Grace A. Tsosie
Nov. 4, 1929 - Feb. 25, 2020 (age 90)
CROWNPOINT, N.M. — Funeral services for Grace Arviso Tsosie, 90, of Crownpoint, will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup on Monday, March 2, 2020, with Fr. Gil Mongampo of Sacred Heart Catholic Parish officiating.
A public viewing will be held at 9:30 a.m. followed by a rosary at 10 a.m. The Funeral Mass will start at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gallup. The family will receive visitors following burial services at Red Rock Park in Church Rock, N.M.
Grace passed away on Feb. 25, 2020, in Gallup surrounded by family. She was born on Nov. 4, 1929. Her clans are Sagebrush Hill People (Ts’ah yisk’idnii), born for Sleep Rock Clan (Ts’nabahiłnii), her maternal grandfather’s clan is Salt People Clan (Ashįįhi) and her paternal grandfather’s clan is Zuni People (Naasht’ezhí Diné).
She was a devout public servant and worked for BIA Schools in Holbrook, Teeç Nos Pos and Crownpoint. She was also employed with Navajo Nation revenue sharing, senior centers and the elections office, and was a member of the Crownpoint Chapter Community Planning Committee.
She was an expert seamstress making dolls and traditional Navajo clothing and she was a master Navajo rug weaver. She adored her sheep, sheepdogs, cattle and horses. She loved to cook, sing to her baby grandchildren and country western dance with her grandsons.
She is preceded in death by her parents Mary Bah Arviso and Leo D. Arviso; first husband Tommy Murphy; sisters: Sarah Bass, Minnie Browning, Lucy Carlston, Mary Rose Murphy; brothers: Olsen Arviso Sr., Leonard Arviso, Art Arviso Sr., Arnold Norberto; sons: Bobby Murphy, Nelson Murphy and Raymond Murphy.
Grace is survived by her husband Edward Tsosie of Crownpoint; daughters: Loretta Ann Miller of Gallup, Lynda M. Lovejoy of Albuquerque, Vera Murphy, Rita Capitan, Valarie Murphy and Tanya Tsosie all of Crownpoint; sons: William Murphy, Melvin Murphy, Calvin Murphy, Donald Murphy and Tyrone Tsosie all of Crownpoint; brother Tommy Arviso Sr. of Window Rock; 43 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Brian Capitan, Kyle Henry, Ryan Miles, BillyDee Murphy, Byron Murphy and Tylon Tsosie.
Funeral arrangements are provided by Rollie Mortuary of Gallup.
Nov. 4, 1929 - Feb. 25, 2020 (age 90)
CROWNPOINT, N.M. — Funeral services for Grace Arviso Tsosie, 90, of Crownpoint, will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup on Monday, March 2, 2020, with Fr. Gil Mongampo of Sacred Heart Catholic Parish officiating.
A public viewing will be held at 9:30 a.m. followed by a rosary at 10 a.m. The Funeral Mass will start at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gallup. The family will receive visitors following burial services at Red Rock Park in Church Rock, N.M.
Grace passed away on Feb. 25, 2020, in Gallup surrounded by family. She was born on Nov. 4, 1929. Her clans are Sagebrush Hill People (Ts’ah yisk’idnii), born for Sleep Rock Clan (Ts’nabahiłnii), her maternal grandfather’s clan is Salt People Clan (Ashįįhi) and her paternal grandfather’s clan is Zuni People (Naasht’ezhí Diné).
She was a devout public servant and worked for BIA Schools in Holbrook, Teeç Nos Pos and Crownpoint. She was also employed with Navajo Nation revenue sharing, senior centers and the elections office, and was a member of the Crownpoint Chapter Community Planning Committee.
She was an expert seamstress making dolls and traditional Navajo clothing and she was a master Navajo rug weaver. She adored her sheep, sheepdogs, cattle and horses. She loved to cook, sing to her baby grandchildren and country western dance with her grandsons.
She is preceded in death by her parents Mary Bah Arviso and Leo D. Arviso; first husband Tommy Murphy; sisters: Sarah Bass, Minnie Browning, Lucy Carlston, Mary Rose Murphy; brothers: Olsen Arviso Sr., Leonard Arviso, Art Arviso Sr., Arnold Norberto; sons: Bobby Murphy, Nelson Murphy and Raymond Murphy.
Grace is survived by her husband Edward Tsosie of Crownpoint; daughters: Loretta Ann Miller of Gallup, Lynda M. Lovejoy of Albuquerque, Vera Murphy, Rita Capitan, Valarie Murphy and Tanya Tsosie all of Crownpoint; sons: William Murphy, Melvin Murphy, Calvin Murphy, Donald Murphy and Tyrone Tsosie all of Crownpoint; brother Tommy Arviso Sr. of Window Rock; 43 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Brian Capitan, Kyle Henry, Ryan Miles, BillyDee Murphy, Byron Murphy and Tylon Tsosie.
Funeral arrangements are provided by Rollie Mortuary of Gallup.
Grace A. Tsosie
Nov. 4, 1929 - Feb. 25, 2020 (age 90)
CROWNPOINT, N.M. — Funeral services for Grace Arviso Tsosie, 90, of Crownpoint, will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup on Monday, March 2, 2020, with Fr. Gil Mongampo of Sacred Heart Catholic Parish officiating.
A public viewing will be held at 9:30 a.m. followed by a rosary at 10 a.m. The Funeral Mass will start at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gallup. The family will receive visitors following burial services at Red Rock Park in Church Rock, N.M.
Grace passed away on Feb. 25, 2020, in Gallup surrounded by family. She was born on Nov. 4, 1929. Her clans are Sagebrush Hill People (Ts’ah yisk’idnii), born for Sleep Rock Clan (Ts’nabahiłnii), her maternal grandfather’s clan is Salt People Clan (Ashįįhi) and her paternal grandfather’s clan is Zuni People (Naasht’ezhí Diné).
She was a devout public servant and worked for BIA Schools in Holbrook, Teeç Nos Pos and Crownpoint. She was also employed with Navajo Nation revenue sharing, senior centers and the elections office, and was a member of the Crownpoint Chapter Community Planning Committee.
She was an expert seamstress making dolls and traditional Navajo clothing and she was a master Navajo rug weaver. She adored her sheep, sheepdogs, cattle and horses. She loved to cook, sing to her baby grandchildren and country western dance with her grandsons.
She is preceded in death by her parents Mary Bah Arviso and Leo D. Arviso; first husband Tommy Murphy; sisters: Sarah Bass, Minnie Browning, Lucy Carlston, Mary Rose Murphy; brothers: Olsen Arviso Sr., Leonard Arviso, Art Arviso Sr., Arnold Norberto; sons: Bobby Murphy, Nelson Murphy and Raymond Murphy.
Grace is survived by her husband Edward Tsosie of Crownpoint; daughters: Loretta Ann Miller of Gallup, Lynda M. Lovejoy of Albuquerque, Vera Murphy, Rita Capitan, Valarie Murphy and Tanya Tsosie all of Crownpoint; sons: William Murphy, Melvin Murphy, Calvin Murphy, Donald Murphy and Tyrone Tsosie all of Crownpoint; brother Tommy Arviso Sr. of Window Rock; 43 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Brian Capitan, Kyle Henry, Ryan Miles, BillyDee Murphy, Byron Murphy and Tylon Tsosie.
Funeral arrangements are provided by Rollie Mortuary of Gallup.
Nov. 4, 1929 - Feb. 25, 2020 (age 90)
CROWNPOINT, N.M. — Funeral services for Grace Arviso Tsosie, 90, of Crownpoint, will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup on Monday, March 2, 2020, with Fr. Gil Mongampo of Sacred Heart Catholic Parish officiating.
A public viewing will be held at 9:30 a.m. followed by a rosary at 10 a.m. The Funeral Mass will start at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Gallup. The family will receive visitors following burial services at Red Rock Park in Church Rock, N.M.
Grace passed away on Feb. 25, 2020, in Gallup surrounded by family. She was born on Nov. 4, 1929. Her clans are Sagebrush Hill People (Ts’ah yisk’idnii), born for Sleep Rock Clan (Ts’nabahiłnii), her maternal grandfather’s clan is Salt People Clan (Ashįįhi) and her paternal grandfather’s clan is Zuni People (Naasht’ezhí Diné).
She was a devout public servant and worked for BIA Schools in Holbrook, Teeç Nos Pos and Crownpoint. She was also employed with Navajo Nation revenue sharing, senior centers and the elections office, and was a member of the Crownpoint Chapter Community Planning Committee.
She was an expert seamstress making dolls and traditional Navajo clothing and she was a master Navajo rug weaver. She adored her sheep, sheepdogs, cattle and horses. She loved to cook, sing to her baby grandchildren and country western dance with her grandsons.
She is preceded in death by her parents Mary Bah Arviso and Leo D. Arviso; first husband Tommy Murphy; sisters: Sarah Bass, Minnie Browning, Lucy Carlston, Mary Rose Murphy; brothers: Olsen Arviso Sr., Leonard Arviso, Art Arviso Sr., Arnold Norberto; sons: Bobby Murphy, Nelson Murphy and Raymond Murphy.
Grace is survived by her husband Edward Tsosie of Crownpoint; daughters: Loretta Ann Miller of Gallup, Lynda M. Lovejoy of Albuquerque, Vera Murphy, Rita Capitan, Valarie Murphy and Tanya Tsosie all of Crownpoint; sons: William Murphy, Melvin Murphy, Calvin Murphy, Donald Murphy and Tyrone Tsosie all of Crownpoint; brother Tommy Arviso Sr. of Window Rock; 43 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Brian Capitan, Kyle Henry, Ryan Miles, BillyDee Murphy, Byron Murphy and Tylon Tsosie.
Funeral arrangements are provided by Rollie Mortuary of Gallup.
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