Deaths

• Frank Blackgoat
• Guy Tso
• Raymond Etsitty
• Fay Ferguson
• Loretta Henry
• John H. Winterer

Frank Blackgoat

OLD COAL MINE, N.M. — Funeral services for Frank Blackgoat, 92, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Good Shepherd Mission, Fort Defiance. Father Jim Leehan will officiate. Interment will follow on family land in Old Coal Mine.

Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. today, Jan. 9, at Tse Bonito Mortuary.

Blackgoat died Jan. 5 in Fort Defiance. He was born Sept. 15, 1913, in Old Coal Mine into the Water Edge People Clan for the Zuni Running into the Water People Clan.

Blackgoat was a custodian and bus driver for the Tse Bonito and Fort Defiance schools. He was a carpenter, rancher and coal mine worker.

Survivors include his son, Dennis Blackgoat of Old Coal Mine; brother, Nayah Blackgoat of Old Coal Mine; sister, Anna C. Barker of Old Coal Mine.

Blackgoat was preceded in death by his wife, Nora Blackgoat; father, Hosteen Nez Blackgoat; mother, Bengebah Blackgoat; brothers, Tsosie Blackgoat, Sam Blackgoat, Juan Blackgoat; sisters, Marie Bechee, Margaret B. Mark; sons, Harrison Blackgoat, Larry Blackgoat, David Blackgoat, Kenneth McArthur; daughters, Irene Blackgoat, Curtis Blackgoat and Betty John.

Pallbearers will be Marlin Mark, Sam Largo, Marvin Wauneka, Kenneth Wauneka, Lionel Wauneka and Derrick Blackgoat.

The family will receive relatives and friends at Saint Marks Church following services.

Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Guy Tso

CHINLE — Funeral services for Guy Tso, 86, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Father Blaine Grein will officiate. Interment will follow on family land in Del Muerto, Ariz.

Tso died Jan. 6 in Chinle. He was born June 19, 1919, in Del Muerto into the Coyote Pass People Clan for the One Who Walks Around People Clan.

Survivors include his daughters, Liz Tso, Amelia Bia, Mary T. Bia, Susie Tso, Odessa Valencia, Coreen Anagal, Arlinda Wilson all of Chinle; sons, Eugene T. Peterson, Justin Tso Sr., Larry Tso all of Chinle, Franklin Tso of Wide Ruins; brother, Guy Teller of Chinle; sisters, Jessie Roanhorse, Zonnie Clark both of Black Rock; 40 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren.

Tso was preceded in death by his mother, AhYih Nabah; father, Altaie Nez; wife, Alice J. Tso; daughter, Rose Ann Guerro; brothers, Willie Teller, Kee G. Teller, Kee Teller and Ford Teller-Begay.

Pallbearers will be Franklin Tso, Patrick Tso, Patton Tso, Kyle Valencia, Alexander Bia and Chris Begay.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Raymond Etsitty

MEXICAN SPRINGS — Funeral services for Raymond Etsitty, 71, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tohatchi. Father John Mittelstadt, OFM will officiate. Interment will follow in Lone Pine Cemetery, Mexican Springs.

Etsitty died Jan. 6 in Gallup. He was born Oct. 9, 1934, in Mexican Springs into the Zia, Hairy Ones People Clan for the Salt People Clan.

Etsitty attended Albuquerque Indian School. He was employed with the BIA Roads Department for 32 years and retired in 1995. Etsitty was also a rancher, farmer, welder and enjoyed hunting and being active in the community.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Etsitty of Mexican Springs; sons, Peter Williams, Pete Watchman, Leonard Etsitty all of Mexican Springs, Leroy James of Tohatchi, Harry James of Upper Fruitland, Jeffery Etsitty of Gamerco; daughters, Verna Morgan of Burnt Water, Hazel James of Flagstaff, Winona Etsitty of Mexican Springs; brother, Lamar Hardy, Sr. of Mexican Springs; sister, Laura F. Morris of Mexican Springs; 23 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.

Etsitty was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Bah Etsitty; brother, Jimmie Halona; and one grandchild.

Pallbearers will be Jeffery Etsitty, Leonard Etsitty, Leroy James, Frederick Sam, Byron James and Damon Ben.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the Mexican Springs Chapter House following services.

Cope Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

Fay Ferguson

GRANTS — Visitation for Fay Ferguson, 60, will be 3-7 p.m. today, Jan. 9, at the Grace Baptist Church, Milan. Interment will be in the Hudi Chitwood Cemetery, Ellington, Mo.

Ferguson died Jan. 7 in Grants. She was born Sept. 13, 1945, in Ellington, Mo.

Survivors include her husband, Vernon Ferguson of Grants; children, John Watson of Ellsinore, Mo., Roxanne Parker of St. Peters, Mo., Phillip Watson of Grants, Tony Ferguson of Grants, Boyd Ferguson of Idalbel, Okla., Karen Dickerson of Dierks, Ark.; mother, Stellla Chitwood of Ellington, Mo.; sisters, Carole Hampton of Ellington, Mo., Janet Hartwein of St. Louis, Mo.; brothers, John Chitwood of Ellington, Mo., Frank Chitwood of Centerville, Mo.; and 10 grandchildren.

Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Loretta Henry

CHINLE — Funeral services for Loretta Sam Henry, 40, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, in Chinle. Father Blaine Grein will officiate. Interment will follow on family land in Whippoorwill.

Henry died Jan. 5 in Phoenix. She was born Oct. 1, 1965 in Keams Canyon into the Salt Water People Clan for the Towering House People Clan.

Survivors include her husband, Roscoe Henry; sons, Dion Henry, Ronnovin Buckinghorse; daughters, Roshawna, Samantha, Vieleka, Quilana; mother, Clara Buckinghorse; brothers, Peter Buckinghorse, Preston Buckinghorse, Victor Buckinghorse; sisters, Lucy Goldtooth, Betty Tsosie, Phyllis Begay, Laverne Bates.

Henry was preceded in death by her father, Samuel S. Buckinghorse; brother, Lawrence Buckinghorse and Kenneth S. Buck.

Tse Bonito Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

John H. Winterer

THOREAU — Funeral services for John H. Winterer, 73, are pending and will be announced at a later date.

Winterer died Jan. 6 in Thoreau. He was born April 16, 1932, in Milwaukee, Wisc.

Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.