Obituaries for Sunday, July 26

BENSON — Hazel Opal Benson, 91, of Fresno died July 20. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 28 at Redbanks Cemetery. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

CHAVOYA — Peter Ruiz Chavoya, 88, of Fresno died July 22. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. July 28 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. July 29 at Saint Mary Queen of Apostles. Remembrance: Saint Mary Queen of Apostles, 4636 W. Dakota Ave., Fresno, CA 93722.

COLLINS — Howard Douglas Collins Jr., 84, of Clovis died July 18. He was a truck driver for Calaveras Cement Plant Co. No services will be held. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

CORRALES — Delia Esther Corrales, 73, of Fresno died July 20. She was a teacher’s assistant for Fresno Unified School District. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. July 30 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 30 at the chapel. Remembrances: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 2140 N. Cedar Ave., Fresno, CA 93703 or Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 2529 E. Belmont Ave., Fresno, CA 93701.

ELMS — Ruby J. Elms, 100, of London, Kentucky, formerly of Clovis, died July 21. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. July 28 at Boice Funeral Home. Service: 2 p.m. July 28 at Clovis First Baptist Church.

GOMEZ — Maria Belen Gomez, 71, of Madera died July 23. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. July 27 at Jay Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. July 28 at the chapel.

HOLLINS — Charles Hollins, 92, of Fresno died July 21. He was a printer for Fresno Guide newspaper. Graveside: 10 a.m. July 30 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: American Legion Post 147, 4 Woodworth Ave., Clovis, CA 93612. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

KANE — Bruce Kane, 64, of Fresno died July 23. He was a sales manager. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

MACK — Charles Mack, 58, of Fresno died July 7. He was a construction worker. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. July 28 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. July 29 at Bethesda Apostolic Church.

MARTINEZ — Esther Miramontez Martinez, 85, of Kingsburg died July 21. She was a CNA. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. July 29 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma. Service: 10 a.m. July 30 at the funeral chapel.

McEWEN — Beverly Joan McEwen, 83, of Sanger died June 9. She was an orchard and vineyard farmer. Memorial: 1 p.m. July 30 at Sierra Community Church. Remembrance: Central California SPCA, 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

MOORE — James Lowell Moore, 91, of Fresno died July 21. He was a retired chemical production worker for Western Farm Service. Memorial: Noon July 28 at Farewell Funeral Service. Remembrance: First Church Christian Academy, 3920 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93726.

NUTTING — Viola Elizabeth Nutting, 94, of Sanger died July 23. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. July 27 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. July 28 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrances: Memorial United Methodist Church, 1726 Pollasky Ave., Clovis, CA 93612 or The Quest Church, 3643 E. Ashlan Ave., Fresno, CA 93726.

ORR — Margaret May Orr, 78, of Visalia died July 6. She was a bank teller for 13 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 8 at New Hope Community Church. Arrangements: Farewell-Clovis Arrangement Center & Crematory.

PEOPLE — Veatrice Priscilla People, 87, of Fresno died July 21. She was a retired certified nursing assistant. Memorial Graveside Service: 11 a.m. July 30 at Fowler Cemetery. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

RATE — Richard Ross Rate, 69, of Fresno died July 18. He was a line assigner for Pacific Bell. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 1 at American Legion Post 509. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

RIOS — Joseph Larry Rios, 71, of Hanford died July 8. He was a contractor. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

ROSETTA — James Rosetta, 95, of Fresno died July 23. He was a hardware store owner. Service: 10 a.m. July 31 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

SABURIT — Rene Delores Saburit, 53, of Fresno died July 18. She was a homemaker. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. Aug. 2 at Bobby Salazar’s in Clovis. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 16 at Martin Ray Reilly Park. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

SALOMAN RODRIGUEZ — Jose Saloman Rodriguez, 83, of Fresno died July 20. He was a railroad employee. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. July 28 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. No services will be held.

SANTILLAN MAGDALENO — Jose Ivan Santillan Magdaleno, 20, of Dinuba died July 18. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: Noon to 5 p.m. July 29 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home and 5 to 9 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 29 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. July 30 at the church.

SCELZI — Frances Marian Scelzi, 93, of St. George, Utah, formerly of Clovis, died July 15. She was an inventory management specialist in the U.S. Air Force. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 8 at Boice Funeral Home.

SHAW — Mary Patricia Shaw, 83, of Fresno died July 18. She was a nurse for 35 years. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. July 28 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 28 at the funeral home.

TORRES — Matilde Rivera Torres, 90, of Fresno died July 15. She was a food processor. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. July 27 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 27 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. July 28 at St. Mary Queen of Apostles Catholic Church.

WELLS — Charles Noel Wells, 90, of Fresno died July 23. He was a plant manager. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 30 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Service: 12:30 p.m. July 31 at the funeral home.

This story was originally published July 25, 2015 at 1:51 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, July 26."