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Obituaries for Tuesday, April 3

BLAJOS — Hector Blajos, 54, of Fresno died March 26. He was a baker. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. April 5 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rosary: 2 p.m. April 5 at the church. Mass: 2:30 p.m. April 5 at the church. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

BOLIN — Arwin “Bo” Bolin, 88, of Fresno died March 30. He was a sales manager for an agricultural chemical company. Service: 11 a.m. April 6 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Remembrances: Fresno Chaffee Zoo, 894 W. Belmont Ave., Fresno, CA 93728.

BOYAJIAN — Rupen John Boyajian, 64, of Fresno died March 26. He was an advertising executive. Graveside: 11 a.m. April 5 at Ararat Cemetery. Remembrances: St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church, P.O. Box 246, Fowler, CA 93625. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

CRUZ — Aurora Gonzalez Cruz, 91, of Fresno died March 30. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 9 to 9:30 a.m. April 5 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Rosary and Mass: 9:30 a.m. April 5 at the church. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

EPPS — Johnette Lynn Epps, 68, of Fresno died March 26. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

GRISWOLD — Patricia McKay Griswold, 58, of Visalia died March 29. She was an educator. Celebration of Life: 6 p.m. April 4 at Christ Lutheran Church. Arrangements: Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel.

KEMP — Harold Kemp, 74, of Raymond died Feb. 21. He was the owner of a car transfer company. Memorial: Noon April 7 at Raymond Community Church. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

MONSIVAIS — Javier Monsivais, 56, of Porterville died April 1. He was a farm laborer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

PICO — Ronald Jess Pico, 75, of Madera died March 27. He was a retired clerk for Thrifty Mart. Rosary: 7 p.m. April 4 at Jay Chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. April 5 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Remembrance: St. Joachim School, 310 N. I St., Madera, CA 93637.

PILKERTON — Robert Pilkerton, 80, of Dinuba died March 21. He was an auto service manager. Memorial: 11 a.m. April 7 at Dinuba Presbyterian Church. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.

SERRATO — Carmen A. Serrato, 80, of Madera died March 30. She was a retired food sorter. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. April 5 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 10:30 a.m. April 6 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Mass: 11 a.m. April 6 at the church.

SPARESUS — Lucille Marie Sparesus, 94, of Fresno died March 23. She was a paralegal for 15 years. Rosary and Mass: 11 a.m. April 6 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

WALKER — Lillian Jewell Walker, 87, of Squaw Valley died March 29. She was an executive secretary. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. April 4 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. April 5 at Sanger Cemetery. Remembrances: Mountain Valley Community Church c/o Women’s Ministries, 30598 E. Kings Canyon Road, Squaw Valley, CA 93675.

This story was originally published April 2, 2018 at 3:25 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, April 3."

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