Obituaries for Sunday, June 28

ALEWINE-BRICE — Vera Darlene Alewine-Brice, 66, of Fresno died June 22. She was a retired restaurant owner. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. June 30 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. July 1 at the funeral chapel.

BEDROSIAN — Mae E. Bedrosian, 88, of Fresno died June 23. She was a homemaker. Services were held. Remembrance: Nazareth House, 2121 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93703. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

BROUWER — James Martin Brouwer, 83, of Fresno died June 24. He was a teacher. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

BRUGETTI — Kay Brugetti, 90, of Clovis died June 24. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home in Fresno.

CONTRERAZ — Edward Patrick Contreraz, 25, of Fresno died June 10. He was a clerk. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. June 29 at Reade and Sons Chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. June 30 at Shrine of St. Therese Catholic Church.

DEGALLERY — Dennis Paul deGallery, 69, of Fresno died June 17. Private service. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

EASLEY — Ernest M. Easley, 72, of Reedley died June 18. He was a machinist. Graveside: 9 a.m. July 1 at Reedley Cemetery Memorial Building. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.

EDIGER — Leroy Ediger, 75, of Fresno died June 25. He was a retired teacher. Memorial: 12:30 p.m. July 1 at Bethany Church. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

FREEMAN — Barbara Ann Freeman, 66, of Fresno died June 20. She was a certified nurses assistant. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. June 29 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. June 30 at the chapel.

GHAN — David Ronald Ghan, 76, of Fresno died June 17. He was a language speech therapist. Graveside: 10 a.m. June 29 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

GOMES — Ann Gomes, 92, of Madera died June 23. She was a retired administrative assistant for the Madera Tribune newspaper. Rosary: 5 p.m. June 28 at Jay Chapel. Remembrance: Madera Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1981, 2620 N. Granada Drive, Madera, CA 93637.

HATAYAMA — Aiko Hatayama, 95, of Del Rey died May. 15. She was a clerk. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 1 at Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home. Remembrance: Fresno Buddhist Temple, 1340 Kern St., Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

HOLMES — Patricia Ann Holmes, 70, of Porterville died June 22. She was a school bus operator. Private service. Arrangements: Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service Inc.

JANZEN — Franklin J. Janzen, 84, of Reedley died June 25. He was a farmer. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 2 at Reedley Cemetery District. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 2 at Mennonite Brethren Church. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.

JOHNSON — Frenchy Johnson, 75, of Fresno died June 22. He was a retired fabricator with the County of Fresno. Memorial: 10 a.m. July 11 at Fresno Scottish Rite Center. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

KIMURA — Sawae Kimura, 82, of Kingsburg died June 20. She was a farmer. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. July 3 at Buddhist Church of Parlier. Arrangements: Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home.

MACHT — Louis “Fritz” Fredrick Macht, 87, of Kerman died June 23. He was a farmer and owner. No services will be held. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel.

MANRY — Patsy L. Manry, 71, of Fresno died June 9. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

MC GUYER — Robert Douglas Mc Guyer, 73, of Visalia died June 23. He was a foreman. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel.

MCGINNIS — Melody D. McGinnis, 72, of Fresno died June 19. She was an artist and retired waitress. No services will be held. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

MCINTYRE — Betty Jean McIntyre, 91, of Fresno died June 25. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. June 29 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

MILLER — Dick Miller, 71, of Fresno died June 23. He was a communications specialist. Memorial: 10 a.m. June 30 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

MITCHELL — Fern Irene Mitchell, 85, of Fresno died June 24. She was a nurse for 30 years. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. June 30 at Boice Funeral Home. Service: Noon July 1 at the funeral home.

MORALES — Antoinette Michelle Morales, 45, of Fresno died June 21. She was a child care provider. Service: 10 a.m. July 6 at Valley Christian Center. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

NAVARRO — Porfirio Dela Garza Navarro, 52, of Fresno died June 21. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 1 to 6 p.m. July 1 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 1 at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. July 2 at St. Jude Catholic Church.

NIKSSARIAN — Richard Dikran Nikssarian, 62, of Castro Valley, formerly of Fowler, died June 22. He was an elementary school teacher. Visitation: 4 to 7:30 p.m. June 28 at Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home. Religious Service: 7:30 p.m. June 28 at the funeral home. Service: 10:30 a.m. June 29 at St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church. Remembrances: St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church, P.O. Box 246, Fowler, CA 93625; St. Vartan Armenian Church Building Fund, 650 Spruce St., Oakland, CA 94610; donor’s favorite charity.

VAN HOOSAN — Mary Jayne Van Hoosan, 95, of Fresno died June 16. She was a teacher. Graveside: 11 a.m. July 2 at Belmont Memorial Park. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

VANDERBURGH — Jake Vanderburgh, 61, of Friant died June 25. He was a tile mason. Graveside: 9:30 a.m. July 2 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

WALTON — Gloria Darlene Walton, 81, of Fresno died June 23. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

WATKINS — Kathryn T. Watkins, 62, of Fresno died June 20. She was a homemaker. Celebration of Life: 1 p.m. July 4 at La Quinta Inn, 5077 N. Cornelia Ave. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.

ZAYAS — Esther V. Zayas, 93, of Yettem died June 25. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. July 1 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 1 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. July 2 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church.

This story was originally published June 27, 2015 at 3:17 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, June 28."