Virgil Natani | Box Elder News Journal

Our loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Virgil Natani, 61, will be on Thursday the 27th.

He was born on November 2, 1959 in Brigham City, Utah, to Willie Natani and Harriet Willeto Begay Sr.

He met Selena Billie and they have lived together and raised their family for the past 40 years.

Virgil graduated from Box Elder High School in 1978 and attended Weber State University, Utah State University, and Haskell Indian College in Lawrence, Kansas.

Virgil worked for the Intermountain Indian School, Autoliv, and as a truck driver for the Barrick Gold Mine in Elko, Nevada. He retired in November 2014.

He was a member of the Native American Church and the Alpine Church.

Virgil enjoyed driving, working with his hands, working with multimedia, etching, and was a craftsman. He also enjoyed being a traditional healer and was called to pray for those in need across the Indian land. His greatest love was being with his family. Virgil had a desire to study and devoted himself to reading his Bible.

His wife Selena survived; three children: Manuelito Natani, Tiffany Natani and Parnell Atencio; three grandchildren: Dixiee Taylor, Avery Natani, and Tyrus Natani; four siblings: Glenn (Lena) Begay of Mexican Water, Utah; Loretta Begay of Brigham City; Willie (Alvina) Natani Begay Jr. of Vancouver, Washington; Gerald Begay of Brigham City; and Christy (Larry) Reitbauer of Brigham City; his aunts and uncle: Cecelia Willeto, Louise Wellito, Ann Gordo, Paul Willeto, and the Buckskin family of Fort Hall, Idaho; and many nieces and nephews.

His parents preceded him in death; one granddaughter, Aja Cutfinger Natani; and his in-laws, Thomas and Emma Billie of Aneth, Utah.

The family thanks Palliative Care at McKay Dee Hospital for the wonderful care the doctors and nurses provide.

Buried in Brigham City Cemetery.

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