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KENNA HARJO SR. Funeral services for long time Seminole County resident, Kenna Harjo, Sr., were held May 21, 2008 at the Achena Indian Presbyterian Church in Maud, OK. A burial with military honors followed at Maple Grove Cemetery, Seminole, OK. Kenna, 79, died at his home on Friday, May 16, 2008, after a long illness. He was born in Konawa, OK, on Dec. 23, 1929, to Ishlum Harjo and Eliza Walker Harjo. Kenna attended Vamoosa School in the Seminole area and received a Bachelor Degree in Educ. at the Univ. of Albuquerque, in Albuquerque, NM. He served in combat with honors in the Korean Conflict as a Master Sargent in the U.S. Army 45th (Thunderbird) Division. He worked many years in the Federal Civil Service, eventually retiring from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Kenna is survived by his wife, Dorothy; one son, Kenna Harjo Jr. of Phoenix, AZ; two daughters, Karen Harjo of Yuma, AZ and Elizabeth Huerta of Albuq., NM; eight grandchildren; remaining sister, Ida Harjo Little of Seminole, OK; brother, Jack Brunner, of Midwest City, OK; five nieces, four nephews; many grand nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents; three sisters, Lorene Harjo Robinson, Ana Mae Harjo, and Nora Harjo Kernal; granddaughter, Casey Jo Pipestem, and nephew, Larry Harjo. Immediate family members, extended family and numerous friends were in attendance to pay tribute to a quietly proud, honorable, appreciative and loving man.
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