Death Notices

Obituaries for Wednesday, May 25

ADICHO – Summer Adicho, 28, of Clovis died May 22. No services will be held. Remembrance: Faith Community Church of the Nazarene, 391 Peach Ave., Clovis, CA 93612. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

ATKISON – Velma Edith Atkison, 75, of Porterville died May 19. She was a waitress. Service: 1 p.m. May 27 at Myers Chapel.

BALLARD – Allen Ballard Jr., 83, of Boise, Idaho, formerly of Fresno, died May 23. Graveside: 2 p.m. May 27 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Boise Funeral Home.

CHAVEZ – Antonia “Toni” E. Chavez, 91, of Orosi died May 7. She worked in retail customer service. Services were held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba.

CONTRERAS – Miguel Alcazar Contreras Sr., 50, of Tranquillity died May 21. He was an asphalt paver and construction worker. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. May 26 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 26 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. May 27 at the church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

DALEY – Mildred Louise Daley, 92, of Madera died May 20. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

GONZALEZ – Lucila Gonzalez, 37, of Fresno died May 18. She worked in packing. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 25 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Wake: 6 p.m. May 25 at the funeral home. Service: 11 a.m. May 26 at the funeral home.

HERNANDEZ – Dolores Barron Hernandez, 78, of Fowler died May 19. She was a teacher. Visitation: 2 to 3 p.m. May 27 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma. Memorial: 3 p.m. May 27 at the funeral home.

KUSHNER – Abraham Kushner, 94, of Fresno died May 23. He was a junior high school teacher. Graveside: 1 p.m. May 25 at Beth Israel Cemetery. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

LONGSHORE – Jim D. Longshore, 71, of Visalia died May 19. He was a truck driver. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. May 28 at Creighton Memorial Chapel.

MADRUGA – Frank Jose Madruga, 63, of Visalia died May 18. He was a retail salesperson. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. May 27 at First Assembly of God. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

MARTINEZ – Ruben Guevara Martinez, 71, of Tulare died May 22. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 26 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. May 27 at the funeral home.

MENDEZ – Filadelfa Mendez, 81, of Madera died May 17. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. May 26 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 26 at the funeral home. Mass: 1 p.m. May 27 at St. Joachim Catholic Church.

MORLEY – Julia Kashubara Morley, 93, of Clovis died May 19. She was a stenographer for 47 years. Private service. Remembrance: Salvation Army, 804 S. Parallel Ave., Fresno, CA 93721. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

MORROW – Katherine Morrow, 107, of Sanger died May 21. She was a talley and packer. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 27 at Sanger Cemetery. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

PETTIGREW – Karen Lynn Pettigrew, 54, of Fresno died May 21. She was an in-home care provider. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. May 27 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. May 28 at West Side Church of God.

PITRE – Passion Latrice Pitre, 32, of Sacramento, formerly of Fresno, died May 16. She was a clerk. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. May 27 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. May 28 at the funeral home.

PLAZOLA – Drake Ryan Plazola, 25, of Selma died May 16. He was a line technician. Memorial: 3 p.m. June 3 at Selma Portuguese Hall. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California in Fresno.

RAMIREZ – Monica Danielle Ramirez, 43, of Visalia died May 22. She was a program leader. Visitation: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 31 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. June 1 at the funeral home.

SALAS – Benita Genevieve Salas, 52, of Fresno died May 20. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 8 to 10 a.m. May 27 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. May 27 at St. John’s Cathedral.

SALAZAR – Isidro “Sid” Salazar Jr., 51, of Lindsay died May 22. He was an interpreter. Service: 4 p.m. May 27 at Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel in Visalia.

SCHWINDT – Doris Carlyn Schwindt, 76, of Clovis died May 23. She was an insurance underwriter. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

SILVA – Patricia Silva, 85, of Reedley died May 21. She was a fruit packer for 40 years. Rosary: 12:30 p.m. May 27 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 1060 F St. Mass: 1 p.m. May 27 at the church. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.

STEWART – Michael Stephen Stewart, 60, of Selma died May 22. He was a retired janitor for the ARC. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. May 25 at the residence of Gene and Debbie Stewart. Remembrance: Central Valley Regional Center, 4615 N. Marty Ave., Fresno, CA 93722. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

TOROYAN – Suzanne Toroyan, 87, of Fresno died May 21. She was a retired seamstress. Service: 11 a.m. May 27 at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Remembrances: Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 2226 Ventura St., Fresno, CA 93721 or California Armenian Home, 6720 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

WELLS – Lloyd Lee Wells, 80, of Selma died May 19. He was a retired truck driver. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 27 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

This story was originally published May 24, 2016 at 3:16 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, May 25."

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