Obituaries for Tuesday, July 14

ALVAREZ — Mary Lou Alvarez, 71, of Fresno died July 9. She was a counter representative for the Department of Motor Vehicles for 25 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. July 16 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 16 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. July 17 at St. Helen’s Catholic Church.

APODACA — Vincent S. Apodaca, 44, of Madera died July 9. He was a machinist. Visitation: 8 to 10 a.m. July 17 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 10 a.m. July 17 at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. July 17 at St. Joachim Catholic Church.

BALICH — Duke Balich, 87, of Fresno died July 11. He was a retired salesman. Service: 10 a.m. July 18 at St. Peter the Apostle Serbian Orthodox Church. Remembrance: St. Peter the Apostle Serbian Orthodox Church, 3502 N. 1st St., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Stephens and Bean Funeral Chapel.

BARKEMA — Karen Lynnette Barkema, 55, of Fresno died July 9. She was a landscaper. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

BROOKS — Arthur Brooks, 76, of Fresno died July 5. He was a welder. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors.

CASTILLO — Rodolfo Cortez Castillo, 72, of Fresno died July 5. He was a business owner. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. July 14 at Enrique Reade Family Funeral Home in Fowler. Rosary: 5 p.m. July 14 at the funeral home. Service: 11 a.m. July 15 at the funeral home. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. July 15 at Belmont Memorial Park.

CERVANTES — Maria C. Cervantes, 51, of Porterville died July 11. She was a manufacturing laborer. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. July 16 at Spanish Nazarene Church. Service: 10 a.m. July 16 at the church. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

COLE — Chris Cole, 83, of Exeter died July 11. She was a fruit grader. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. July 15 at Evans Miller Guinn Exeter Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 16 at Exeter District Cemetery.

FRUTOS — Debra Ann Frutos, 49, of Fresno died July 8. She was a postal driver. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 14 at Reade and Sons Chapel. Service: 5:30 p.m. July 14 at the chapel.

GARZA — Jose D. Garza, 77, of Fresno died July 10. He was a lawn care owner/operator. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 16 at Whitehurst Sullivan Burns and Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 16 at the funeral home.

GONZALES — Richard Gonzales, 67, of Caruthers died July 11. He was a farmer. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 16 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Selma. Mass: 9 a.m. July 17 at the church. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

GONZALES RAMOS — Juan Martin Gonzales Ramos, 44, of Fresno died June 30. He was a farmworker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

GRIDER — Michael Aaron Grider, 67, of Fresno died July 12. He was an agricultural pest control specialist for the State of California. Service: 11 a.m. July 16 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Remembrance: Cal Guns Foundation, 970 Reserve Drive, No. 111, Roseville, CA 95678.

LOUDERBACK — Doris Jeanette Louderback, 70, of Visalia died July 11. She was a police department secretary. Private service. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

MUÑOZ — Benito V. Muñoz, 85, of Sanger died July 10. He was a retired shop inventory clerk. Rosary and Mass: 9:30 a.m. July 16 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 2590 E. North Ave. Remembrance: St. Mary’s Catholic Church Capital Fund, 828 O St., Sanger, CA 93657. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

MYATT — Kenneth Lee Myatt, 73, of Visalia died June 29. He was a captain for the California Highway Patrol. Service: 10 a.m. July 17 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

PAPAZIAN — Matheos J. Papazian, 87, of Fresno died July 9. He was a physician. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. July 16 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Home Service: 7 p.m. July 16 at the funeral home. Service: 10 a.m. July 17 at St. Paul Armenian Church. Remembrance: St. Paul Armenian Church, 3767 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93726.

PEREZ — Rudy Kenzall Perez, 78, of Clovis died July 11. He was a carpenter for 40 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home in Fresno.

PHILLIPS — Eleanor June Phillips, 89, of Fresno died July 1. She was a business owner. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 15 at The Shrine of St. Therese Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. July 16 at the church. Remembrances: The Shrine of St. Therese Catholic Church, 855 E. Floradora Ave., Fresno, CA 93728 or donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

PIZANA ROBLES — Alfonso Pizana Robles, 74, of Fresno died July 4. He was an agricultural foreman. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 17 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Vigil: 10 a.m. July 17 at the funeral home.

ROMAN — Florencio Diaz Roman Jr., 51, of Porterville died July 9. He was a cement finisher. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 16 at Myers Funeral Service & Crematory Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 16 at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. July 17 at St. Anne’s Church.

SANCHEZ — Raul Medina Sanchez, 90, of Fresno died July 9. He was a retired iceman for the railroad. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. July 15 at Lisle Funeral Home. Rosary and Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. July 16 at St. John’s Cathedral.

SANCHEZ OCAMPO — Jorge Sanchez Ocampo, 49, of Traver died July 12. He was a dairyman. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. July 16 at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 16 at the chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. July 17 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Dinuba.

SAVAGE — Gary Lewis Savage, 48, of Fresno died July 6. He was an in-home care provider. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. July 16 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 17 at Fresno Memorial Gardens.

TA — Hien Kim Ta, 48, of Fresno died July 10. He was a fiber technician for 12 years. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. July 15 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Vietnamese service: 9 a.m. July 15 at the funeral home.

TOUSOUNIS — Sophia Tousounis, 86, of Fresno died July 10. She was a line inspector for Valley Ind. Laundry for 25 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. July 15 at Farewell Funeral Service. Trisagion and Funeral Service: 10 a.m. July 16 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Remembrance: Kids ‘n’ Cancer Fund @ St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 2219 N. Orchard St., Fresno, CA 93703.

VALAILE — Brian L. Valaile, 57, of Porterville died June 20. He was a truck driver. Service: 10:30 a.m. July 18 at First Assembly of God. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

WILLIAMS — Florence Ruiz Williams, 84, of Fresno died July 10. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Whitehurst Sullivan Burns and Blair Funeral Home.

WOOD-LEWIS — Maryanne Wood-Lewis, 67, of Fresno died July 7. She was a bartender. No services will be held. Arrangements: Enrique Reade Family Funeral Home in Fowler.

This story was originally published July 13, 2015 at 5:37 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, July 14."