Obituaries for Tuesday, Nov. 14

ADKINS — Sally Swanee Adkins, 101, of Fowler died Nov. 9. She was a farmer. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church. Arrangements: Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.

ALVIS — Margaret Parlier Alvis, 85, of Reedley died Nov. 8. She was a registered nurse for 40 years. Memorial: 2 p.m. Dec. 30 at First United Methodist Church. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.

AVILA — Ricardo Nate Avila, 25, of Fresno died Nov. 9. He was a pipeline helper for seven years. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 15 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Nov. 15 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church.

BUCHHEISTER — Robert Dean Buchheister, 70, of Visalia died Nov. 11. He was a telephone company employee. Service: Noon Nov. 17 at Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel.

CALDERON — Richard Lee Calderon, 69, of Porterville died Nov. 5. He was a laborer. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at Porterville Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Nov. 17 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.

CASTRO — Carl M. Castro, 56, of Mendota died Nov. 10. He was an owner and operator of C. Castro Trucking Company. Visitation: 4 to 5:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Rosary: 5:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at the church. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

CLENNEY — Donna Mae Clenney, 73, of Clovis died Nov. 6. She was a homemaker for 51 years. Chapel Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at Boice Funeral Home.

DE LA ROSA — Cirilo De La Rosa, 92, of Tulare died Nov. 8. He was an agricultural laborer of 60 years. Visitation: 11 a.m. to noon Nov. 16 at Good Samaritan Church. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 16 at the church. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service.

DIAZ — Rafael Diaz Jr., 59, of Parlier died Nov. 8. He was a medical transport supervisor. Visitation: Noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 19 at Cairns Funeral Home Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 20 at the funeral home.

GADDINI — Donald Raymond Gaddini, 62, of Fresno died Nov. 9. He was a command sergeant major for the U.S. Army. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at Stephens & Bean Funeral Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 15 at the funeral home. Remembrance: Assistance Service Dog Educational Center, P.O. Box 367, Woodlake, CA 93286.

GLIM — Robert John Glim, 101, of Fresno died Nov. 11. He was a retired professor at Fresno State. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 17 at Campus Bible Church, 4710 N. Maple Ave. Remembrances: Robert J. Gim Endowment at Fresno State’s Ag One Foundation, 2910 E. Barstow Ave., MS OF 115, Fresno, CA 93740 or Jaron Ministries c/o Campus Bible Church, 4710 N. Maple Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Funeral Chapel.

GOMEZ — Cynthia Francis Gomez, 55, of Fresno died Nov. 7. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 8 a.m. Nov. 16 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at the funeral home. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at the funeral home.

GREVE — Melvin Greve, 90, of Coalinga died Nov. 8. He was a rancher. Graveside: 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Coalinga Chapel.

HOISINGTON — Sky Michael Hoisington, 39, of Fresno died Nov. 4. He was a diesel mechanic. Memorial: 10 a.m. Nov. 14 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

HOWARD — Donald LeRoy Howard, 89, of Coarsegold died Nov. 8. He was a farmer. Graveside: 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

JOHNSON — Lucille O. Johnson, 105, of Selma died Nov. 9. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. Nov. 15 at Floral Memorial Park. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 15 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.

MARION — Carmen Joy Marion, 82, of Fresno died Nov. 8. She was an educator. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at First Congregational Church of Fresno. Remembrance: Fresno Co. Archaeological Society Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 26435, Fresno, CA 93729. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

MEANS — Mary Lavada Means, 93, of Porterville died Nov. 1. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Vandalia Cemetery. Arrangements: Porterville Funeral & Cremation Center.

MEDINA — Alexa Mia Medina, infant, of Porterville died Oct. 27. She was the daughter of Anaelia Isabel Venegas and Adrian Medina. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 16 at Porterville Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel. Graveside: 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Woodville Cemetery.

MILLER — Teresa Marlene Miller, 64, of Strathmore died Nov. 10. She was a bookkeeper. Private service. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.

ORTIZ — Juana Ortiz, 81, of Fresno died Oct. 18. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at Reade & Sons Chapel. Services to be held at a later date.

PACINI — Jean Maria Pacini, 74, of Dos Palos died Nov. 7. Visitation: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Nov. 14 at Sacred Heart Church. Rosary: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 14 at the church. Mass: 11 a.m. Nov. 14 at the church. Arrangements: Fierro Family Funeral Home.

RAFFEO — Cheryl Ann Raffeo, 59, of Clovis died Oct. 23. She was a homemaker for 33 years. Private service. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

ROSSO — Dolores Kathryn Rosso, 92, of Clovis died Nov. 8. She was a restaurant owner. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at Myers Chapel in Porterville. Rosary: 6 p.m. Nov. 15 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Nov. 16 at St. Anne’s Church in Porterville.

SIMON — Inda Faye Simon, 88, of Visalia died Nov. 10. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at Visalia District Cemetery.

TACKETT — Nancy Lenora Tackett, 70, of Kingsburg died Nov. 9. She was a staff analyst for Fresno County. Graveside: 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at Floral Memorial Park in Selma. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

TELLEZ — Eliud Matthew Tellez, 39, of Long Beach, formerly of Reedley, died Nov. 7. Rosary: 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 1018 N. Frankwood Ave. Mass: 8 a.m. Nov. 18 at the church. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.

VAN PATTEN — James Lester Van Patten, 77, of Clovis died Nov. 12. He was an airline customer service representative. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

YUKAWA — Ruby Kazue Yukawa, 87, of Reedley died Nov. 9. She was a bookkeeper. Memorial: 3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Parlier Buddhist Church. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.

This story was originally published November 13, 2017 at 3:30 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, Nov. 14."