Obituaries for Sunday, March 15

ACKERMAN — Vernon Lee Ackerman, 67, of Coalinga died Feb. 25. He was an auto mechanic for more than 30 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. March 28 at The Light House. Remembrances: The Light House, 225 E. Walnut Ave., Coalinga, CA 93210 or Adventist Hospice, 460 Kings County Drive, Suite 105, Hanford, CA 93230. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

AMBLER — Nola Irene Ambler, 90, of Fresno died March 13. She was a homemaker. Service: 10 a.m. March 19 at Salvation Army Citadel. Graveside: 2 p.m. March 20 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Remembrance: Salvation Army, 1914 Fulton St., Fresno, CA 93721. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

BEJARANO — Alberto Rosales Bejarano, 67, of Selma died March 11. He was a groundsman for Del Monte for 28 years. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. March 17 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. March 17 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. March 18 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

BOATMAN — James E. Boatman, 85, of Clovis died March 6. He was a commercial transportation truck driver. Graveside: 11 a.m. March 18 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: Disabled American Veterans of Fresno, 701 Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA 93721. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

CHRISTISON — Chester Earl Christison, 88, of Fresno died March 12. He was a retired professor at Fresno State. Services pending. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

CONTRERAS — Ronald Frank Contreras Sr., 66, of Fresno died March 12. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. March 19 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. March 20 at the chapel. Remembrances: Optimal Hospice, 6780 N. West Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711 or Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420.

DALTON — Ronald L. Dalton, 70, of Chinook, Montana, formerly of Selma, died March 6. He was a construction engineer. Graveside: 11 a.m. March 20 at Floral Memorial Park. Arrangements: Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook, Montana.

ENMARK — Louvenia Jannice Enmark, 74, of Clovis died March 10. She was a bookkeeper. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon March 17 at Thomas-Robinson Funeral Home in Selma. Service: Noon March 17 at the funeral home. Burial: 1 p.m. March 17 at Selma West Cemetery.

EVANS — Lucille Mae Evans, 93, of Fresno died March 5. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Edward A Cooper Cremation Society.

FITZGERALD — Ronald Fitzgerald, 72, of Big Creek died March 10. He was a retired courier service owner. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

FORSHEY — James Claude Forshey, 76, of Fresno died March 12. He was a retired musician. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

GRASMICK — Wayne Alex Grasmick, 53, of Fresno died March 4. Services were held. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

HUGGINS — Kathleen M. Huggins, 71, of Goodyear, Arizona, formerly of Oakhurst, died March 10. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society in Tempe.

IKUMA — Grace Kumiko Ikuma, 83, of Fresno died March 8. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 19 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. March 20 at the funeral home.

JASPER — Ronnie Dee Jasper, 68, of Madera died March 4. He was a general manager. Memorial: 11 a.m. March 21 at Valley West Christian Center. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

JUNETTE — Eugene Edward Junette, 84, of Fresno died March 7. He was the founder of Play it Safe International Inc. Services pending. Remembrance: Play it Safe International Inc., 1289 N. Temperance Ave., Fresno, CA 93727. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

LEE — Virgil Jesus Lee, 62, of Fresno died March 1. He was a laborer. Graveside: 11 a.m. March 17 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

LIVERMORE — Theron Ray Livermore, 82, of Fresno died March 10. He was a minister. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 17 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Graveside: 2 p.m. March 17 at Kingsburg Cemetery.

MANEY — June L. Maney, 104, of Santa Rosa, formerly of Clovis, died March 10. She was a waitress. Service: 1 p.m. March 20 at Boice Funeral Home. Remembrance: Clovis Senior Center, 850 Fourth St., Clovis, CA 93612.

NOROIAN — Mary J. Noroian, 93, of Fresno died March 10. She was a department store salesperson. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. March 17 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Service: 1 p.m. March 18 at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Remembrances: Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 2226 Ventura St., Fresno, CA 93721 or California Armenian Home, 6720 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727.

PEREZ — Francisco Perez, 83, of Fresno died March 2. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. March 16 at Yost and Webb Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. March 16 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. March 17 at St. Anthony Mary Claret.

PETERSON — Ralph Harold Peterson, 92, of Lemoore died March 9. He was a retired high school principal. Memorial: 1 p.m. March 21 at Lemoore Presbyterian Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

RHOADS — Yvonne B. Rhoads, 85, of Fresno died March 11. She was the retired co-owner of Unfinished Furniture World. No services will be held. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light.

RINGGOLD — Timothy Claude Ringgold, 59, of Fresno died March 9. He was a journeyman plumber for Fresno Unified School District for 40 years. Service: Noon March 18 at Peoples Church, G.L. Johnson Chapel. Remembrances: American Brain Tumor Association, 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 550, Chicago, IL 60631, www.abta.org or Peoples Church, 7172 N. Cedar Ave., Fresno, CA 93720. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

SCARBROUGH — Wendall Albert Scarbrough, 94, of Colorado, formerly of Visalia, died Feb. 27. He was a business owner. Memorial: 11 a.m. March 24 at Visalia District Cemetery Pavilion. Arrangements: Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel.

SIGLE — Luise Mary Sigle, 70, of Kingsburg died March 12. She was a materials handler for PG&E. Memorial: 10 a.m. March 20 at New Life Ministries. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

STOLLMAN — Suzanne Shifra Stollman, 61, of Fresno died Feb. 25. She was a registered nurse. No services will be held. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

TAYLOR — Anthony B. Taylor, 57, of Clovis died March 8. He was a land surveyor for 27 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. March 21 at Redbank Cemetery. Memorial: 1 p.m. March 21 at Boice Funeral Home.

TOWNSEND — Bruce A. Townsend, 74, of Madera died March 9. He was a retired teacher for Madera Unified School District. Memorial: 4 p.m. March 17 at Jay Chapel. Remembrance: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 470 E. Herndon Ave., Suite 102, Fresno, CA 93720.

TURNER — Terry Deon Turner, 63, of Fresno died March 11. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. March 18 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma. Graveside: 10 a.m. March 19 at Floral Memorial Park in Selma.

VARELA — Jesse Santana Varela, 62, of Mendota died March 10. He was a housekeeper for Veteran’s Administration Medical Center of Fresno. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. March 20 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Mass: 11 a.m. March 20 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

WASECHKA — Mildred Pearl Wasechka, 87, of Madera died March 11. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. March 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

WEBER — Joyce Ethel Weber, 91, of Sanger died March 11. She was a packer. Graveside: 1 p.m. March 17 at Sanger Cemetery. Arrangements: Sunset Funeral Services.

WESTENRIDER — Lavon Agusta Westenrider, 86, of Fresno died March 11. She was a retired switchboard operator at Valley Medical Center. Graveside: 1 p.m. March 20 at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Remembrances: SPCA, 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706 or Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

WHITEHEAD — James David Whitehead, 77, of Fresno died March 10. He was a master jeweler. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

WILLIAMS — Rodney Clark Williams Sr., 70, of Fresno died March 11. He was a hospital maintenance employee. No services will be held. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave, Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

This story was originally published March 14, 2015 at 4:18 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, March 15."