Obituaries for Monday, Nov. 6

CATES — Leona Helen Cates, 97, of Fresno died Oct. 26. She was an administrator at the VA hospital for 25 years. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Remembrances: Valley Children’s Hospital, 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93638 or Fresno Camera Club for the Youth Show Case c/o Rosemary Aguinaldo, 2229 N. Arthur Ave., Fresno, CA 93705.

GONZALEZ ARAIZA — Celia Gonzalez Araiza, 50, of Tulare died Nov. 1. She was a farm laborer. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Mass: 1 p.m. Nov. 8 at St. Rita’s Catholic Church.

LONG — Ann Long, 73, of Tulare died Oct. 30. She was a manager. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 8 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 9 at Living Christ Church. Burial: 12:45 p.m. Nov. 9 at North Tulare Cemetery.

NIEMAN — Michelle Ploharz Nieman, 54, of Clovis, died Oct. 30. She was a homemaker for 25 years. Memorial Rosary: 4 p.m. Nov. 8 at Boice Funeral Home Chapel. Remembrances: Central California SPCA, 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706 or Hinds Hospice Home, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711.

This story was originally published November 5, 2017 at 3:30 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Monday, Nov. 6."