Obituaries for Saturday, Jan. 30
CEBALLOS — Leonel Ceballos, 58, of Porterville died Jan. 28. He was an agricultural laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 3 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 3 at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 4 at St. Anne’s Church.
DAVIS — James Ray Davis, 55, of Hanford died Jan. 19. He was a maintenance mechanic for 30 years. Memorial: 1 p.m. Feb. 12 at Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Home.
DEAN — Jeremy Richard Dean, 26, of Orosi died Jan. 26. He was a worker at a bee farm. Celebration of Life Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 1 at Living Word Fellowship in Dinuba. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.
DER TOROSIAN — Sylvia Isabel Der Torosian, 79, of Madera died Jan. 27. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 3 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Graveside: Noon Feb. 3 at Calvary Cemetery. Remembrance: The American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711.
GONZALEZ — Geraldo Arnulfo Gonzalez, 52, of Mendota died Jan. 27. He was a farm laborer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations Fresno.
LOPEZ — Concepcion Lopez, 68, of Dinuba died Jan. 26. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 5 p.m. Jan. 31 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 1 at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church.
LOWREY — Brandon James Lowrey, 30, of Delano died Jan. 24. He was a construction worker in the dairy industry for two years. Visitation: Noon to 8 p.m. Feb. 2 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Home in Tulare. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 3 at North Tulare Cemetery.
LOZA MELENDREZ — Adrian Loza Melendrez, 29, of Fresno died Jan. 23. He was a cook. Memorial: 11 a.m. Jan. 30 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.
NAVARRO — James Santiago Navarro, 92, of Farmersville died Jan. 28. He was an auto painter. Private service. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.
OCHOA — Jose Antonio Ochoa, 83, of Fresno died Jan. 26. He was a wood grader for Fresno Pallets. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Jan. 30 at Salvation Army Chapel. Memorial: 2 p.m. Jan. 31 at Fresno Central Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 1 at Belmont Memorial Park. Remembrance: Fresno Central Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3033 E. Olive Ave., Fresno, CA 93701. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
PADILLA — Patrick Quinn Padilla, 55, of Fresno died Jan. 23. He was a sailor. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 6 at Woodward Park Baptist Church. Remembrances: Gary Sinise Foundation, P.O. Box 50008, Studio City, CA 91614; Assistance League of Fresno, 2037 W. Bullard Ave., PMB 306, Fresno, CA 93711; Valley Children’s Healthcare, 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93636. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
READ — Carlene A. Read, 76, of Fresno died Jan. 26. She was a homemaker. Visitation: Noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 31 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 2 p.m. Feb. 1 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: American Lung Association, 4948 N. Arthur Ave., Fresno, CA 93772.
SPEISER — Gordon D. Speiser, 87, of Clovis died Jan. 25. He was an auto parts salesman for 37 years. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 1 at Boice Funeral Home. Remembrances: Shriner’s Children’s Hospital, Northern CA, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817 or donor’s favorite charity.
This story was originally published January 29, 2016 at 4:38 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Saturday, Jan. 30."