Obituaries for Sunday, Aug. 20

APODACA — Jesus Apodaca Jr., 62, of San Joaquin died Aug. 13. He was a site supervisor for the county of Fresno. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Aug. 22 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kerman. Rosary: 10 a.m. Aug. 22 at the church. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 22 at the church. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

AZEVEDO — Linda Phyllis Azevedo, 70, of Stratford died Aug. 12. She was a bookkeeper. Private service. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore.

BITANGA — Maria Consuelo Diza Bitanga, 89, of Visalia died Aug. 14. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 21 at Dinuba Christian Church. Service: 6 p.m. Aug. 21 at the church. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.

BROWN — Jennings Gordon Brown, 94, of Fresno died Aug. 10. He was a vice president of education at Antelope Valley College. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Lisle Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 26 at Oakgrove Cemetery in Laton.

CHAMBERS — Larry Lee Chambers , 79, of Kerman died July 22. He was a mechanic. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at Hanford Cemetery District . Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

CLARKSON — Dianne Leslie Clarkson, 73, of Selma died Aug. 13. She was a homemaker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

CRUNK — George Edward Crunk Jr., 76, of Fresno died Aug. 17. He was a truck driver for 44 years. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Aug. 24 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 25 at the funeral home.

CURRAN — Diane Eve Curran, 74, of Madera died Aug. 16. She was a retired owner of a Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 25 at Jay Chapel. Service: 9 a.m. Aug. 26 at the funeral home. Remembrance: New Bethany Care & Skilled Nursing, 1441 Berkeley Drive, Los Banos, CA 93635.

DREW — Charles Edward Drew Jr., 80, of Fresno died Aug. 6. He was a computer tech. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. Aug. 25 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Arrangements: Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service Inc.

FLORES — Fred R. Flores, 74, of Fresno died July 29. He was an ice cream vendor. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors.

JUDD — John “J.J.” Thomas Judd III, infant, of Clovis died Aug. 15. He was the son of Caylee and Jon Judd. Graveside: 11 a.m. Aug. 23 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: Valley Children’s Hospital, Wilson Heart Center, 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93636. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

KRIKORIAN — Virginia M. Krikorian, 95, of Fresno died Aug. 16. She was a retired bookkeeper. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 25 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 26 at the funeral home. Remembrances: Optimal Hospice, 6780 N. West Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711 or donor’s favorite charity.

LANDEROS — Leonard Louis Landeros Sr., 57, of Hanford died Aug. 13. He was a retired cement mason for Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 300. Private service. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

LETT — June Bennett Lett, 95, of Sanger died July 26. She was a homemaker. Private service. Remembrance: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

LEWIS — Gene Raymond Lewis, 79, of Fresno died Aug. 8. He was an insurance financial representative. Memorial: 2 p.m. Aug. 25 at The Peoples Church, Johnson Chapel. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns and Blair Funeral Home.

MARTIN — Helen N. Martin, 81, of Fresno died Aug. 8. She was an executive secretary for the Southern Baptist Convention. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 23 at Peoples Church, GL Johnson Chapel. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

METZLER — Joyce Illean Metzler, 99, of Clovis died Aug. 17. She was a retired medical assistant. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

NUNEZ — Ruben Peralta Nunez Sr., 79, of Fresno died Aug. 12. He was a retired right of way utility agent for Caltrans for 43 years. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 22 at St. Mary Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aug. 22 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 23 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

PERRIN — Susan Perrin, 74, of Clovis died Aug. 14. She was an engineer at Caltrans for 15 years. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at Boice Funeral Home. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Aug. 22 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Remembrance: American Diabetes Association, Memorial and Honor Program, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandra, VA 22312.

RODRIGUEZ — Arthur A. Rodriguez, 64, of Fresno died Aug. 14. He was a maintenance man for Del Monte. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 23 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 24 at the church.

RODRIGUEZ — Sal Rodriguez, 42, of Madera died Aug. 17. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. Aug. 24 at St. Joachim Catholic Church.

SAMANO — Lillian Martha Samano, 85, of Fresno died Aug. 17. She was a business owner. Services pending. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

SPIRO — Ruthellen Teresa Spiro, 73, of Lemoore died Aug. 15. She was a construction administrator. No services will be held. Arrangements: Thomas Marcom Funeral Home.

SPRINGER — Orville K. Springer, 61, of Clovis died Aug. 14. He was a waste water mechanic for Foster Farms. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 31 at Floral Memorial Park in Selma. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

SUAREZ DE ANGUIANO — Marian Guadalupe Suarez de Anguiano, 72, of Fresno died Aug. 13. She was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 22 at St. John’s Cathedral.

TINDALL — Fermina Tindall, 88, of Clovis died Aug. 9. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 10 a.m. Aug. 23 at St. Paul Newman Catholic Church. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

WORSHAM — Barbara Jo Worsham, 80, of Reedley died Aug. 16. She was an alarm company dispatcher. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 26 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity.

This story was originally published August 19, 2017 at 3:19 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, Aug. 20."