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Obituaries for Monday, November 9

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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. Friday at the church. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel.

AVILA -- Albert Avila, 72, of Hanford died Thursday. He was a hay broker. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Service in Hanford. Rosary: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. Brigid Catholic Church.

AVITIA -- Joshua Samuel Avitia Sr., 31, of Clovis died Tuesday. He was a medical assistant. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Clovis Funeral Chapel and 6 to 8 p.m. at Pentecostal Church of God in Clovis. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church.

GARZA -- Francisca G. Garza, 82, of Sanger died Friday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home. Wake services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

JOHNSON -- Lillian C. Johnson, 94, of Fresno died Thursday. She was a bookkeeper. Graveside: 11 a.m. Thursday, Creighton Memorial Chapel in Kingsburg. Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93711 or donor's favorite charity.

LOWRY -- Berta Mae Lowry, 79, of Fresno died Oct. 30. She was a retired apartment manager. Memorial: 1 p.m. Saturday, Calvary World Outreach Center. Remembrances: Calvary World Outreach Center, 4317 E. Gettysburg Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

NACHTIGAL -- Daniel Paul Nachtigal, 88, of Fresno died Saturday. He was a fresh fruit inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. Friday, Farewell Funeral Service. Graveside: 10 a.m. Saturday, Clovis Cemetery. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Saturday, Bethany Mennonite Brethren Church of Fresno. Remembrances: Mennonite Central Committee West Coast, 1010 G St., Reedley, CA 93654.

VALASIS -- Virginia B. Valasis, 78, of Fresno died Friday. She was a high school teacher for Fresno Unified School District for 33 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Trisagion: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday, St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Remembrances: La Comida Guild, 6786 E. Clinton Ave., Fresno, CA 93727.



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