Obituaries for Friday, July 31

ARANDA — Jannette Natalie Aranda, 28, of Fresno died July 23. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 2 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Aug. 2 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 3 at St. John’s Cathedral.

AUSTIN — David Orosco Austin, 71, of Fresno died July 26. He was a superintendent of schools for the San Jose Unified School District. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. July 31 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary and Mass: 9:30 a.m. Aug. 1 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.

BURTON — Bruce Allan Burton, 81, of Ahwahnee died July 24. He was a deputy sheriff. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 8 at Christ Church Anglican in Oakhurst. Remembrance: Christ Church Anglican, 43140 Highway 41, Oakhurst, CA 93644. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

BYRD — Deborah Sousa Byrd, 68, of Fresno died July 10. She was a service representative for AT&T for 17 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 4 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Remembrances: Arthritis Foundation, 1330 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309 or donor’s favorite charity.

FIELDER — Karen Ann Fielder, 73, of Lemoore died July 26. She was a medical technician for 9 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at People’s Funeral Chapel in Hanford. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 800 Hanford-Armona Road in Lemoore. Remembrance: Adventist Health Home Care Services, 460 Kings County Drive, Suite 101, Hanford, CA 93230 or www.cancer.org/donate.

HAGGARD — Kenton C. Haggard, 66, of Fresno died July 23. Haggard was a security guard. Graveside: 9 a.m. Aug. 3 at Visalia District Cemetery. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel in Exeter.

HATLER — Jerry Hatler, 80, of Kingsburg died July 24. He was a construction superintendent. Graveside: 9 a.m. Aug. 3 at Kingsburg Cemetery. Remembrance: Missionary Supply Lines c/o Kingsburg Young Life, 1948 18th Ave., Kingsburg, CA 93631. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

HERNANDEZ — Ruben Garcia Hernandez, 69, of Sanger died July 24. He was a waste water treatment operator. Visitation: 9:30 to 10 a.m. Aug. 3 at Life Tabernacle Church. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 3 at the church. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

HERRERA MEDINA — Juan Herrera Medina, 61, of Fresno died July 22. He was a farmworker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

JOHNSON — Francis Henry Johnson, 90, of Visalia died July 29. He was a farmer. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 2 at Evans Miller Guinn Exeter Chapel. Memorial: Noon Aug. 3 at Grace Community Church. Remembrances: Hume Lake Christian Camps, 64144 Hume Lake Road, Hume, CA 93628 or Visalia Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 109, Visalia, CA 93279.

KASPARIAN — Virginia N. Kasparian, 83, of Selma died July 27. She was an office manager. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church in Fowler. Home Service: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at the church. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at the church. Remembrances: St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church, P.O. Box 246, Fowler, CA 93625 or donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.

LOPEZ CORTEZ — Javier Lopez Cortez, 36, of Fresno died July 21. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. July 31 at St. Joseph’s Church in Los Banos. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 31 at the church. Mass: 7:30 p.m. July 31 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

LOVERING — Harold “Marty” Lovering, 78, of Tulare died July 27. He was an owner and operator for Carpet and Floor Covering. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 3 at Three Rivers Public Cemetery.

MARTINEZ — Mark Martinez, 32, of Madera died July 28. He was a registered nurse. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 2 at Jay Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Aug. 3 at Valley West Christian Center.

MELLO — Barbara Luella Leippe Mello, 87, of Hanford died July 28. She was a farmer. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 3 at Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Service. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.

MORENO — Alfredo D. Moreno, 53, of Madera died July 24. He was a galvanize for 25 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at the church. Mass: 11 a.m. Aug. 4 at the church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

MURPHY — Mary Carolyn Murphy, 91, of Santa Barbara, formerly of Madera, died July 28. She was a retired elementary school principal. Graveside: 11 a.m. Aug. 3 at Calvary Cemetery. Remembrance: The Nazareth House, 2121 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93703. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

OROSCO — Christina Ambriz Orosco, 69, of Porterville died July 28. She was a bookkeeper. Service: 2 p.m. Aug. 1 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1981 W. Henderson Ave. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

PERKINS — Marybeth Perkins, 46, of Clovis died July 29. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 11 a.m. to noon Aug. 4 at Peoples Church. Service: Noon Aug. 4 at the church. Remembrance: The Art of Life Cancer Foundation, 6121 N. Thesta Ave., Suite 205, Fresno, CA 93710. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

SALCIDO — Armando Sylvester Salcido, 25, of Lemoore died July 18. He was a cook. Services were held. Arrangements: Enrique Reade Family Funeral Home in Fowler.

TATOIAN — Lillian Tatoian, 92, of Reedley died July 26. She was a homemaker. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 3 at Saints Sahag-Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church. Remembrance: Saints Sahag-Mesrob Armenian Apostolic Church, 1249 F St., Reedley, CA 93654. Arrangements: Farewell Arrangement Center.

THOMPSON — Nathaniel Madison Thompson, 76, of Fresno died July 20. He was self-employed. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

VON FLUE — Brenda Dale Von Flue, 53, of Fresno died July 30. She was a waitress. Private service. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

YOSHIKAWA — Kyle Yoshio Yoshikawa, 30, of Clovis died July 26. He was an employee for customer service for one year. Memorial: 10 a.m. Aug. 2 at Lisle Funeral Home.

This story was originally published July 30, 2015 at 5:36 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, July 31."