Hilda Chase went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 19, 2017. She attended the First Baptist Church on Warren Avenue in Winslow, where her funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 23. Burial will be at the Desert View Cemetery. A potluck reception will be held at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall afterwards. She was born Nov. 29, 1921, at Seba Dalkai Mountain. Hilda attended boarding schools at Keams Canyon, Leupp and Tuba City. After leaving school, she worked at various jobs in Winslow and at the Army Depot in Belmont. After she married the love of her life, Harry Chase Sr., she worked for the Wessons, who owned and operated the Leupp Corner Trading Post. When her husband was honorably discharged from military service, they moved to Fort Worth, Texas, for a short time. Upon returning to Arizona, they operated the Naa Atee Trading Post for Lorenzo Hubbell. When Harry was employed by Leupp EI Paso Natural Gas Company, Hilda became a full time stay-at-home mom, raising eight children. In 1954 she came to know Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. Both she and her husband ministered the gospel at Canyon Diablo, Finger Point, Teesto and Dilcon. At home, Hilda taught her children to sing hymns in the Navajo language, and would sing with them at church, conferences and camps. With the Navajo/Hopi Relocation Act, Hilda relocated to Winslow, where she lived the rest of her life. Of her four siblings, she is survived by one sister, and many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by seven of her eight children, 23 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow was in charge of the arrangements.
