Obituaries for Wednesday, Nov. 15

BOSWELL — Wanda A. Boswell, 80, of Tulare died Oct. 29. She was a homemaker for 63 years. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. Nov. 18 at Tulare United Methodist Church. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service.

CABRERA — Caleb Izaiah Cabrera, 9, of Fresno died Nov. 6. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 16 at Palm La Paz Chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Firebaugh. Graveside: Noon Nov. 17 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. He was the son of Yesenia Mejia and Diego Cabrera.

CRIADO — Rose “Trina” Criado, 38, of Fresno died Nov. 6. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at Yost & Webb Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at the funeral home.

FREEMAN — Colleen Ann Freeman, 68, of Fresno died Nov. 11. She was a co-owner of Freeman Financial Services for 35 years. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Nov. 21 at Farewell Funeral Service. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 21 at the funeral home. Remembrance: Alzheimer’s Foundation of Central California, P.O. Box 3438, Fresno, CA 93650.

GARNICA — Freddie V. Garnica Sr., 67, of Fresno died Nov. 6. He was a machine operator for Del Monte. Rosary: 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at St. John’s Cathedral. Memorial Mass: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 17 at the church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

GILES — William Robert Giles Jr., 70, of Clovis died Nov. 8. He was a beverage distribution manager. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 18 at New Hope Community Church. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

GODINEZ — Jose Luis Godinez, 71, of Huron died Oct. 29. He was a farmworker. Private service. Arrangements: Oceanview Cremations.

GRAY — Morgen E. Gray, 58, of Fresno died Nov. 5. She was a human resources manager. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 18 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel.

HERNANDEZ BARAJAS — Antonio Hernandez Barajas, 63, of Fresno died Nov. 16. He was a field worker. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 17 at St. Anthony Mary Claret Catholic Church. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Chapel.

KATTAVILAYVONG — Lou Kattavilayvong, 97, of Fresno died Nov. 7. He was a mechanic for 25 years. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 15 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Laotian Buddhist Service: 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at the funeral home.

KERNS — Kody Wayne Kerns, 25, of Fresno died Nov. 10. He was an installer for Valley Telecom Inc. Graveside: 1 p.m. Nov. 17 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

KUECHEL — Judy A. Kuechel, 74, of Porterville died Nov. 12. She was a field worker. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Nov. 16 at Myers Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Nov. 17 at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

LEON — Zacarias Leon, 84, of Kerman died Nov. 11. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Rosary and Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at the church. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

LOPEZ — Christopher Robert Lopez, 31, of Fresno died Nov. 5. He was a commercial and residential painter. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 19 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Nov. 19 at the funeral home.

MARSELLA — Ted Marsella, 72, of Fresno died Nov. 12. He was a real estate broker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at Northwest Church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

MATTHEWS — Mark Floyd Matthews, 65, of Kingsburg died Nov. 5. He was an insurance broker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 18 at Kingsburg Evangelical Covenant Church. Remembrances: Evangelical Covenant Church, 1490 Lincoln St., Kingsburg, CA 93631 or Catalina Island Conservancy, 320 Golden Shore, Suite 220, Long Beach, CA 90802. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

MCALISTER-HUDDLESTON — Effie Mae McAlister-Huddleston, 66, of Madera died Nov. 9. She was a childcare provider. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Nov. 17 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. Nov. 18 at the funeral home.

MILBOURNE — Patricia Milbourne, 64, of Fresno died Nov. 8. She was a caregiver. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 16 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at Liberty Christian Fellowship.

MILIAN — Francis Milian, 48, of Fresno died Nov. 4. She was a caregiver. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 16 at residence: 14064 W. B St. in Kerman. Mass: 9 a.m. Nov. 17 at St. John’s Cathedral. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

OTA — Paul Joseph Ota, 40, of Selma died Nov. 12. He was an attorney. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Nov. 20 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Rosary: 10 a.m. Nov. 20 at the church. Mass: 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at the church. Graveside: 10 a.m. Nov. 21 at Selma District Cemetery. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

PEREZ — Yolanda Perez, 55, of Fresno died Oct. 23. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 5 p.m. Nov. 17 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at the chapel.

PERRY — Junus B. Perry Jr., 69, of Fresno died Nov. 8. He was a railroad engineer. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Nov. 17 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 18 at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church.

POE — Abbie O. Poe, 77, of Visalia died Nov. 12. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 20 at Myers Chapel in Porterville. Graveside: 1 p.m. Nov. 20 at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Porterville.

REASONER — John Michael Reasoner, 60, of Lemoore died Oct. 28. He was a fireman. Memorial: 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at St. Brigid’s Catholic Church in Hanford. Burial: 11 a.m. Nov. 17 at Lemoore Cemetery. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.

RICHERT — Hilda Beatrice Richert, 95, of Reedley died Nov. 9. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 21 at Cairns Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside: 9 a.m. Nov. 22 at Reedley Cemetery. Memorial: 10 a.m. Nov. 22 at Palm Village Retirement Community.

RODRIGUEZ — Hortencia Delgado Rodriguez, 87, of Fresno died Nov. 9. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Rosary: 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at the funeral home. Mass: Noon Nov. 18 at St. Alphonsus Church.

SIMMONS — Joyce Kathleen Simmons, 83, of Fresno died Nov. 8. She was an owner of a swimming pool service and repair business. Service: 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Farewell Funeral Service Chapel.

TASSLER — Margaret Ann Tassler, 84, of Lemoore died Nov. 10. She was a former kindergarten teacher’s aide at MIQ Catholic school. Rosary: 10 a.m. Nov. 21 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 21 at the church. Remembrance: MIQ Endowment Fund, 884 N. Lemoore Ave., Lemoore, CA 93245. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.

VEGA — Sergio Ibarra Vega, 27, of Porterville died Nov. 11. He was a field worker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at St. Anne’s Church.

VESSELS — Lonna Marie Vessels, 70, of Madera died Nov. 6. She was a retired registered nurse. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 18 at Clovis Christian Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

This story was originally published November 14, 2017 at 3:46 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, Nov. 15."