Obituaries for Wednesday, July 29

AMERI — Helen Catherine Ameri, 68, of Fresno died July 26. She was a medical office manager. No services will be held. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

BEDWELL — Craig Bedwell, 61, of Kerman died July 26. He was an agricultural laborer. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

CLARK — Hazel Irene Clark, 82, of Fresno died July 23. She was a homemaker. Service: 10 a.m. July 30 at Lisle Funeral Home.

CRUZ — Beatrice M. Cruz, 91, of Madera died July 25. She was a retired service representative for AAA. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. July 30 at Jay Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. July 31 at the chapel. Remembrance: First Assembly of God, 22444 Avenue 181/2, Madera, CA 93637.

DONNER — Oren Leonard Donner, 84, of Madera died July 23. He worked in building construction. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations in Fresno.

ESPINOSA — George Espinosa, 68, of Pinedale died July 21. He was a machine operator. Memorial: 2 p.m. Aug. 1 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

FUNG — Herbert Jung Fung, 86, of Fresno died July 22. He was a pharmacist for 61 years. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. Aug. 1 at Belmont Memorial Park. Memorial: 2 p.m. Aug. 1 at First Chinese Baptist Church. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

HERRERA — Mary A. Herrera, 48, of Visalia died July 24. She was a restaurant manager. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at the funeral chapel.

HERRERA — Ramona Herrera, 65, of Fresno died July 16. She was a supervisor for Amvets. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. July 30 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. July 31 at the chapel.

HILL — Robert Allen Hill, 75, of Fresno died July 11. He was a retired military sergeant. Memorial: 10 a.m. July 31 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel.

HIRAGA — Keiji John Hiraga, 94, of Fresno died July 9. He was a chick sexor for 40 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 1 at Lisle Funeral Home.

HYDER — Charles Floyd Hyder, 80, of Hanford died July 24. He was an agriculture land-leveling operator. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

JIMENEZ — Helen Jimenez, 95, of Reedley died July 23. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. July 29 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 1060 F St. Mass: 10 a.m. July 29 at the church. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.

JONES — William Burton Jones, 83, of Madera died July 24. He was a computer operator for newspapers. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

KELLER — Shirley Mae Keller, 81, of Clovis died July 26. She was a retired systems analyst for a bank. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

KOGA — Tom Minoru Koga, 90, of Parlier died July 25. He was a poultry service worker. Memorial: 2 p.m. Aug. 2 at Buddhist Church of Parlier. Arrangements: Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home.

MADRIGAL — Heliodoro Ruiz Madrigal, 67, of Fresno died July 25. He was a forklift driver. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. July 29 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 29 at the funeral home.

NEWTON — John Raymond Newton, 83, of Madera died July 19. He was a Realtor. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

OGATA — Gerald “Steve” Ogata, 54, of Fresno died July 26. He was a Fresno Police Department rangemaster. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

OHANESIAN — Connie Ohanesian, 83, of Fresno died July 25. He was a vending manager for Pepsi Cola for 25 years. Private service. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

OLSON — Patricia Alice Olson, 92, of Dinuba died July 23. She was a farm owner. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. July 31 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Memorial: Noon Aug. 1 at Dinuba Presbyterian Church. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 3 at Smith Mountain Cemetery. Remembrances: Dinuba Presbyterian Church, 1250 E. Nebraska Ave., Dinuba, CA 93618 or American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711.

PARISH — Amparo Parish, 82, of Mendota died July 26. She was a waitress. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. July 29 at Fresno Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 3 p.m. July 29 at the funeral chapel. Native American Funeral Ceremony: 2 p.m. July 29 at the funeral chapel.

PEARSON — Lawrence Edward Pearson, 58, of Fresno died July 22. He was a bus driver for the city of Fresno. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 31 at Sterling Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Aug. 1 at Westside Church of God in Christ. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 3 at Mt. View Cemetery.

PENATE — Saul Penate, 43, of Fresno died July 15. He was a construction worker. Visitation: 7 p.m. July 30 at Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal M.I. Fresno. Celebration of Life: 8 p.m. July 30 at the church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

RENDON — Diana Rendon, 62, of Fresno died July 24. She was a janitor. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. July 30 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 30 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. July 31 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.

RICHARDSON — Rev. Merrill Edward Richardson Sr., 68, of New Mexico, formerly of Madera, died July 17. He was a chaplain. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. July 30 at Second Baptist Church in Madera. Service: 10 a.m. July 31 at the church. Arrangements: Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service Inc.

RODRIGUEZ — Eustolia Ledezma Rodriguez, 85, of Firebaugh died July 24. She was a sorter. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. July 29 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. July 29 at the church. Mass: 1 p.m. July 30 at the church. Graveside: 2 p.m. July 30 at Dos Palos Cemetery District. Arrangements: Whitehurst Funeral Chapel of Dos Palos.

RODRIGUEZ — Armando M. Rodriguez, 75, of Fresno died July 21. He was a restaurateur. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

ROSE — Harry Rose Jr., 92, of Visalia died July 28. He was a contractor. Visitation: Noon to 4 p.m. July 30 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. July 31 at Visalia District Cemetery.

RUIZ — Lucy Andrada Ruiz, 81, of Fresno died July 26. She was a homemaker for 68 years. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. July 31 at Belmont Memorial Park. Remembrance: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

SAMANIEGO — Lydia Samaniego, 76, of Dinuba died July 24. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. July 31 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rosary and Mass: 11 a.m. July 31 at the church. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

TAZUMI — Masashi Tazumi, 96, of Fresno died July 20. He was a gardener. Memorial: 11 a.m. July 31 at Fresno Betsuin Family Dharma Center. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

This story was originally published July 28, 2015 at 4:46 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, July 29."