Obituaries for Tuesday, May 12

ALVARADO — David Alvarado, 59, of Madera died May 7. He was a tavern owner. Memorial: 1 p.m. May 13 at Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

ANDERSON — Vi Anderson, 87, of Madera died May 7. She was an accountant. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. May 13 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

ARCHULETA — Peter Joseph Archuleta, 56, of Sanger died May 6. He was a motor vehicle field representative. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. May 13 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 13 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 12050 E. North Ave. Mass: 9 a.m. May 14 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St.

BAWANAN — Virgil Bill Bawanan, 68, of Visalia died May 7. He was an industrial supervisor. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. May 17 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Service: 3 p.m. May 17 at the chapel.

BONILLA — Jesse Felix Bonilla, 58, of Clovis died May 2. He was a clerk. Rosary and Memorial Mass: 10 a.m. May 14 at St. John’s Cathedral. Arrangements: Whitehurst Sullivan Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

CONTRERAS — Jonathan Paul Contreras, 32, of Madera died April 25. He was worked in wholesale customer service. Graveside: 11:30 a.m. May 13 at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

EDWARDS — Bob Edwards, 76, of Tracy, formerly of Fresno, died April 26. He was an electrical engineer. Memorial: 2:30 p.m. May 12 at Hope Lutheran Church, 364 E. Barstow Ave. Remembrances: Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090, www.alz.org/join_the_cause_donate.asp or Giants Community Fund, c/o AT&T Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107, www.JrGiants.org.

FABELA — John Delao Fabela, 85, of Fresno died May 5. He was a teacher. Visitation: 9 to 9:30 a.m. May 13 at St. Alphonsus Church. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. May 13 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. May 13 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

GAITHER — Donald Leon Gaither, 69, of Porterville died May 11. He was a care provider. Service: 10 a.m. May 14 at Terra Bella Church of the Nazarene in Terra Bella. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

GOLDEN — Eloise Ann Golden, 57, of Fresno died May 2. She was an office manager. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 12 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Memorial Mass: 11 a.m. May 13 at the church. Arrangements: Whitehurst Sullivan Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

HILLIARD — Diane Frances Hilliard, 52, of Porterville died May 11. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 14 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

HORSTMEIER — Dennis Duane Horstmeier, 48, of Fresno died May 2. He was a heavy equipment operator. Mass: 11 a.m. May 14 at Holy Spirit Church. Remembrances: Catholic Charities, 149 N. Fulton St., Fresno, CA 93701 or S.P.C.A., 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

McGHAN — Clare L. McGhan, 93, of Clovis died May 8. He worked in agriculture support management for 42 years. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. May 13 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 2 p.m. May 14 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Service: 11 a.m. May 14 at the funeral home. Remembrance: St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 2435 N. Thesta Ave., Fresno, CA 93704.

MEDINA — Tom Medina, 98, of Fresno died May 4. He was a vocational educator for 20 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 12 at Whitehurst Sullivan Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 12 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. May 13 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church.

MITTS — James Isaac Mitts, 84, of Fresno died May 9. He was the owner and operator for J.I. Mitts Trucking. Services pending. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

NOVAK — Vladimir Steve Novak, 91, of Clovis died May 4. He was the owner of Vlad Novak Realty. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 13 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. May 14 at the chapel.

RODRIGUEZ — Matias Rincon Rodriguez, 44, of Fresno died May 5. He worked in maintenance for general construction for 25 years. Memorial: 2 p.m. May 12 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

RUIZ — Maria Theresa Ruiz, 63, of Fresno died May 4. She was a manager for Piccadilly Inn for 7 years. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. May 14 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 14 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. May 15 at St. John’s Cathedral.

SAWYER — Thomas Huntington Sawyer, 85, of Clovis died May 2. He was a telephone installer. Memorial: 1 p.m. May 12 at Clovis Veterans Memorial District. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

SHANNON — Larry Guy Shannon, 83, of Clovis died May 4. He was a truck driver. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

SHEKLIAN — Marguerite Rose Sheklian, 63, of Visalia died May 7. Service: 10 a.m. May 13 at St. Mary Armenian Apostolic Church in Yettem. Arrangements: Miller Memorial Chapel.

VARELA — Hector Gomez Varela, 78, of Madera died April 20. He was a retired field worker in agriculture. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. May 13 at Jay Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. May 14 at the chapel.

WILLIAMS — Michael Williams, 85, of Fresno died May 7. He was a retirement center administrator. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 13 at Friends Community Church. Remembrances: Friends Community Church Memorial Fund, 5688 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93710 or Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave. Fl 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

This story was originally published May 11, 2015 at 5:02 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, May 12."