinley County Schools as a bus driver/custodian.

Survivors include his children, Loretta Clinton of Killeen, Texas, Steve Danile of Gallup, Art Daniel of El Paso, Texas, Ronald Daniel of Bread Springs; brothers, Leonard Daniel of Tuba City, Donald Daniel of Gallup; sisters, Rose Mary Wood of Coyote Canyon, Gladys Wood of Coyote Canyon; 15 grandchildren.

Daniel was preceded in death by his wife, Marie Daniels; parents, Clyde Daniel, Christine Becenti Daniels; brothers, Russell Daniel, Herman Daniel.
Pallbearers will be Fritzgerald Clinton, Aaron Wood, Roger Mace, David Wood, Gerald Wood, Harold Wood.

Go to www.compassionmortuary.com to send condolences.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Kee Gorman

CHINLE — Funeral services for Kee Gorman, 74, will be 1 p.m., Friday, Sept. 12, at the Lady of Fatima Church. Father Blain will officiate. Burial will be in Chinle. Visitation will be 12 p.m., Sept. 12, at Our Lady of Fatima Church.

Gorman died Sept. 9, 2008, in Chinle. He was born June 12, 1934, in Chinle, into the Water’s Edge People Clan for the Bitter Water People Clan.

Survivors include his wife, Mollie Gorman; sons, Kenneth Gorman, Kevin Gorman; daughters, Sandra Gorman, Marion Shorthair, Mary Vandever; brothers, Billy Gorman, Guy Gorman; sisters, Mary Rose Corneilson, Veronica Rica, Bessie Begay; four grandchildren.

Gorman was preceded in death by his daughter, Elouise Karbetong; parents, Arther Gorman, Nellie Tsosie; brothers, Robert Gorman Sr., Arther Gorman Jr.; sisters, Helen Brown, Martha Mitchell, Elouise Tsosie.

Pallbearers will be Roger Yazzie Jr., Darrell Begay, Angelo Begay, Danny Denetchee, Greg Morris, Walter Gorman.

The family will receive relatives and friends at Catholic Hall, Chinle, following services.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Walter Riedemann

MERLDLAN, Texas — Funeral services for Walter Wayne Riedemann, 42, will be 4 p.m., tonight, Sept. 11, at the Meridian First Baptist Church. The Rev. Richard Creech will officiate. Burial will be at a later date, in the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Berkley, W.V.

Riedemann died Monday, Sept. 8, 2008, near Clifton, Texas. He was born March 17, 1966, in Grants.

Riedemann was raised and educated in Moriarty, N.M. He owned his own business, WR Construction. He was a kind and gentle spirit and brought all stray animals home. He accepting people for who they were and was talented as a carpenter all of his life.

Survivors include his wife, Sherry Riedemann; children, Mariah, Victoria, Bridget, Devin and Bobby; parents, Karen Teston, Bobby Howard Riedemann; sisters, Wanda Wilds, Cheryl Teston; brothers, Wade Riedemann, Dave Teston, Roy Teston, Troy Teston.

Virginia Salazar

MILAN — Private funeral mass for Virginia Ann Salazar, 53, was 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, at the St. Vivian’s Catholic Church, Milan. Burial followed at Grants Memorial Park.

Salazar died Sept. 1, 2008, in Milan. She was born May 28, 1955, in Butte, Mont.

Survivors include her children, Willie Salazar of Rio Rancho, Denice Salazar of Grants; sisters, Pat Sena of Albuquerque, Gloria Vigil of Albuquerque; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

Salazar was preceded in death by her parents, Ricardo Vigil, Rosina Ortiz Vigil; brother, John Daniel Vigil, Richard Vigil, Wilfred Trujillo.

Go to www.compassionmortuary.com to send condolences.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.