Obituaries for Saturday, Nov. 7

11/07/09 00:36:41

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.

ALCANTARA -- Modesto Alcantara, 77, of Clovis died Thursday. He was a custodian for Fresno Unified School District. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 5:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Vigil services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 14, Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

CARDENAS -- Esther Cardenas, 78, of Fresno died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements: Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home.

CHAVEZ -- Joe G. "Yope" Chavez, 74, of Corcoran died Thursday. He was a retired farm laborer. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Bledsoe Family People's Funeral Chapel in Corcoran. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Corcoran. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at the church.

HERZOG -- Bill E. Herzog, 81, of Madera died Tuesday. He was an interior designer for 20 years. Rosary: 7 p.m. Monday, Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

LESLIE -- Bruce Leslie, 64, of Fresno died Thursday. He worked at Valley Alarm for 23 years selling and installing alarms. Memorial: 10 a.m. Monday, Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Graveside: 1 p.m. Friday, Lockington, Ohio.

McAVOY -- Lydell G. McAvoy, 90, of Fresno died Friday. She was a homemaker. Private services. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

NAJIMIAN -- Michael David Najimian, 47, of Fresno died Thursday. He was owner of M.D.N. Financial Services. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Ararat Cemetery. Remembrances: St. Agnes Medical Center-Heart Wing, P.O. Box 27350, Fresno, CA 93729.

OOLEY -- Jamie Kevin Ooley, 51, of Clovis died Oct. 30. He was a drafting engineer. Services: 1 p.m. Nov. 14, Exeter Courthouse Gallery & Museum. In lieu of flowers: Exeter Courthouse Gallery & Museum, P.O. Box 253, Exeter, CA 93221. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel in Exeter.

SMITH -- Mildred G. Smith, 83, of Fresno died Thursday. She was a registered nurse for more than 43 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Clovis Cemetery. Remembrances: Central California SPCA Animal Shelter, 103. S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706 or donor's favorite charity.

STRETCH -- Genevieve Alyee Stretch, 90, of Fortuna, formerly of Fresno, died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Boice Funeral Home in Clovis. Graveside: 11 a.m. Thursday, Clovis Cemetery. Remembrances: Shriners Children's Hospital, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817-2215.

WAGNER -- Sharon "Sherry" P. Wagner, 73, of Clovis died Wednesday. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 7 p.m. Monday, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Clovis. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., #B-6, Fresno, CA 93711 or American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., #201, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.


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