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Rebecca Tessay Altaha

October 25, 1935 — February 3, 2020

Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, Rebecca Tessay Altaha, returned to the Lord on February 3, 2020 at Mesa, Arizona. She was born in Cibecue, AZ on October 25, 1935.

She is survived by her husband, Lafe Altaha; sons, Edmund Altaha (Rosalyn) & Monte (Maisie) Altaha; daughter, June Begay (Benny); 20 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Effie Wright, Minda Tessay, and Verina Browning; and Godchildren, April Boni and Lonnie D. Thompson.

Rebecca attended Theodore Roosevelt School in Ft Apache, AZ. She worked for the Whiteriver Unified School District for 25 years as a cafeteria cook. She loved attending church. She also enjoyed attending high school basketball games. What she loved the most was spending time with her family and grandchildren.

There will be a two-night wake beginning February 14, 2020 at the Altaha Family Home in Fort Apache.  A funeral service will be held on Sunday, February 16, at 1:00 p.m. at the Riverside Church in East Fork, Arizona. Burial will follow at the Whiteriver Cemetery.

The family expresses their appreciation for all the calls, visits and prayers for Rebecca. She will be greatly missed.

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Service Schedule

Past Services

Burial

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Whiteriver Cemetery

, Whiteriver, AZ 85941

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Wake

Friday, February 14, 2020

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Funeral Service

Sunday, February 16, 2020

Starts at 1:00 pm (Mountain (no DST) time)

Riverside Church

, Whiteriver, AZ 85941

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