Dennis Apkaw

SACATON - Dennis Apkaw Sr., 73, of Sacaton died on Jan. 23, 2014, at Promise Hospital of Phoenix.

Visitation will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at the District 3 Service Center. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Anne Catholic Mission in Upper Santan by the Rev. Gregory Rice. Burial will be in St. Anne Catholic Cemetery.

Mr. Apkaw was born on May 3, 1940, in Santan and was a son of Harvey Apkaw and Anita F. Enos. He was a welder and a member of St. Anthony Catholic Mission in Sacaton.

He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and also enjoyed riding horses and bike riding. His family was his passion, and he liked to play music with his family’s chicken scratch band. He loved watching WWE and old westerns.

Survivors include a daughter, Janet D. Williams of Sacaton; three sons, Kevin, Celestine and Dennis Apkaw Jr., all of Santan; two sisters, Germaine Kisto of Sacaton and Marceline Williams of Santan; a brother, Gerald Apkaw of Scottsdale; 19 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Santarita "Dale" Apkaw; two brothers, Conrad and Justin Apkaw; a grandson, Ronald Apkaw; and a great-granddaughter, Alyssia Soto.

J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel is in charge of arrangements.