A Celebration of Life for Lorenzo Nopah, 89, of Seba Dalkai, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 3, at the Maranatha Assembly of God in Winslow. Burial will be at Desert View Cemetery in Winslow. Lorenzo was born July 4, 1933, Oljato, Utah. He gained his angel wings the evening of Feb. 23, 2023, in Seba Dalkai. Lorenzo’s clans are Ta’chii’nii (Red Running into Water), born for Jo’dich’ii nii (Bitter Water), Cheii: A’shiihi {Salt People) and Nali: Bita’hnii (His Sheaves). Lorenzo began working for Santa Fe Railroads (BNSF) when he was 17 years of age and worked there for 41 years, retiring from Santa Fe Railroads. He worked for the extra gang as a machine operator. Upon retirement, he went to his hobbies which were fishing, traveling with his beloved wife Helen, and enjoying the company of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He encouraged education, self-respect and most important achievement in their lives. Lorenzo was a kind, gentle, man of Christ. During his younger years his hobbies were being a self-taught mechanic, game hunting and butchering. He did some acting jobs as an extra with John Wayne in the Monument Valley, which he often talked and laughed about. Lorenzo is survived by his daughters, Kathy Sands, Lucinda (Timothy) Young, and Elizabeth Quintana; and a grandson he raised, Norman Salt; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Grace Sharkey. Lorenzo is preceded in death by his wife, Helen Nopah; parents, Bert and Bessie Yazzie Nopah; sisters, Bessie Doctor, Mary Gray, Betty Gon and Effie Singer; brother, Lloyd Nopah; grandson, Kevin Young; and great-granddaughter, Daysha Sands. Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow handled the arrangements.
