Deaths

• Thurman Peshlakai
• Tom M. Dooley, Sr.

Thurman Peshlakai

MESA, Ariz. — Funeral services for Thurman A. Peshlakai, 29, will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16 at the St. Michaels Mission. Father Meldon Hickey will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Michaels cemetery.

Peshlakai died April 12 in Sedona. He was born Feb. 15, 1976 in Ogden, Utah into the Red Running into Water People Clan for the Sagebrush People Clan.

Peshlakai attended Window Rock High School. He was a technician for Arrowhead Communications. Peshlakai enjoyed playing basketball, bowling, river rafting, dirt biking and auto mechanics.

Survivors include his mother, Mary Lou Peshlakai; brothers, Raynard Etsitty of Mesa, Stanford S. Etsitty of Navajo, Michael Peshlakai of South Dakota, Herman Peshlakai of Mesa; sisters, Lorencita Merrick of Neb., Effie Jaques of Aztec and Beatrice Donahue of Mesa.

Peshlakai was preceded in death by his father, Herman Peshlakai, Sr.; sister, Kandace Etsitty and brother, Raymond P. Peshlakai.

Pallbearers will be Jeremy Beaudette, Jeremy Pooyouma, Todd Etsitty, Stanford Andre Etsitty, Quentin Merrick, and Derrick Nez.

The family will receive relatives and friends at Mary Peshlakai's this evening, 1/4 north of Hunters Point Boarding School.

Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Tom M. Dooley, Sr.

VANDERWAGEN — Funeral services for Tom M. Dooley, Sr., 87, will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 16 at the First Methodist Church. Pastor Layoni Drake will officiate. Burial will be on family land in Vanderwagen.

Dooley, Sr. died April 13 in Gallup. He was born March 17, 1918 in Chichiltah into the Edge of the Water People Clan for the Overhanging Rock People Clan.

Dooley, Sr. retired from the railroad after 50 years. He was a veteran of the US Army. He enjoyed his dogs, herding sheep, going to fairs, building hogans, boxing, and his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy C. Dooley of Vanderwagen; sons, Alfred Dooley, Larry Dooley, Tom Dooley, Jr. all of Vanderwagen; daughters, Lucille Dooley, Sunny Dooley, Roselyn John, Glassie Seaton, Elouise Dooley-Coho, all of Vanderwagen, Sylvia Saltzman of Albuquerque; brother, Libby Dooley of Chichiltah; sister, Sadie Walley of Chichiltah; 17 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchilren.

Dooley, Sr. was preceded in death by his mother, Nanabah Dooley and father, Tully Thompson.

Pallbearers will be James Begay, Alfred Dooley, Casey Dooley, Darwin Dooley, Larry Dooley and Eddie John.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.