Obituaries for Sunday, July 10

ACEVEDO — Santiago Loza Acevedo, 44, of Fresno died June 28. He was a foreman. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. July 11 at the Acevedo residence. Mass: 9 a.m. July 12 at St. John’s Cathedral. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

ALCARAZ — Cynthia Alcaraz, 49, of Fresno died July 6. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. July 11 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors. No services will be held.

AMICARELLI-RAMIREZ — Virginia May Amicarelli-Ramirez, 82, of Clovis died July 6. She was an executive secretary. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. July 12 at Sanger Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

ANDERSON — Elvin “Andy” Anderson, 90, of Madera died July 7. He was a retired auto body repairman for International Harvester Inc. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. July 11 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. July 12 at the funeral home.

BARNES — Shirley Mae Barnes, 79, of Fresno died July 3. She was a retired inspector for Owens Corning Fiberglass. Services were held. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

CARTER — Glenn Leroy Carter, 69, of Fresno died July 7. He was a service manager for 35 years. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 14 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 15 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711.

CLINE — Sherman Edward Cline, 86, of Fresno died June 30. He was a manager. No services will be held. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

FRAZER — Mickey Donald Frazer, 66, of Fresno died May 29. He was a surveyor for the city of Fresno. Services were held. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

HAMP — Vincent Ray Hamp, 62, of Fresno died June 27. He was a construction worker. Memorial: 2 p.m. July 16 at residence: 10431 E. Annadale Ave. in Sanger. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

HOFF — Martha Hoff, 96, of Reedley died July 2. She was a missionary. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. July 13 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 14 at Bethany Mennonite Church. Remembrances: M.B. Missions, 4867 E. Townsend Ave., Fresno, CA 93727 or Gideons, P.O. Box 7674, Fresno, CA 93747.

KRAUS — Nancy Jean Kraus, 75, of Livingston died July 6. She was a retired department secretary for Memorial Hospital in Merced. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 16 at Belmont Memorial Park. Remembrances: Spina Bifida Association, 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 800, Arlington, VA 22209, spinabifidaassociation.org/donate; Alexander Cohen Hospice House, 2201 Euclid Ave., Hughson, CA 95326; SALK Brain Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, www.salk.edu. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

LEE — Theresa Chang Lee, 76, of Bakersfield, formerly of Fresno, died July 4. She was a restaurant owner and operator. Service: 11 a.m. July 12 at Stephens & Bean Chapel.

MAST — Susie Joy Mast, 81, of Fresno died July 7. She was a retired licensed practical nurse. Memorial: 1 p.m. Aug. 6 at University Presbyterian Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

MAYA — Nellie Valenzuela Maya, 91, of Mendota died July 1. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. July 11 at Our Lady of Guadalupe. Rosary: 10 a.m. July 11 at the church. Mass: 11:30 a.m. July 11 at the church. Graveside: 1 p.m. July 11 at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel.

MEGERDIGIAN — Shirley Louise Megerdigian, 79, of Fresno died July 3. She was a retired registered nurse. Private service. Remembrance: Disabled American Veterans, 3163 E. McKinley Ave., Fresno, CA 93703. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

MONK — Sharon M. Monk, 65, of Fresno died July 1. She was an assembly line worker for Pelco. Memorial: 2 p.m. July 16 at Valley Christian Center. Arrangements: Fresno Funeral Chapel.

MYERS-ATKINS — Juanita Donnell Myers-Atkins, 58, of Fresno died July 2. She was a substance abuse counselor. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. July 15 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Wake: 6 p.m. July 15 at the funeral home. Service: 10 a.m. July 16 at the funeral home.

O’NEAL — Charlye Pauline O’Neal, 95, of Fresno died July 3. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

PAFFORD — Viola Mae Pafford, 94, of Dos Palos died June 19. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 14 at Whitehurst Funeral Chapel of Dos Palos.

REYES — Rosa Ann Reyes, 49, of Fresno died July 3. She was a homemaker for 35 years. Private service. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

RINGER — Jeff Davis Ringer, 86, of Clovis died July 7. He was an owner of the Skyline Club. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 14 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. July 15 at Clovis Cemetery.

SHERMAN — Rose D. Sherman, 85, of Fresno died July 5. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 10:30 to 11 a.m. July 12 at Nazareth House. Mass: 11 a.m. July 12 at the chapel. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

SHIMIZU — Hisako Shimizu, 89, of Selma died June 26. She was a farmer. Memorial: 2:30 a.m. July 16 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.

SIMONIAN — Robert Simonian, 74, of Fresno died July 5. He was a salesman for Cal-West Rain. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. July 13 at Jay Chapel. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 14 at Biola Congregational Church. Remembrances: Biola Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 307, Biola, CA 93606; Fresno Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team, P.O. Box 7, Fresno, CA 93707; donor’s favorite charity.

SMITH — Esther Lois Smith, 83, of Fresno died July 5. She was a retired program executive II for the state of Oregon. Service: 5:30 p.m. July 12 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3375 W. Sierra Ave. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

THATCHER — Verna Mae Thatcher, 72, of Fresno died July 3. She was a teachers assistant for Fresno Unified School District. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

TURL — Myrtle Frances Turl, 93, of Fresno died July 2. She was a fruit packing worker for 10 years. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. July 12 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Service: 1:30 p.m. July 13 at the funeral home.

VARTAN — Violet Enoch Vartan, 101, of Fresno died July 4. She was a retired bookkeeper. Private service. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

VILLEGAS — Hector A. Villegas, 33, of Fresno died June 24. He was a plumber. Mass: 1 p.m. July 11 at Sacred Heart Church. Arrangements: Fresno Funeral Chapel.

WATTS — Ronald Phillip Watts, 65, of Fresno died July 4. He was a building inspector for general construction for 15 years. Visitation: Noon to 3 p.m. July 11 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. No services will be held.

WILBURN — Robert E.. Wilburn, 73, of Fresno died June 27. He was a retired city manager. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

WITHERELL — Patrick Shawn Witherell, 58, of Fresno died July 6. He was a machinist. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. July 16 at Mt. View Community Church. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

YSLAS — Modesto Martinez Yslas, 61, of Fresno died June 4. He was a construction worker. Visitation: 9 a.m. to noon July 11 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors, Inc. Burial: 1 p.m. July 11 at St. Peter’s Cemetery.

This story was originally published July 9, 2016 at 3:47 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, July 10."