Rena Pete Rena Pete went to be with the Lord on Nov. 17, 2020, in Snowflake, peacefully in her sleep. She was born to Laura Burnside and Lloyd Yazzie on Feb. 24, 1950. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Snowflake Cemetery in Snowflake. Rena grew up in Whitecone. When she was younger she herded sheep for her family. She went to school in Whitecone. She married Taylor Pete from Whitecone, Arizona, on Aug. 6, 1967, in Whitecone. Her maternal clan is Nát’oh Dine’é Táchii’nii-Tobacco People ClanRed Running Into The Water. Her paternal clan is Tsé Ńjíkiní Honey Combed Rock People or Cliff Dwellers People. Her maternal grandfather’s clan is Kinyaa’áanii — Towering House. And her paternal grandfather’s clan: is Tsi’naajinii — Black-Streaked-Wood. She is survived by her husband, Taylor Pete; Troy Pete (Wilma), Tammie Pete Shirley (Shawn), Dusty Pete, Shelly Begay (Ron), Dorsan Batala (Anita), Merrill Batala, Kristin Polacca, Brittin Shirley, Clayton Jay Pete, Russell Pete, Shelliyah Robison, Alice Begay, Miranda Begay, Dorsan Batala, Draven Batala, Dayce Batala, Rayna Pete, Gabrielle Pete; and siblings, Verna Begay, Emery Burnside (Debbie), Emerson Burnside and Lavern Denetso (Darrell). She is preceded in death by her father, Lloyd Yazzie; mother, Laura Burnside; stepfather, Ambrose Burnside; and son, Russell Jay Pete. Silver Creek Mortuary of Taylor handled the arrangements.
