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OBITUARIES
ALAS -- Sari Alas, 41, of Porterville died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 10 p.m. Thursday, El Pacto Church. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
BADASCI -- Guy J. Badasci Jr., 87, of Hanford died Sunday. He was the owner and operator of Continental Dairy Equipment and Continental Western Wear. Visitation: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, St. Peter's Catholic Church in Lemoore. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Friday at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Brigid's Catholic Church. Remembrances: American Diabetes Association, 2720 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 110, Sacramento, CA 95833. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore.
ALVARADO -- Isabel Alvarado, 68, of Kerman died Wednesday. She was a retired salesperson for Star 7 Convenience store for 15 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Mass: 10 a.m.
CASTILLO -- Gage Castillo, 9, of Fresno died Nov. 1. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Reade & Sons Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, St. Alphonsus Church.
ACEVEDO -- Nellie Acevedo, 91, of Fowler died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Calvary Tabernacle Church. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements: Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.
ARREGUIN-MONTES -- Jose Maria Arreguin-Montes, 83, of Fresno died Monday. He was a retired farm laborer. Chapel: 10 a.m. Saturday, Salvation Army Chapel. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
ALANDT -- Robert J. Alandt, 91, of Fresno died Oct. 15. He was the founder of Central Cal Metals. Mass: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Remembrances: Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, 2850 N. Crystal Ave., Fresno, CA 93705-3851.
ALBA -- Jose Refugio Alba, 49, of Madera died Oct. 27. He was a real estate agent for seven years. Private services. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.
ALVAREZ -- Froylan Arthur Alvarez, 51, of Fresno died Friday. He was an elementary school teacher for 20 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a
CRUZ -- Alejandro Cruz Cruz, 24, of Orange Cove died Oct. 26. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday to 9 a.m. Wednesday, 755 11th St. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Isidore the Farmer Church. Arrangements: Funeraria La Paz in Fresno.
CRUZ -- Alejandro Cruz Cruz, 24, of Orange Cove died Oct. 26. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday to 9 a.m. Wednesday, 755 11th St. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. Isidore the Farmer Church. Arrangements: Funeraria La Paz in Fresno.
BROWN -- John Brown, 84, of Fresno died Oct. 22. He was a mechanic. Memorial: 11 a.m. Monday, Prayer of Power Church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors.
BARNETT -- Cora A. Barnett, 83, of Coalinga died Wednesday. She was a retired grocery clerk. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Monday, Miller Memorial Chapel in Visalia. Services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel.
ACOSTA -- Elisandro Acosta, 80, of Mariposa died Saturday. He was a retired district attorney. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Sierra Chapel in Oakhurst.
ABALOS -- Cresencia Aguilan Abalos, 75, of Hanford died Monday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. Friday, Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday, St. Peter's Catholic Church in Lemoore.
ANDONIAN -- Mary "Dottie" Andonian, 88, of Fresno died Friday. She was a saleswoman for Target. Graveside: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.
Ed Eames, who lost his sight at age 42, spent the rest of his life advocating for the needs of people with disabilities.
BAKER -- Thomas Marshall Baker, 64, of Porterville died Thursday. He was a teacher. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Myers Funeral Service & Crematory Chapel in Porterville. Services: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel.
ATKINSON -- Claudette Yvette Atkinson, 76, of Fowler died Tuesday. She was an owner/operator of Virgil's Busy Bee. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Monday, Wallin's Fowler Funeral Home. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Tuesday,
ACEVEDO -- Richard Acevedo Sr., 67, of Fowler died Tuesday. He was a metal fabricator. Visitation: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Page Funeral Chapel in Selma. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at the chapel.
CANNON-DORSEY -- Wanda Faye Cannon-Dorsey, 48, of Madera died Saturday. She was a cashier for Rite Aid. Visitation: noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel in Fresno. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at the chapel.
BROOKS -- Kathryn Noel Brooks, 66, of Dos Palos died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 1:30 p.m. today, Cantrell Barn. Arrangements: Whitehurst Funeral Chapel.
Don Laub, a longtime grape farmer, civic leader and agriculture advocate, died Tuesday from injuries suffered in a farm accident.
ADAIR -- Buddy Ray Adair, 69, of Tulare died Thursday. Memorial: 11 a.m. Saturday, Church of Christ. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel.