Obituaries for Tuesday, Aug. 15

BAEZA — Rosemary Marie Baeza, 76, of Fresno died Aug. 12. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 8 to 9 a.m. Aug. 17 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Memorial: 9 a.m. Aug. 17 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 17 at St. John’s Cathedral.

CHONGCHAREUM — Nit Chongchareum, 81, of Fresno died Aug. 11. She was a homemaker for 61 years. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 18 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Laotian Buddhist Service: 1 p.m. Aug. 19 at the funeral home.

EREBIA — Ruben Erebia, 52, of Kingsburg died Aug. 9. He was a handyman. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 17 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Aug. 17 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 18 at the church.

GRAWAN — George Grawan, 99, of Reedley died Aug. 11. He was the pyrotechnic director of the Reedley Spectacular Fireworks Show for 64 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 19 at Reedley Cemetery Memorial Building. Arrangements: Farewell Reedley Arrangement Center.

JUAREZ — Miguel Juarez, 51, of Huron died Aug. 12. He was a forklift driver. Visitation: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 17 at Chapel Grace Church in Coalinga. Service: 11 a.m. Aug. 17 at the church. Arrangements: Bynum’s Pleasant Valley Mortuary in Avenal.

LANE — Jerry Lane, 85, of Visalia died Aug. 11. He was a glazing contractor. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 16 at Evans Miller Guinn Chapel. Service: 6 p.m. Aug. 16 at the funeral home. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Aug. 18 at Riverside National Cemetery.

MEDELLIN — Madeline Mary Medellin, 89, of Madera died Aug. 11. She was a retired owner and operator of Madeline’s Beauty Salon for 55 years. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 16 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aug. 16 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. Aug. 17 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Remembrances: St. Joachim Catholic Church and School, 401 W. Fifth St., Madera, CA 93637; Madera Historical Society, P.O. Box 150, Madera, CA 93639; The American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711.

MENDEZ — Roberto Lerma Mendez, 81, of Porterville died Aug. 13. He was a social worker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 20 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Aug. 20 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Aug. 21 at St. Anne’s Church.

ORDONEZ — Doreen Ordonez, 70, of Clovis died Aug. 6. She was an executive secretary. No services will be held. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

RAMIREZ — Arthur Ramirez, 64, of Reedley died Aug. 11. He was a truck driver. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

ROTHWELL — Michele R. Rothwell, 44, of Fresno died Aug. 5. She was a production line worker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

RUIZ — Natalia Ruiz, 86, of Madera died Aug. 10. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 18 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 12:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Mass: 1 p.m. Aug. 18 at the church.

STEWART — Selton J. Stewart, 89, of Visalia died Aug. 10. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at Smith Family Chapel. Service: 9 a.m. Aug. 18 at First Jesus Name Church of Cameron Creek.

WEAVER — Burl Joe Weaver, 88, of Fresno died Aug. 9. He was a retired major in the U.S. Air Force. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Aug. 19 at Clovis Veteran’s Memorial Building. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

WITT — Margaret Janet Witt, 86, of Porterville died Aug. 12. She was a school bus driver. Graveside: 9 a.m. Aug. 18 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

This story was originally published August 14, 2017 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, Aug. 15."