Obituaries for Thursday, May 28

ACOSTA — Tony Acosta, 77, of Fresno died May 21. He was a contractor. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon May 28 at Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel. Rosary: 11 a.m. May 28 at the chapel.

ALARCON — Joe Diaz Alarcon, 67, of Fresno died May 22. He was a trackman for Burlington Northern Santa Fe for 36 years. Visitation: 4:30 to 6 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 28 at the church. Mass: 1 p.m. May 29 at the church. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home in Reedley.

ALLEN — Gail Lynn Allen, 67, of Fresno died May 26. She was a homemaker. Service: Noon June 1 at GL Johnson Chapel at Peoples Church. Remembrances: Zola Levitt Ministries, P.O. Box 12268, Dallas, TX 75225-0268. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

ALVARADO — Felicitas G. Alvarado, 91, of Parlier died May 23. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. May 31 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Wake: 6 p.m. May 31 at the funeral home. Service: 10 a.m. June 1 at La Obra De Jesus.

ANDERSON — Vicki Ley Anderson, 58, of Tulare died May 24. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 2 p.m. June 2 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

ARIAS — Socorro Arias, 87, of Madera died May 23. She was a retired employee of Oberti Olives. Visitation: 8 to 10 a.m. May 29 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 10 a.m. May 29 at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. May 29 at St. Joachim Catholic Church.

BIGBY SIMPSON — Monica Carmelita Bigby Simpson, 82, of Fresno died May 23. She was a nurses’ aide for 18 years. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 30 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Remembrances: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., #201, Fresno, CA 93711.

CALDERON — David Calderon, 84, of Clovis died May 20. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 29 at Clovis Funeral Chapel.

DANIEL — Dorothy Dahl Daniel, 70, of Fresno died May 23. She was a data processor for Fresno County Schools. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 28 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. May 29 at Saints Community Church of God in Christ.

DUKE — Orvalle Duke, 90, of Clovis died May 18. He was a school bus driver. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 28 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. May 29 at Clovis Cemetery.

ESTRADA — Josefa Estrada, 85, of Fresno died May 26. She was a homemaker for 65 years. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. May 29 at Salvation Army Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 29 at the chapel. Mass of Christian Burial: 9 a.m. May 30 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

HENSLEE — Carolyn J. Henslee, 80, of Kingsburg died May 22. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. June 1 at Kingsburg Cemetery. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

HINOJOSA — Julio E. Hinojosa, 57, of Fresno died May 26. He was a retired recycling sorter for Sunset Recycling. Memorial 1 p.m. May 31 at Salvation Army Chapel. Remembrances: Salvation Army, 1914 Fulton St., Fresno, CA 93721. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

KERCHER — Bessie K. Kercher, 94, of Fresno died May 25. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 30 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Laton. Arrangements: Wallin’s Riverdale Funeral Home.

LUTZ — William Lutz, 91, of Fresno died May 23. He was a plant manager for Fresno Unified School District. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 28 at Washington Colony Cemetery. Arrangements: Palm La Paz Funeral & Cremations.

MAGNUSON — Willis Magnuson, 62, of Porterville died May 18. Graveside: 1 p.m. May 28 at Ivy Lawn Cemetery in Ventura. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel in Exeter.

MAKI — Alice Maki, 82, of Fresno died May 25. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. June 1 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. June 2 at the chapel.

MANNING — Carl Manning, 76, of Fresno died May 3. He was a government clerk. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 28 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

MARTIN — Junko Takachu Martin, 83, of Clovis died May 8. She was an electrical production assembler. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 31 at Buddhist Community Center in Fresno. Celebration of Life: 1:30 p.m. May 31 at the Martin-Watts residence, 1107 N. Coventry Ave. in Clovis. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

MCCULLOUGH — Myrtle Jerry McCullough, 91, of Madera died May 24. She was a retired mail carrier. Private services. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Creations in Fresno.

MONTEZ — Tony Montez, 79, of Fresno died May 21. He was a custodian. Service: 12:30 p.m. May 29 at Clovis Seventh-Day Adventist. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

NEGRETE — Victor A. Negrete, 87, of Parlier died May 24. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. June 1 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. June 1 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. June 2 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.

NICHOLAS — Kenneth “Nick” Nicholas, 84, of Fresno died May 24. He was a retired Fresno County deputy sheriff. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 30 at Masis Ararat Armenian Cemetery. Remembrances: Donor’s favorite animal rescue charity. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

OATES — Tommy Oates, 66, of Kingsburg died May 22. He was a maintenance supervisor for Sun Maid Raisins. Private services. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

STERLING — Ralph Junior Sterling, 83, of Tulare died May 23. He was a credit union manager for 28 years. Memorial: 10 a.m. May 28 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. June 1 at North Tulare Cemetery.

TERRY — Sonny Terry, 16, of Kingsburg died May 22. He was a student and the son of Janice Terry. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. May 30 at Kingsburg Buddhist Church. Service: 10 a.m. May 30 at the church. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

TRAVIOLI — Robert Ernest Travioli, 87, of Orosi died May 21. He was a cattle rancher. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 29, Travioli Ranch, 45461 Drive 152. Remembrances: Tulare County Cattlemen’s Association Scholarship, 14228 Avenue 364, Visalia, CA 93292. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.

TUCKER — Lanny D. Tucker, 57, of Madera died May 16. He was a mechanic. Visitation: 3 to 4 p.m. May 29 at Boice Funeral home. Service: 4 p.m. May 29 at the funeral home.

VAUTIER — John Vautier, 72, of Sanger died May 21. He was a communications manager for a telephone company. Memorial: 1 p.m. May 30 at Sanger Eagles Post. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

VICENCIA — Jose Vicencia, infant, of Kerman died May 5. He was the son of Ricardo Vicencia Villa and Rocio Solono Paredes. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 29 at St. Peters Cemetery. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

WALKER — Bobbie Glenn Walker, 81, of Tulare died May 21. He was a supervisor at a manufacturing plant for 25 years. Memorial: 1 p.m. June 3 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Home.

WATKINS — Kevin Bruce Watkins, 31, of Kingsburg died May 26. He was an agricultural salesman. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 30 at Orchard Bible Fellowship Church. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

WILSON — Virginia Fay Wilson, 84, of Fresno died May 22. She was a retired traffic manager for ABC 30. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

YUYAMA — Masaji Mark Yuyama, 85, of Fresno died May 22. He was the former owner of Marks Food Market. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 29 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. May 30 at the funeral home.

ZAMORA — Levi Jeremiah Larios Zamora, infant, of Fresno died May 5. He was the son of Brian Larios and Christina Zamora. Graveside: 1 p.m. May 28 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Reade & Sons Funeral Home.

This story was originally published May 27, 2015 at 6:20 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Thursday, May 28."