He is survived by his children, Andrew Thomas, Joseph Virgil Cesina, Trisha Joy Miller, sister, Belinda Rivera, numerous nieces and nephews.
Joseph attended Kofa High and Sherman Indian High in Riverside, California. He held several occupations such as Building Maintenance, Landscaping and Groundskeeper, Laborer and Local Agriculture Farming.
Viewing will be January 9, 2019 from 2:00pm until 4:00pm at Funeraria del Angel at 5:00pm we'll move to the East Cocopah Cry House for Tribal Rites with cremation at 5:00am the following morning.