Obituaries for Sunday, Feb. 15
APODACA — Delfina Jurado Apodaca, 89, of San Joaquin died Feb. 13. She was a homemaker for 71 years. Visitation: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at St. Vincent Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the church. Mass: 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
AVILA — Delores Avila, 77, of Fresno died Feb. 7. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 16 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 17 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
CHANDLER — Vickie Marlene Chandler, 63, of Fresno died Feb. 6. She was a purchasing agent for Madera Unified School District. Celebration of Life: 5 p.m. Feb. 20 at Baha’i Faith. Remembrance: SPCA, 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.
CLAPP — Diane Kay Clapp, 57, of Fresno died Feb. 9. She was a registered nurse. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at Fresno First Baptist Church. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.
COMMALE — Lucy Mary Commale, 94, of Clovis died Feb. 11. She was a clothing manufacturing inspector. Service: 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at Farewell Funeral Service.
CORDER — Anna Louise Corder, 88, of Fresno died Feb. 12. She was a retired secretary for Coalinga Unified School District. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 19 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
CRABTREE — Tammy Leeann Crabtree, 49, of Fresno died Feb. 7. She was a caregiver. Memorial: 1 p.m. Feb. 20 at Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.
GOODRUM — Eskye Bell Goodrum, 94, of Madera died Feb. 9. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at Jay Chapel. Private service.
GRIFFIN — Alma Griffin, 86, of Kingsburg died Feb. 12. She was a machine operator for Sun Maid. Memorial: 1 p.m. Feb. 20 at Creighton Memorial Chapel.
GUSTAFSON — Barbara Mary Gustafson, 84, of Coarsegold died Feb. 11. She was a secretary for an automotive repair shop. Memorial: 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at Yosemite Lakes Community Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.
GUZMAN — Margarita Guzman, 25, of Parlier died Feb. 8. She was an assistant veterinary technician. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 17 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 18 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.
HARTWIG — Violet L. Hartwig, 89, of Fresno died Feb. 11. She was a retired farmer. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Stephens and Bean Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Feb. 19 at the chapel. Remembrances: Childrens Hospital Central California-NICU Unit, 9300 Valley Childrens Place, Madera, CA 93638 or Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.
HARTWIG — Floyd R. Hartwig, 90, of Fresno died Feb. 11. He was a retired farmer. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Stephens and Bean Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Feb. 19 at the chapel. Remembrances: Childrens Hospital Central California-NICU Unit, 9300 Valley Childrens Place, Madera, CA 93638 or Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.
HORN — Leta Horn, 87, of Kingsburg died Feb. 11. She was a hairdresser. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 19 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at Kingsburg Cemetery.
ISQUIERDO — Josephine “Josie” Isquierdo, 76, of Sanger died Feb. 7. She was an income tax consultant. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Feb. 19 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 20 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St.
JONES — Verna Lee Jones, 81, of Fresno died Feb. 8. She was a laborer for Golden Cross Convalescent Hospital. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. Feb. 19 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at the chapel.
LUNA — Linda Luna, 51, of Fresno died Feb. 8. She was a supply clerk for Fresno Unified School District. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Feb. 19 at Salvation Army Fresno Citadel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at Salvation Army Citadel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
MARTINEZ GARCIA — Pablo Martinez Garcia, 58, of Kerman died Feb. 8. He was a truck driver for Superior Truck Lines. Visitation: 5 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 17 at the church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.
MOORE — Barbara Lee Moore, 83, of Clovis died Feb. 12. She was a teacher’s aide. Service: 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
NELLA — Shirley T. Nella, 78, of Fresno died Feb. 10. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Graveside: 9 a.m. Feb. 20 at Mt. View Cemetery. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at the church. Remembrance: Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 2101 N. Fruit Ave., Fresno, CA 93705. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
NUNO GONZALEZ — Francisca Nuno Gonzalez, 92, of Fresno died Feb. 12. She was a homemaker for 75 years. Visitation: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at Christ the King Mission. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at Christ the King Mission. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at St. Anthony Mary Claret Church. Remembrance: St. Anthony Mary Claret Church, 2494 S. Chestnut Ave., Fresno, CA 93727. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
OWENS — Mildred Owens, 84, of Sacramento, formerly of Fresno, died Feb. 8. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at Sterling and Smith Funeral Chapel.
PEREZ — Arthur Mendoza Perez, 57, of Selma died Feb. 2. He was a forklift driver for Del Monte. Rosary: 8:30 a.m. Feb. 20 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 20 at the church. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.
PHENG — Richana Pheng, 10, of Fresno died Feb. 7. He was a student for 3 years and the son of On Net and Loeurm Pheng. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 20 at Chapel of the Light. Traditional Cambodian Buddhist Service: 1 p.m. Feb. 21 at the chapel.
ROSAS — Bruno Rosas, 65, of Parlier died Feb. 12. He was a field laborer. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 19 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at the funeral home. Concluded Funeral Mass: Noon Feb. 20 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.
SAROYAN — Charlotte Saroyan, 97, of Sanger died Feb. 6. She was a homemaker. Daughters of Vartan Service and Viewing: 10 a.m. Feb. 17 at Walllin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 17 at First United Methodist Church in Sanger. Remembrances: Charlotte & George Saroyan Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o University of Pacific, 3601 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95211; The Daughters of Vartan, Fresno Chapter, Scholarship Fund, 3028 W. Browning Ave., Fresno, CA 93711; The Saroyan Scholarship Fund, Sanger United Methodist Church, 1612 9th St., Sanger, CA 93657; California Armenian Home, 6720 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727.
SMILEY — Karen Lynne Smiley, 53, of Fresno died Feb. 6. She was an auditor for the state of California for 17 years. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 20 at Farewell Funeral Service. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 21 at the funeral home.
TORRES — George Torres, 57, of Madera died Feb. 8. He was a self-employed machinist and mechanic. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 17 at St. Joachim Catholic Church.
WALTON — Amos Charles Walton Sr., 87, of Fresno died Feb. 7. He was a minister at Church of Christ. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 18 at Church of Christ. Celebration of Life: Noon Feb. 18 at the church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.
This story was originally published February 14, 2015 at 4:16 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, Feb. 15."