Dennis Mitchell Sr.
Feb. 25, 1954 - Apr. 6, 2020 (age 66)
FORT DEFIANCE — Graveside service for Dennis Mitchell Sr., 66, of Fort Defiance, was held April 14 at the Old Red Lake family plot in Fort Defiance. Dennis was born Feb. 25, 1954, in Fort Defiance, into the Naakai dine’é (Mexican Clan), born for Naasht’ézhí dine’é (Zuni Clan). He passed away April 6, 2020, in Fort Defiance.
Dennis graduated from Window Rock High School in 1974 and worked with Navajo Forest Products Industry, emergency medical technician with the Navajo Nation and a heavy equipment operator at Fort Defiance Chapter. Dennis enjoyed bike riding, herding sheep, hiking, reading and playing the guitar.
Dennis is survived by his wife, Imogene Ruth Mitchell; sons, Eric Mitchell and Dennis Mitchell Jr.; daughters, Michelle Mitchell and Melanie Mitchell; brother, Lorenzo Mitchell; and eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Dennis is preceded in death by his sisters, Hazel Mitchell, Elsie Mitchell, Elamae Keeto and Nettie Woodman; mother, Annie Smith; and father, Ben Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers were Eric Mitchell, Dennis Mitchell Jr., Loren Begay, Carlos Candelario, Butler Seeley and Jared Burbank.
There will be no reception due to the COVID-19 guidelines and precautions set in place by the Navajo Nation. Summit Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Feb. 25, 1954 - Apr. 6, 2020 (age 66)
FORT DEFIANCE — Graveside service for Dennis Mitchell Sr., 66, of Fort Defiance, was held April 14 at the Old Red Lake family plot in Fort Defiance. Dennis was born Feb. 25, 1954, in Fort Defiance, into the Naakai dine’é (Mexican Clan), born for Naasht’ézhí dine’é (Zuni Clan). He passed away April 6, 2020, in Fort Defiance.
Dennis graduated from Window Rock High School in 1974 and worked with Navajo Forest Products Industry, emergency medical technician with the Navajo Nation and a heavy equipment operator at Fort Defiance Chapter. Dennis enjoyed bike riding, herding sheep, hiking, reading and playing the guitar.
Dennis is survived by his wife, Imogene Ruth Mitchell; sons, Eric Mitchell and Dennis Mitchell Jr.; daughters, Michelle Mitchell and Melanie Mitchell; brother, Lorenzo Mitchell; and eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Dennis is preceded in death by his sisters, Hazel Mitchell, Elsie Mitchell, Elamae Keeto and Nettie Woodman; mother, Annie Smith; and father, Ben Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers were Eric Mitchell, Dennis Mitchell Jr., Loren Begay, Carlos Candelario, Butler Seeley and Jared Burbank.
There will be no reception due to the COVID-19 guidelines and precautions set in place by the Navajo Nation. Summit Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Dennis Mitchell Sr.
Feb. 25, 1954 - Apr. 6, 2020 (age 66)
FORT DEFIANCE — Graveside service for Dennis Mitchell Sr., 66, of Fort Defiance, was held April 14 at the Old Red Lake family plot in Fort Defiance. Dennis was born Feb. 25, 1954, in Fort Defiance, into the Naakai dine’é (Mexican Clan), born for Naasht’ézhí dine’é (Zuni Clan). He passed away April 6, 2020, in Fort Defiance.
Dennis graduated from Window Rock High School in 1974 and worked with Navajo Forest Products Industry, emergency medical technician with the Navajo Nation and a heavy equipment operator at Fort Defiance Chapter. Dennis enjoyed bike riding, herding sheep, hiking, reading and playing the guitar.
Dennis is survived by his wife, Imogene Ruth Mitchell; sons, Eric Mitchell and Dennis Mitchell Jr.; daughters, Michelle Mitchell and Melanie Mitchell; brother, Lorenzo Mitchell; and eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Dennis is preceded in death by his sisters, Hazel Mitchell, Elsie Mitchell, Elamae Keeto and Nettie Woodman; mother, Annie Smith; and father, Ben Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers were Eric Mitchell, Dennis Mitchell Jr., Loren Begay, Carlos Candelario, Butler Seeley and Jared Burbank.
There will be no reception due to the COVID-19 guidelines and precautions set in place by the Navajo Nation. Summit Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Feb. 25, 1954 - Apr. 6, 2020 (age 66)
FORT DEFIANCE — Graveside service for Dennis Mitchell Sr., 66, of Fort Defiance, was held April 14 at the Old Red Lake family plot in Fort Defiance. Dennis was born Feb. 25, 1954, in Fort Defiance, into the Naakai dine’é (Mexican Clan), born for Naasht’ézhí dine’é (Zuni Clan). He passed away April 6, 2020, in Fort Defiance.
Dennis graduated from Window Rock High School in 1974 and worked with Navajo Forest Products Industry, emergency medical technician with the Navajo Nation and a heavy equipment operator at Fort Defiance Chapter. Dennis enjoyed bike riding, herding sheep, hiking, reading and playing the guitar.
Dennis is survived by his wife, Imogene Ruth Mitchell; sons, Eric Mitchell and Dennis Mitchell Jr.; daughters, Michelle Mitchell and Melanie Mitchell; brother, Lorenzo Mitchell; and eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Dennis is preceded in death by his sisters, Hazel Mitchell, Elsie Mitchell, Elamae Keeto and Nettie Woodman; mother, Annie Smith; and father, Ben Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers were Eric Mitchell, Dennis Mitchell Jr., Loren Begay, Carlos Candelario, Butler Seeley and Jared Burbank.
There will be no reception due to the COVID-19 guidelines and precautions set in place by the Navajo Nation. Summit Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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