Obituaries for Sunday, May 24

AGUILAR DUENAS — Carlos Andres Aguilar Duenas, 22, of Fresno died May 17. He was a student. Visitation: 5 to 10 p.m. May 25 at residence: 9123 S. Bryan Ave. in Raisin City. Mass: 10 a.m. May 26 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

BORANIAN — Dickran Boranian, 87, of Clovis died May 1. He was an educator. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 25 at Pilgrim Armenian Congregational Church. Arrangements: Yost and Webb Funeral Home.

BUTLER — Helen E. Butler, 100, of Tulare died May 21. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 2 p.m. May 27 at Kingsburg Cemetery. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

CHAVEZ — Kitty Chavez, 89, of Clovis died May 21. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. May 27 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. May 27 at the church. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

CURTIS — Lewis A. Curtis, 88, of Fresno died May 18. He was a civil engineer for CalTrans. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

DAVENPORT — John Gordon Davenport, 73, of Exeter died May 20. He was a builder. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. May 26 at Smith Family Chapel. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. May 27 at the chapel.

DENIZ — Gene Deniz, 81, of Coarsegold died May 17. He was a farmer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 25 at Jay Chapel. Graveside: 9 a.m. May 26 at Calvary Cemetery.

DYER — Robert Monroe Dyer, 85, of Sanger died May 10. He was a carpenter. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. June 1 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

FLORES — Virginia “Gina” Flores, 56, of Fresno died May 20. She was a retired correctional officer for Valley State Prison for Women. Private service. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

FLORES — Naomi Flores, 84, of Dinuba died May 18. She was a teacher’s aide for Kings River Schools. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. May 26 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. May 27 at Templo Calvario Community Church.

FOSS — Wendell J. Foss, 81, of Fresno died May 20. He was a religious minister. Services pending. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

GARCIA-GONZALEZ — Timoteo Garcia-Gonzalez, 94, of Parlier died May 17. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5:30 to 8 p.m. May 26 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 26 at the funeral home. Chapel Service: 10 a.m. May 27 at the funeral home.

GARDENHIRE — Frankie Joyce Gardenhire, 72, of Fresno died May 14. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 26 at Mountain View Cemetery. Remembrance: Central Valley Regional Center, 4615 N. Marty Ave., Fresno, CA 93722. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

GIBSON — Ed Gibson, 68, of Sanger died May 19. He was a controller. Visitation: 8 to 10 a.m. May 29 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 29 at Sanger Cemetery.

GRAJEDA — Rodrik Richard Grajeda, 47, of Clovis died May 10. He was a sales representative for various merchants. Private service. Remembrances: Valley Animal Shelter, 3934 N. Hayston Ave., Fresno, CA 93726; American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241, donatenow.heart.org; American Lung Association, 1782 E. Bullard Ave., Suite 103, Fresno, CA 93710, www.lung.org. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

HANSEN — Helen Marian Hansen, 96, of Fresno died May 18. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. June 5 at Bethel Lutheran Church. Remembrances: Bethel Lutheran Church, 187 N. Broadway St., Fresno, CA 93701 or Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

HARRELL — Robert D. Harrell, 70, of Chowchilla died April 24. He was an U.S. Airforce flight engineer. Graveside: 9:30 a.m. May 29 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

HOROWITT — Louise Horowitt, 85, of Fresno died May 21. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 2 p.m. May 28 at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light.

JACKSON — Alastair McKinven Jackson, 83, of Madera died May 18. He was an auto mechanic. Memorial: 2 p.m. May 30 at Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

MAYER — Edward Joseph Mayer, 57, of Clovis died May 22. He was an engineer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

MCBROON — Laura McBroon, 74, of Fresno died May 11. She was a custodian for Fresno Unified School District. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. May 26 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Memorial: Noon May 30 at St. Anne Catholic Church in Santa Monica. Graveside: 11 a.m. June 1 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

MEDINA — Manuel Dominguez Medina, 70, of Fresno died May 16. He was a prep cook for 30 years. Memorial: 6 p.m. May 28 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

NAKAMURA — Glen “Butch” Nakamura, 67, of Fresno died May 20. He was a retired human resources supervisor for S.C. Johnson Co. Services pending. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

OSIER — Doris Edele Osier, 88, of Fresno died May 20. She was a retired investigator for the I.R.S. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. May 26 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. May 27 at the funeral home.

PANNELL — Robert Michael Pannell, 71, of Fresno died May 15. He was a school teacher. Private service. Arrangements: Edward A Cooper Cremation Society.

PARAS — Enrique Paras, 68, of Fresno died May 11. He was a maintenance worker for Fresno Unified School District. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. May 30 at United Japanese Christian Church in Clovis. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

PAREDES — Laura N. Paredes, 62, of Fresno died May 13. She was a high school teacher for 30 years. Memorial: 10 a.m. May 30 at Butler Church. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

RIVERA — Bertha Rivera, 89, of Fresno died May 15. She was a retired emergency room admittance clerk for Valley Medical Center. Service: 10 a.m. May 30 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Remembrances: American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02441, www.donatenow.heart.org; Hospice of Spokane Washington, 121 S. Arthur St., P.O. Box 2215, Spokane, WA 99210; Valley Animal Shelter of Fresno, 3934 N. Hayston Ave., Fresno, CA 93726.

SALWASSER — Melvin Le Roy Salwasser, 92, of Reedley died May 17. He was a businessman. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. May 28 at Cairns Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 29 at Reedley Cemetery.

SPATAFORE — John Paul Spatafore, 78, of Clovis died May 16. He was a purchasing manager with the dairy industry for 30 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 28 at St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. Remembrance: Disabled American Veterans Charities of Fresno Inc., 701 Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA 93721. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

TAIT — Jane E. Tait, 65, of Bass Lake died May 8. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 30 at The Little Church in the Pines. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

WALLER — Jacqueline Waller, 62, of Fresno died May 22. She was a hotel housekeeper. Celebration Memorial Service: 11 a.m. May 26 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel.

WHITE — Jerry Matt White, 74, of Fresno died April 13. He was the owner of a lawn mower shop. Service: 11 a.m. May 30 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Remembrance: Alzheimer’s Foundation of Central California, P.O. Box 3438 , Fresno, CA 93650.

WHITEHEAD — Jordan Tyler Whitehead, 18, of Kingsburg died May 19. He was a student. Memorial: 3:30 p.m. May 26 at Kingsburg Evangelical Covenant Church. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

This story was originally published May 23, 2015 at 5:41 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, May 24."