Obituaries for Tuesday, March 6
BLACK — Fredericka Lenee Black, 62, of Kingsburg died Feb. 16. She was a registered nurse supervisor. Private service. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.
COLLAZO — Mariano Lopez Collazo, 83, of Parlier died March 1. He was a forklift driver. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. March 7 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. March 7 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. March 8 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.
CUELLAR — Francisca Lopez Cuellar, 99, of Tulare died Feb. 17. She was a homemaker. Service: 10 a.m. March 9 at Wayside Nazarene Church. Wake: 7 p.m. March 8 at the church. Arrangements: Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Service.
DAVIS — James R. Davis, 95, of Clovis died March 2. He was a retired cement contractor. Private service. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.
FORD-MEDLEN — Andrea Jean Ford-Medlen, 65, of Fresno died Feb. 26. She was an engineer For OSHA. Celebration of Life : noon March 8 at Clovis Memorial Veterans Building in Clovis. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.
HERNANDEZ — Richard James Hernandez, 61, of Tulare died March 27. He was a construction worker. Memorial: 11 a.m. March 5 at Heart of the Valley Church in Visalia. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.
MADRIGAL — Faustino C. Madrigal, 87, of Fresno died March 2. He was a backhoe operator. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. March 8 at Serenity Funeral Chapel. Rosary and Mass: 11 a.m. March 9 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church.
MENDIBLES — Pedro P. Mendibles, 90, of Fresno died Feb. 28. He was a retired detailer for for Fruehauf Corp. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 8 at Lisle Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. March 9 at St. Peter’s Cemetery.
RETA — Peter Gilbert Reta, 78, of Fresno died March 24. He was a laboratory courier for Valley Children’s Hospital. Visitation: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 8 at Stephens and Bean Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. March 9 at Cross Church. Remembrance: Cross Church, 2930 N. Blackstone Ave., Fresno, CA 93703.
SMITH — Larry Junior Smith, 72, of Clovis died March 3. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. March 7 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. March 8 at Belmont Memorial Park . Remembrance: Central California SPCA, 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706.
SOTO — Jessica Soto, 25, of Selma died Feb. 18. She was a caregiver. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. March 6 at Shant Bhavan Funeral Home in Fowler. Rosary: 6 p.m. March 6 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. March 7 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Kingsburg. Graveside: 11 a.m. March 7 at Selma Cemetery.
This story was originally published March 5, 2018 at 3:15 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, March 6."