Obituaries for Sunday, July 19
ACOSTA — Jose Luis Acosta Jr., 39, of Staples, Texas, formerly of Fresno, died July 14. He was a salesman for 10 years. Visitation: 4 to 8:30 p.m. July 21 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Fresno. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 21 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. July 22 at the church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home in Fresno.
BISUANO — Tony G. Bisuano, 91, of Fresno died July 13. He was a forklift driver for a cotton compress for 20 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
BUSH — Geraine Bush, 91, of Oakhurst died July 17. She was a pet groomer for 35 years. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California in Fresno.
BUSTAMANTE — Dario F. Bustamante, 62, of Sanger died July 13. He was a marketing manager. Rosary and Mass: 9:30 a.m. July 25 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 2590 E. North Ave. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.
CANTU — Patricia Cantu, 43, of Caruthers died July 11. She was a care provider. Services were held. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.
CARRASCO — Ramon O. Carrasco, 57, of Ivanhoe died July 16. He was a lead worker for Caltrans. Visitation: 12 to 6 p.m. July 22 at Creighton Memorial Chapel in Kingsburg. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. July 22 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Kingsburg. Mass: 10 a.m. July 23 at the church.
CHRISTIANSON — Anna Christianson, 93, of Fresno died July 15. She was a professional housekeeper. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. July 20 at Yost & Webb Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 21 at Floral Memorial Park in Selma.
EAKLES — Robert Lee Eakles, 89, of Fresno died July 11. He was a retired Fresno Bee classified advertising employee. Services to be held at a later date. Remembrances: Fresno Chaffee Zoo, 894 W. Belmont Ave., Fresno, CA 93728 or fresnochaffeezoo.org; or American Heart Association, P.O. Box 74230, Los Angeles, CA 90074 or donatenow.heart.org. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
EISCHEN — Harley “Bud” Eischen, 88, of Fresno died July 12. He was chief executive officer for a leasing company. Services were held. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.
ELLSBERRY — Dasha Sheri Ellsberry, 39, of Fresno died July 9. She was a care provider. Visitation: Noon to 5 p.m. July 23 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service Inc. Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. July 24 at the chapel.
FLORES — Alonso Camacho Flores, 57, of Los Angeles, formerly of Clovis, died June 15. He was a laborer in paper manufacturing. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 23 at Boice Funeral Home in Clovis. Mass: 10 a.m. July 24 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Clovis.
GALLEGOS — Misty Blue Gallegos, 34, of Fresno died July 15. She was a medical technician. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. July 22 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 22 at the chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. July 23 at The Shrine of St. Therese Catholic Church.
GARCIA — Leonard Lawrence Garcia, 65, of Riverdale died July 13. He was a maintenance manager. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 21 at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore. Mass: 10 a.m. July 22 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church.
HEMBREE — Gary Wayne Hembree Sr., 66, of Fresno died July 10. No services will be held. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
JOHNSON — Wendell Hobart Johnson, 93, of Reedley died July 12. He was an U.S. Postal Service worker. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 20 at Reedley Cemetery District. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.
KENNEDY — Corita Anne Kennedy, 92, of Fresno died July 13. She was a retired registered nurse. Private service. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.
LIPSON — Edwin Lipson, 73, of Los Angeles, formerly of Visalia, died July 7. Private service. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel in Exeter.
MEDRANO — Robert Medrano, 41, of Fresno died July 12. He was a machine mechanic. Service: 10 a.m. July 23 at Stephens & Bean Chapel.
NUNES — Madalyn Barbara Nunes, 92, of Lemoore died July 15. She was a clerk at Oliver’s Pharmacy. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. July 21 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. July 21 at the church. Remembrances: MIQ Endowment Fund, 870 N. Lemoore Ave., Lemoore, CA 93245 or Adventist Health Home Care and Hospice Services, 460 Kings County Drive, Suite 105, Hanford, CA 93230. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.
O’NEIL — William Lawrence O’Neil, 63, of Madera died July 14. He was an electrical lineman. Memorial: 3 p.m. July 21 at Peace Lutheran Church in Fresno. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California in Fresno.
PETTEY — Patrick Lee Pettey, 85, of Fresno died July 5. He was an assistant district manager for Social Security Administration. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. July 25 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
PHILLIPS — Eunice Ann Phillips, 86, of Orosi died July 16. She was a registered nurse. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 23 at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba. Arrangements: Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel.
REGISTER — Harold L. Register, 86, of Fresno died July 1. He was a retired signal maintainer for Southern Pacific Railroad. Memorial: 1 p.m. July 24 at The Meridian. Arrangements: Green Street Mortuary in San Francisco.
ROBINETT — Connie Henson Robinett, 80, of Clovis died July 5. She was a nurse’s assistant. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 21 at Clovis Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.
SAITO — July Sugimoto Saito, 93, of Fresno died July 13. She was a retired employee for the County of Fresno for 12 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.
SCHEIDT — Melbourne Peter Scheidt, 82, of Fresno died July 16. He was worked in tech support for AT&T. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.
SOTELO — Genevieve F. Sotelo, 86, of Tollhouse died July 15. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 2 p.m. July 20 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home in Fresno.
STJERNE — Taven James Stjerne, infant, of Fresno died July 14. He was the son of Elaine and Tyler Stjerne. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 27 at Academy Cemetery. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home in Clovis.
VUICICH — Mike Vuicich, 86, of Fresno died July 11. He was an owner of Clovis Concrete Pipe Company. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. July 19 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 20 at Clovis Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to The Clovis Rodeo Foundation, P.O. Box 445, Clovis, CA 93613.
WALKER — James Henry Walker Jr., 79, of Fresno died June 25. He was a retired captain with the U.S. Department of Forestry. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. Aug. 7 at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
YAMAGUCHI — Richard Shizuo Yamaguchi, 69, of Clovis died July 15. He was a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home in Fresno.
This story was originally published July 18, 2015 at 2:53 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, July 19."