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Obituaries for Thursday, Nov. 5

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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. Arrangements: Jay Chapel in Madera.

BERG -- Laurie Berg, 52, of Bakersfield, formerly of Clovis, died Friday. Memorial: 2 p.m. today, Riverlakes Community Church. Arrangements: Greenlawn Mortuary and Cemetery.

CLARK -- Alice Marie Clark, 90, of Madera died Monday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. today, Jay Chapel. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the chapel. Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite A-5, Fresno, CA 93711.

DEAN -- Thoreda Dean, 69, of Modesto, formerly of Madera, died Tuesday. She was a dental hygienist. Private family services were held. Arrangements: Jay Chapel in Madera.

GONZALES -- Arthur Gonzales, 58, of Porterville died Saturday. He was a machinist. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Myers Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Monday, Hillcrest Memorial Park.

JACOBO -- Dan Serrano Jacobo Sr., 55, of Fresno died Sunday. He was a maintenance mechanic. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today, Funeraria La Paz. Wake: 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.

JENSEN -- Beverly Anne Jensen, 63, of Fresno died Sunday. She was a buyer for a department store. Memorial and potluck: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Retired Teachers Education Center. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

JESSUP -- Kenneth Robert Jessup, 47, of Clovis died Saturday. He was a writer. Memorial: 5:30 p.m. today, The Well Community Church. Remembrances: Missionary Aviation Fellowship, P.O. Box 47, Nampa, ID 83653 or Heifer International, P.O. Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203-8058. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California in Fresno.

KIM -- Cha Hyun Kang Kim, 94, of Fresno died Tuesday. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 11 a.m. Friday, Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

KLIPPERT -- Marilyn Sue Klippert, 81, of Fresno died Oct. 24. She was an executive assistant for Scripps-Howard Newspaper for 10 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. Friday, Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

LOFORTI -- Joseph Richard LoForti, 68, of Fresno died Wednesday. He was a self-employed commercial investment property manager for 25 years. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Farewell Funeral Service. Graveside: 9:30 a.m. Monday, Clovis Cemetery District. Memorial-Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Monday, Peoples Church G.L. Johnson Chapel. Remembrances: Peoples Church (Family Focus Mexico Mission), 7172 N. Cedar Ave., Fresno, CA 93720.

M. -- Jose Hernandez M., 88, of Fresno died Friday. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today, Reade & Sons Funeral Home. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. today, at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday, St. John's Cathedral.

MERCER -- Donna Lee Muro Mercer, 80, of Grover Beach, formerly of Clovis, died Oct. 29. She was a personnel technician for Fresno Unified School District for 30 years. Private family services. Remembrances: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Marshall-Spoo Sunset Funeral Chapel.

PARREIRA -- Clarence Parreira, 77, of Tipton died Tuesday. He was a dairy farmer. Visitation: 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel in Visalia. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sunday, St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Tulare. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church.

POUNCIL -- Eldridge "Nooney" Pouncil, 28, of Fresno died Oct. 27. He was a mail clerk. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Westside Tabernacle. Wake: 5 p.m. Friday at the tabernacle. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday, Jubilee Apostolic Tabernacle. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.

ROSE -- Rina Lucy Rose, 92, of Los Banos died Tuesday. She was a teacher. Visitation: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, St. Alban's Episcopal Church. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Whitehurst Funeral Chapel.

RUBY -- Gene K. Ruby, 83, of Tulare died Oct. 10. She was a teacher for 35 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. Friday, Belmont Memorial Park in Fresno. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home in Fresno.

SYRA -- Darrel W. Syra, 62, of Corcoran died Tuesday. He was a welder. Graveside: 10 a.m. Saturday, Corcoran Cemetery. Arrangements: Bledsoe Family Peoples Funeral Chapel.



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