Name |
Gardner, Dennis R |
Birth |
28 May 1940 |
Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
15 Dec 2017 |
Tohlakai, McKinley County, New Mexico, United States |
Obituary |
21 Dec 2017 |
Window Rock, Navajo Nation |
Navajo Times |
- GALLUP — Funeral services for Rev. Dennis Ray Gardner Sr., 77, will be held Saturday, Dec. 23, at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Gallup. Burial will follow at the Free Trinity Navajo Mission in Tohlakai, New Mexico.
Rev. Dennis Ray Gardner Sr.
Rev. Gardner was born May 28, 1940, in Howard, Pennsylvania. He passed away Dec. 15, 2017, in Tohlakai.
Rev. Gardner served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1958 to 1962. He was a pastor/missionary at Free Trinity Navajo Mission for 46 years and was a member of the American Legion Gallup Chapter, serving as commander. Rev.
Gardner is survived by his daughter, Melinda Copeland; sons, Dennis Gardner Jr. and David Gardner; brother, Jack Gardner; and 15 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Rev. Gardner is preceded in death by his wife, Marie Gardner; parents, Merrill and Laura Gardner; and seven sisters and three brothers. Rollie Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
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_UID |
0BC24A0D738A44C69801DB4E4AC61B5C742E |
Burial |
23 Dec 2017 |
Tohlakai, McKinley County, New Mexico, United States |
Address: Free Trinity Navajo Mission |
Oldest Known Ancestors |
Paternal Line: Thomas Orrin Gardner, b. Apr 1867, Pennsylvania, United States d. 25 Oct 1938, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States  Maternal Line: Laura Mae Saltsman, b. 19 Jul 1896, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 14 Apr 1972, Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States  |
Person ID |
I10708 |
Family Tree |
Last Modified |
13 Jan 2018 |
Father |
Gardner, Merrill B, b. 1 Aug 1892, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 11 Apr 1969, Howard, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 76 years) |
Mother |
Saltsman, Laura Mae, b. 19 Jul 1896, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States d. 14 Apr 1972, Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 75 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1914 |
Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States |
Family ID |
F3608 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |