Created Sept 7, 2017
In Memory
This eternal flame burns forever
in remembrance of Michael "Mike" Mokiao Natividad
Michael "Mike" Mokiao Natividad
March 1950 October 7, 2026
Michael
Mike Mokiao Natividad was born in March 1950 in San Francisco, California,
to Cornelius Espiritu Natividad and Nancy
Mokiao Natividad. He was the fourth of five
children, with three older sisters and one
younger brother. Mike loved his family and the
time he spent watching his nieces and nephews,
and later his great-nieces and great-
nephews,
grow.
Mike
attended St. Ignatius High School in San Francisco and graduated in 1968. He
went on to attend the University of San
Francisco, where he majored in Psychology.
Mike later
met his wife, Nancy Jane Graham, and the two were married in Sausalito,
California in 1981, beginning a life together
filled with family, adventure, laughter, and
countless memories. Their journey together
took them to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
Honolulu, Hawaii; and then, after 11 years in
UPS transportation, Mike and Nancy
eventually made their way to Bentonville,
Arkansas where he began a career with
Walmart in 1986.
Mike spent
28 years working for Walmart before retiring in 2014 while living in Loveland,
Colorado. Retirement suited Mike well. He
loved playing golf, savoring his favorite
Filipino foods, enjoying a good kung fu film,
traveling with Nancy, taking a nap
anytime,
anywhere spending time with his family and watching his grandchildren grow,
and, when
there was time, squeezing in some more golf. Mike and Nancy eventually
returned to Northwest Arkansas in 2015 to
spend the retirement years closer to family.
Mike and
Nancy shared many wonderful adventures throughout their marriage,
including a once-in-a lifetime safari to Kenya
this past June an unforgettable trip and
a beautiful memory they were able to make
together just months before his passing.
Mike was a
devoted father and stepfather, and an adoring grandfather. He is survived
by his three children: Christine Dellafosse
(Daniel) of Daly City, California; Alexandria
Hunt (Will) of Rogers, Arkansas; and Matthew
Natividad of Bella Vista, Arkansas;
stepson Michael Burks (Jodi) of Bentonville,
Arkansas; and his six grandchildren Mick
Burks, Hunter Burks, Kennedy Hunt, Emma
Dellafosse, Reagan Hunt, and Skipper
Dellafosse.
Mike was
called home to the Lord on October 7, 2026, at the age of 76 at Circle of Life
Hospice in Bentonville, Arkansas. Fortified by
the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church,
he passed away
peacefully surrounded by family.
He was
preceded in death by his parents, Cornelius Espiritu and Nancy Mokiao
Natividad.
Mike
leaves behind his beloved wife, Nancy; his sisters, Cornelia (the late Bob),
Louise
(the late Pete), and Linda (Terry); his
brother, Mark (Tatyana); his children, Christine,
Alexandria, and Matthew; his stepson, Michael;
his grandchildren, Mick, Hunter,
Kennedy, Emma, Reagan, and Skipper; and his
beloved schnauzer, Bubba.
Mike will
be remembered for his love of family, golf and good food, his adventurous
heart, and the countless memories he created
with the people he loved most. His
greatest legacy will be the family he built
and the love he gave them. He will be deeply
missed and forever loved.
A memorial
service celebrating Mike's life will be held on Friday, October 16, 2026, at
1 p.m. at
First United Methodist Church in Bentonville, Arkansas.
In lieu of
flowers, donations can be made on his behalf to the Northwest Arkansas Food
Bank, P.O. Box 2126, Lowell, AR 72745.
Though He's gone, He is not forgotten.
Though absent, He remains in spirit.
Though once a worker, He now rest.
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