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Obituaries for Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Charles Preston Ballinger, 79, of Selma
Kenneth Brenneman, 83, of Fresno
Samuel August Burns Jr., 85, of North Fork
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Obituaries for Thursday, Oct. 29
ACOSTA -- Elisandro Acosta, 80, of Mariposa died Saturday. He was a retired district attorney. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Sierra Chapel in Oakhurst.
ARNDT -- Edward Arndt, 93, of Lancaster, formerly of Fresno, died Sunday. He was in the Air Force for 28 years. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Lisle Funeral Home. Services: 7 p.m. Friday, Lisle Calaveras Chapel. Interment: 10 a.m. Saturday, Mountain View Cemetery. In lieu of flowers: Alzheimer's Foundation of Central California, 4411 N. Cedar Ave., Suite 102, Fresno, CA 93726.
AULT -- Vanessa Rashae Ault, 30, of Fresno died Sunday. No services. Remembrances: on behalf of the family to Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel, 3000 E. Tulare St., Fresno, CA 93721. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
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Obituaries for Wednesday, Nov. 4
ALBA -- Jose Refugio Alba, 49, of Madera died Oct. 27. He was a real estate agent for seven years. Private services. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.
ALVARADO -- Mary Alvarado, 76, of Sanger died Friday. She was a food-service worker for Sanger Unified School District. Visitation: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. Thursday, Sanger Cemetery.
BALDWIN -- Lorraine M. Baldwin, 84, of Coalinga died Monday. She was a manager for the Department of Motor Vehicles for 22 years. Memorial: 7 p.m. today, Palm Memorial Coalinga Chapel.
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Obituaries for Sunday, October 25
ATKINSON -- Claudette Yvette Atkinson, 76, of Fowler died Tuesday. She was an owner/operator of Virgil's Busy Bee. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Monday, Wallin's Fowler Funeral Home. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Tuesday, St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Selma. Remembrances: Veteran Affairs Medical Center, 2615 Clinton Ave., Fresno, CA 93703.
CHRISTENSEN -- Cora Christensen, 55, of Fresno died Friday. She worked at the IRS. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Clovis Funeral Chapel.
DOERKSEN -- James Russell Doerksen, 58, of Reedley died Friday. He was a sales engineer. Celebration of Life: 3:30 p.m. Friday, Kelly's Beach in Reedley. Remembrances: American Heart Association, 7245 N. Palm Bluffs Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.
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East Princteon Baptist Church
East Princteon Baptist Church just south of Fresno Yosemite International Airport is a small congregation with about two-dozen Sunday regulars.
But they're not small in faith.
On a recent Sunday, they kept the church's pastor, the Rev. Carol Bjorgum, busy as she fielded all their prayer requests.
Editor's note: Because of an editor's mistake with spell-checking software, many names were garbled in this story on the cover of Saturday's Life section. A corrected version appears here.
The 130th anniversary of Yosemite Chapel in Yosemite National Park today will be a day of celebration and special events.
The chapel, whose first service was June 7, 1879, is the centerpiece to nondenominational Yosemite Community Church and home to more than 400 weddings each year. From its main doors, congregants can see spectacular Yosemite Falls.
The church's pastor, the Rev. Brent Moore, says the celebrations will focus on the chapel's colorful history on the valley floor of Yosemite National Park. "If people want to dress in period, they are welcome to do so," Moore says.
The events:
A morning service at 9:15 a.m. will feature special guests, the Revs. Don Baldwin, who was the church's pastor from 1965 to 1969, and John A. Davis, who served 1969-88. Baldwin lives in Atascadero; Davis is from Nevada City.
Kim Strutt, who led some services when he visited the park with church youth groups, will be another special guest. He lives in North Hollywood.
Tom Bopp will give his rendition of organ music that Sir Arthur Sullivan performed for a memorial service honoring President Ulysses S. Grant at the chapel in July 1885.
A lecture on Arthur A. Pillsbury, a Yosemite photographer who predated Ansel Adams, will be given at 1 p.m. by Pillsbury's granddaughter, Melinda Pillsbury-Foster. A tour of the old village will follow.
A barbecue dinner will be from 4-6 p.m.
An evening service at 6:30 p.m. will feature music by Christian guitarist Sonny Salsbury, who has written several songs inspired by Yosemite National Park.
Details: (209) 372-4831.
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