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Obituaries for Wednesday, Oct. 28

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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.

ALATORRE -- Erlene Alatorre, 90, of Selma died Tuesday. She was a cannery worker. Visitation: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Page Funeral Chapel. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at the chapel.

AMPARANO -- Frank Fred Amparano, 65, of Fresno died Monday. He was a retired Fresno County sheriff's deputy. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday, Lisle Calaveras Chapel. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday, St. John's Cathedral. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Lisle Funeral Home and 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at the cathedral.

ANDERSON -- Laura Anderson, 90, of Kingsburg died Saturday. She was a retired teacher. Graveside: 1 p.m. Friday, Kingsburg Cemetery. Memorial: 2 p.m. Friday, Evangelical Covenant Church of Kingsburg. Remembrances: Kingsburg Cancer Volunteers, P.O. Box 26, Kingsburg, CA 93631; Evangelical Covenant Church of Kingsburg, 1490 Lincoln St., Kingsburg, CA 93631 or Kingsburg Young Life, 1948 18th Ave., Kingsburg, CA 93631. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

BOTELLO -- Isidoro Julio Botello, 61, of Sanger died Monday. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday, St. Mary's Catholic Church on O Street.

BOYAJIAN -- Sammy R. Boyajian, 63, of Armona died Oct. 14. He was a truck driver. Memorial: noon today, Choinumni Park in Sanger. Arrangements: Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Service in Hanford.

BROWN -- Elsie M. Brown, 84, of Sanger died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. today, First Assembly of God Church. Arrangements: Sunset Funeral Services in Fowler.

FURR -- Ronald Steven Furr, 66, of Porterville died Tuesday. He was a psychiatric technician. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. Sunday, Women's Club. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

LEAL -- Fidel Gabriel Leal, 48, of Merced died Monday. He was a sterile processing manager for Kaiser. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday, St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Fresno.

LEDGER -- Nancy Ledger, 64, of Fresno died Oct. 16. She was an in-home provider. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, House of Refuge in Easton. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at the House of Refuge. Graveside: 10 a.m. Friday, Choinumni Burial Grounds in Piedra. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors.

LY -- Lu Ly, 58, of Sanger died Oct. 17. He was a college professor. Traditional Hmong services: 8 a.m. Saturday to noon Monday, Faith Community Religious Facility in Fresno. Visitation will be during the services. Arrangements: Edward A. Cooper Cremation Society in Fresno.

MENDEZ -- Jess Mendez Jr., 90, of Hanford died Sunday. Visitation: 5 to 6:30 p.m. today, Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Service. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mass: noon Thursday, Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.

MORTENSEN -- Harold William Mortensen, 69, of Fresno died Sunday. He was an air-traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration for 42 years. Private family services. Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite A-5, Fresno, CA 93711 or The Cat House on the Kings, 7120 S. Kings River Road, Parlier, CA 93648. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

PUMAREJO -- Leonor Pumarejo, 86, of Kingsburg died Sunday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: noon to 6 p.m. Thursday, Creighton Memorial Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday, Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday at the church.



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