Herbert Slinkey

Funeral services for Herbert Slinkey, 55, will be 12 p.m., today, Dec. 31, at St. Michaels Catholic Mission. The Rev. Gilbert Schneider, OFM, will officiate. Burial will be in St. Michaels Community Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. Slinkey died Dec. 29, 2010, in Fort Defiance. He was born June 9, 1955, in Fort Defiance, into the Wateredge Zuni People Clan for the Red Running Into the Water People Clan. Slinkey went to college for a business degree and was a deiseal mechanic for 35 years. He worked at BHP Coal Mine and P&M Coalmine. His hobbies included being a medicine mad. He like to be on his tractor and work. Survivors include his wife, Bertha Slinkey; son, Fillmore Slinkey; daughter, Shevonn Slinkey; brothers, Justin Slinkey Jr., James Slinkey, David Slinkey; sisters, Gloria Isaac, Marie Peterson, Mary John; 21 grandchildren. Slinkey was preceded in death by his parents, Justin Slinkey Sr., Josephine Slinkey. Pallbearers will be Johnny Slinkey, Eldred Sam, Corbett Sam, Willard Sisco, Stanley Slinkey Sr., Jessie Lee. The family will receive relatives and friends at St. Michaels Catholic Parish Hall, following services. Arrangements are entrusted to: Tse Bonito Mortuary 16 Alma Dr. Tse Bonito, New Mexico 505-371-5565