Rachel Cheney Rachel was called to heaven on Oct. 21, 2021, at home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was born in Winslow on April 8, 1934. Rosary and Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, located at 225 E. Arizona St. in Holbrook. She graduated from Winslow High School. Rachel married Robert “Bob” Cheney on Dec. 24, 1953, and together they raised seven children. She worked at the Painted Desert Inn as a Fred Harvey Girl, Hilltop Café, Wilson & Russian Attorney-at-law Office and the Department of Economic Security. Rachel is survived by her children, Rosalie Fischer (Don), Victoria Salmons, Nancy Canada (Wil), Timothy Cheney and David Cheney; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and sisters, Lousia Keller and Petronila Brinkley. She is preceded in death by her parents, Pablo and Candelaria Ramirez; sister, Nora Breeze; brothers, Macedonio, Juan, Pablo and Romolo Ramirez; husband, Bob; twin sons, Robert and Richard; and granddaughters, Crystal and Kimberly. Owens Livingston Mortuary of Show Low handled the arrangements.
