Obituaries for Wednesday, Jan. 31

AVILA — Donato Coronado Avila, 68, of Madera died Jan. 25. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Feb. 2 at Smith Manor Grace Chapel. No services will be held.

BAIN GAGNON — Muriel Stella Bain Gagnon, 92, of Exeter died Jan. 28. She was a banker. Graveside: 1 p.m. Feb. 1 at Exeter District Cemetery. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel.

BIER — Leta L. Bier, 97, of Fresno died Jan. 26. She was a retired supervisor for the state of California Department of Rehabilitation. Private service. Remembrance: Optimal Hospice Foundation, 6780 N. West Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

BRAICICH — Agnes Ruth Braicich, 98, of Fresno died Jan. 22. She was an owner of Valley Hardware. Graveside: 1 p.m. Feb. 2 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

BUSSMAN-EVANS — Muriel J. Bussman-Evans, 89, of Madera died Jan. 16. She was a registered nurse. Memorial: 10 a.m. Feb. 2 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service.

CASTANEDA — Andrew Castaneda, 70, of Fresno died Jan. 24. He was a warehouse driver. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 19 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 20 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St. in Sanger.

CASTANEDA — Ramona Castaneda, 84, of Fresno died Jan. 25. She was a care provider. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. Jan. 31 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Chapel.

CASTRO — Sarah Marie Castro, 35, of Sanger died Jan. 26. She was a file clerk. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Feb. 1 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 2 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St.

CEBALLOS — David Robledo Ceballos, 83, of Porterville died Jan. 25. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at the funeral home.

DEOL — Amolak Singh Deol, 86, of Caruthers died Jan. 28. He was a lawyer. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 1 at Shant Bhavan Punjabi Funeral Home in Fowler.

DIAZ — Rosa Diaz, 89, of Fresno died Jan. 17. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at Reade & Sons Chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 8 at St. Alphonsus Church.

FISCHER — Polly Caroline Fischer, 95, of Fresno died Jan. 29. She was an assistant at a surgery and obstetrics office. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 5 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Remembrance: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 340 W. Fallbrook Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

GILLIAM — Jack Wilko Gilliam, 96, of Porterville died Jan. 22. He was a postmaster. Graveside: 2 p.m. Feb. 2 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

GONZALEZ — Rufina Moreno Gonzalez, 90, of Fresno died Jan. 19. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at St. Anthony Mary Claret Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 2 at the church. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

KASTEN — John Richard Kasten, 79, of Clovis died Jan. 25. He was a telephone company manager. Rosary: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 1 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 1 at the church. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

KOZERA — Edward Kozera, 92, of Fresno died Jan. 25. He was an owner of Kozera and Kozera Construction for over 60 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 6 at St. Helen’s Catholic Church.

LIMA — David Martin Lima, 73, of Lemoore died Jan. 25. He was a retired postal worker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at the funeral home. Mass: 1 p.m. Feb. 2 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

LOPEZ MORALES — Sergio Lopez Morales, 44, of Dinuba died Dec. 31. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Reade & Sons Chapel. Services to be held at a later date.

LOZA — Patricia Ann Loza, 61, of Fresno died Jan. 2. She was a homemaker. Services were held. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

LYNCH — JoeAnn Lynch, 84, of Fresno died Jan. 23. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Feb. 2 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Feb. 3 at the funeral home.

MARQUEZ-CINO — Michelle “Mickey” Marie Marquez-Cino, 42, of Clovis died Jan. 26. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at Farewell Funeral Service. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 5 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.

NELSON — Joan Rebecca Nelson, 75, of Madera died Jan. 23. She was a retired school teacher. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. Feb. 1 at Jay Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 2 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2112 Sunset Ave. Remembrance: Christian Appalachian Project, 485 Ponderosa Drive, Paintsville, KY 41240.

RANK — Evelyn Karschen Rank, 91, of Fresno died Jan. 25. She was a homemaker for 70 years. Graveside: 1 p.m. Feb. 3 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

REYES SILVA — Amada Reyes Silva, 78, of Selma died Jan. 15. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at residence: 2804 Rose Ave. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

ROOTERS — Seandra Rooters, 46, of Fresno died Jan. 8. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 3 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. Feb. 5 at the funeral home.

SEHER — Doyle Keith Seher, 64, of Sanger died Jan. 26. He was a firefighter. Graveside: 1 p.m. Feb. 2 at Parlier Cemetery. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Home.

SKOLIL — Christina Skolil, 71, of Fresno died Dec. 15. Private service. Arrangements: Oceanview Cremations.

STRANTZ — Laura Janssen Strantz, 93, of Fresno died Jan. 13. She was an executive director of the Tulare County Medical Society. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 3 at Christ Lutheran Church in Visalia. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

TRIPP — Jerry August Tripp, 71, of Tulare died Jan. 27. He was a certified public accountant for 39 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 31 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Feb. 1 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 451 E. Merritt Ave.

VENTURA — Richard Ventura, 67, of Miami, formerly of Fresno, died Jan. 9. He worked in fashion and design. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 2 at St. Jude Catholic Church in Easton. Remembrances: All About Care, 4974 N. Fresno St., PMB 156, Fresno, CA 93726 or Animal Rescue Fresno, 4545 E. Dakota Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

WALLS — Earnestine Walls, 86, of Fresno died Jan. 26. She was a dry cleaners laborer. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Feb. 3 at Providence Baptist Church. Graveside: 10 a.m. Feb. 5 at Fresno Memorial Gardens.

WONG — Eugene Chew Wong, 88, of Fresno died Jan. 23. He was a structural engineer. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 2 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 3 at the funeral home.

This story was originally published January 30, 2018 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, Jan. 31."