Obituaries for Sunday, Sept. 10

ALLRED — Reba Schwartz Allred, 93, of Madera died Sept. 7. She was a retired bookkeeper for Madera Unified School District. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at Jay Chapel. Remembrance: Madera County Historical Society, P.O. Box 150, Madera, CA 93639.

ALVA CHAVEZ — Salomon Alva Chavez, 82, of Sanger died Sept. 4. He was a laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. No services will be held.

ARAMIAN — Harold A. Aramian Sr., 83, of Fresno died Sept. 5. He was a truck driver for Berberian Bros. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Memorial: 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Remembrances: Alzheimer’s Association, 2290 N. First St., Suite 101, San Jose, CA 95131 or donor’s favorite charity.

BENSON — Elva Marie Benson, 85, of Fowler died Aug. 30. She was a high school teacher. Graveside: 9:30 a.m. Sept. 13 at Fowler District Cemetery. Memorial: 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at The Presbyterian Church of Fowler. Arrangements: Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.

BLOBNER — Roy Max Blobner, 79, of Lemoore died Aug. 30. He was a retired bus driver. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. Sept. 16 at First United Methodist Church. Remembrance: Girl Scouts Lemoore Service Unit #63 c/o Arlene Duncan, 642 E. Deodar Lane, Lemoore, CA 93245. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.

BUTLER — Ilene Norma Butler, 79, of Orosi died Aug. 28. She was a dental hygienist. Memorial: 3 p.m. Sept. 16 at Orosi Seventh-day Adventist Church. Remembrance: Dinuba Junior Academy, 218 S. Crawford Ave., Dinuba, CA 93618. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.

CABRERA — James Anthony Cabrera Jr., 19, of Fresno died Sept. 3. He was a beverage delivery person. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at Boice Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at Clovis Apostolic Church. Graveside: 11:30 a.m. Sept. 14 at Clovis Cemetery.

CORNEL — Jean Cornel, 82, of Coarsegold died Sept. 2. She was an accounting clerk at California Department of Corrections for 10 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

DWYER — Robert Jerome Dwyer, 78, of Fresno died Aug. 28. He was a certified public accountant. Celebration of Life : 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at Ken and Sheryl Mercier Wine Garden in Squaw Valley.

FLORES — Thomas Allen Flores, 68, of Fresno died Sept. 4. He was a groundskeeper. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Easton. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sept. 14 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Sept. 15 at the church. Arrangements: Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.

FRASER — Dorothy Ann Fraser, 75, of Fresno died Aug. 31. She was a professor for Fresno State. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 12 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Mass: 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Remembrance: Foundation of National Student Nurses Association, 45 Main St., Suite 606, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

GERARDIN — Betty J. Gerardin, 97, of Fresno died Aug. 3. She was a teacher. Memorial Rosary and Mass: 10:30 a.m. Sept. 15 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St. Remembrances: St. Agnes Hospice, 6729 N. Willow Ave., Suite 103, Fresno, CA 93710; Nazareth House of Fresno, 2121 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93703; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St., Sanger, CA 93657. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

HARRELL — Virgle David Harrell, 99, of Fresno died Aug. 7. He was a retired motor home salesman. Private service. Remembrance: Disabled American Veterans, 3163 E. McKinley Ave., Fresno, CA 93703, davcharities.com. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

HERRERA — Armando C. Herrera, 68, of Dinuba died Aug. 25. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 11 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 12 at Evangel Bible Church.

HULL — Richard S. Hull III, 71, of Fresno died Sept. 1. He was a teacher for 45 years. Service: Noon Sept. 12 at Truth Tabernacle. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

LOPEZ — Lupe Lopez, 89, of Selma died Sept. 2. She was the owner of a beauty shop. Memorial: 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.

LUTHER — Noemi Reyes Luther, 58, of Reedley died Sept. 1. She was a preschool teacher. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 11 at Zediker Church of God in Parlier. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 12 at the church. Graveside: 11 a.m. Sept. 12 at Parlier Cemetery District. Arrangements: Thomas Marcom Funeral Home.

MARTINEZ — Eduard Peter Martinez, 88, of Fresno died Aug. 31. He was a refrigeration mechanic. Services were held. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.

MCWILLIAMS — Norene D. McWilliams, 96, of Fresno died Sept. 29, 2016. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 10 a.m. Sept. 18 at Boice Funeral Home.

MOORE — Wanda Lee Moore, 86, of Fresno died Aug. 31. She was a retired registered nurse. Memorial: 11 a.m. Sept. 15 at First Church of God. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

PARDO — Patrick Pardo, 49, of Fresno died Sept. 2. He was a gardener for 22 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary and Mass: 10 a.m. Sept. 12 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church.

PARRA — Joe R. Parra Jr., 56, of Fresno died Sept. 2. He was a prep cook. Visitation: 8 to 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Scripture and Prayer Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at the funeral home.

PERALES — Pedro “Pedoro” Perales, 90, of Huron died May. 24. No services will be held. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

POWELL — Harold Robert Powell, 85, of Clovis died Sept. 3. He was a retired manager with PG&E. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

SMITH — Jesse Elwood Smith Jr., 76, of Clovis died Aug. 23. He was a teacher. Memorial: 1 p.m. Oct. 14 at Fresno Masonic Center. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

SPRENGER — Hal Sprenger, 86, of Clovis died Aug. 31. He was a utilities lineman for 30 years. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 18 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 19 at Clovis Cemetery. Memorial: Noon Sept. 19 at Clovis First Baptist Church.

SUTTON — Paul Edward Sutton, 70, of Fresno died Sept. 1. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 29 at Memphis National Cemetery. Remembrance: Disabled American Veterans, 3163 E. McKinley Ave., Fresno, CA 93703, davcharities.com. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

TAYLOR — Anthony Bryan Taylor, 48, of Fresno died Sept. 1. He was a football coach for Kerman High school. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Sept. 13 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Cornerstone Church.

TORRES — Elena Martines Torres, 73, of Kingsburg died Sept. 5. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Sept. 15 at the church.

TURNER — Louise C. Turner, 103, of Clovis died Jul. 26. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 10 a.m. Sept. 16 at Mount Zion Assemblies. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

VIAU — Anthony Michael Viau, 21, of Clovis died Sept. 5. He was a store clerk for Save Mart. Memorial: 10 a.m. Sept. 16 at New Hope Community Church. Arrangements: Yost and Webb Funeral Home.

WALLER — Curtis Dean Waller, 68, of Dunlap died Aug. 16. He was a retired fire prevention inspector for Fresno City Fire Department. Celebration of Life and Potluck: 10 a.m. Sept. 16 at Bear Mountain Library in Squaw Valley. Remembrance: American Legion Post 621, 30733 E. Kings Canyon Road, Squaw Valley, CA 93675. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

WIEBERS — Cody James Wiebers, 21, of Fresno died Aug. 29. He was an aviation mechanic. Memorial: 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at Lisle Funeral Home.

WRIGHT — Frank Lee Wright, 67, of Kingsburg died Sept. 1. He was an agricultural machine manufacturer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

This story was originally published September 9, 2017 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, Sept. 10."