Obituaries for Sunday, Aug. 16

BIER — Alice Johanna Bier, 95, of Fresno died Aug. 10. She was a secretary for disability insurance for the state of California. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 27 at Fresno Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Remembrances: Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 785 N. Fowler Ave., Clovis, CA 93611, or donor’s favorite charity.

BLACKMORE — Thomas David Blackmore, 81, of Madera died Aug. 8. He was a retired California Highway Patrol officer. Private service. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

CORREIA — Von Randell Correia Jr., 28, of Fresno died July 28. He was a student. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Aug. 22 at the funeral chapel.

CROUCH — Carla Lynn Crouch, 54, of Tulare died July 23. She was a homemaker. Services were held. Arrangements: Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel in Visalia.

CRUMP — Ruth Violet Crump, 87, of Fresno died Aug. 2. She was a restaurant waitress. Services to be held at a later date. Remembrance: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

FIGUEROA — Daniel J. Figueroa, 67, of Fresno died Aug. 4. He was a home healthcare worker. Private service. Arrangements: Farewell Clovis Arrangement Center.

FLORES — Albert D. Flores, 95, of Fresno died Aug. 9. He was a retired deputy sheriff for Fresno County. Graveside: 10 a.m. Aug. 22 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrances: Fresno Deputy Sheriff’s Association, 1360 Van Ness Ave., Fresno, CA 93721 or Fresno Regional Foundation/Central Valley Honor Flight, 5260 N. Palm Ave., Suite 122, Fresno, CA 93704. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

FLORES DE SILVA — Cristina Flores De Silva, 60, of Woodlake died Aug. 7. She was an agriculture laborer. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 16 at Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel in Visalia. Mass: 9 a.m. Aug. 17 at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church.

GRAVANCE — Beverly Mae Gravance, 85, of Riverdale died Aug. 8. She was a retired clerk. Graveside: 2 p.m. Aug. 21 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Laton. Remembrance: St. Ann’s Building Fund, P.O. Box 335, Riverdale, CA 93656. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore.

HALLUM — JoAnn Hallum, 62, of Madera died Aug. 10. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 22 at NorthPointe Community Church. Remembrance: NorthPointe Community Church-Children’s Building Fund, 2787 W. Bullard Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93722. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

HECK — Daniel Joseph Heck, 65, of Fresno died July 31. He was a welder. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. Aug. 20 at St. Jude’s Church in Easton. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 20 at the church. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 21 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

HENSLEIT — Grace Eleanor Hensleit, 95, of Fresno died Aug. 11. She was a new accounts manager for E.F. Hutton. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 17 at Whitehurst Sullivan Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Private service. Remembrance: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93711.

JIMENEZ — Carlos Ibanez Jimenez, 60, of Fresno died Aug. 11. He was a truck driver. Private service. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

JONES — Elvin Ray Jones, 71, of Fresno died July 23. He was a retired clerk for Southern Pacific Railroad. Memorial: 2 p.m. Aug. 22 at The Willows Club House. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

KERKOVE — John Edward Kerkove Sr., 81, of Fresno died Aug. 3. He was a retired self-employed cattle transporter. Private service. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

MARTIN — Bonnie Phillips Martin, 91, of Fresno died Aug. 14. She was a homemaker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

MINAMOTO — Kaoru Kay Minamoto, 80, of Squaw Valley died Aug. 7. She worked in newspaper advertising for the Kingsburg Recorder. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Sept. 12 at Lisle Funeral Home.

MONTES — Sally Montes, 82, of Fresno died Aug. 7. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. Aug. 17 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 17 at the church. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

MORPHIS — Rodney Morphis, 52, of Visalia died Aug. 2. He was a brick mason. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel.

NERSESIAN — Avedis “Albert” Nersesian, 88, of Fresno died Aug. 12. He was a professional drummer for Tommy Dorsey Band, Hal Magni Band, Vic Damone, and the Ink Spots. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 20 at Pilgrim Armenian Congregational Church. Remembrances: Pilgrim Armenian Congregational Church, 3673 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93726 or Nancy Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite B6, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

OCHINERO — Genevieve Elaine Ochinero, 94, of Fresno died Aug. 11. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at Whitehurst Sullivan Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary and Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. Aug. 19 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Remembrance: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, P.O. Box 504, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

PAEZ — Virginia Fernandez Paez, 84, of Visalia died Aug. 7. She was an agriculture laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Aug. 17 at Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel in Farmersville. Rosary: 6 p.m. Aug. 17 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 18 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

PENA HERNANDEZ — Theresa Pena Hernandez, 55, of Fresno died Aug. 12. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Aug. 19 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Aug. 19 at the funeral home.

RENFRO — Elmer E. Renfro, 85, of Oakhurst died Aug. 7. He was a retired Sears service manager. Private service. Remembrance: Donate.valleychildrens.org. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

RIMPAU — Jessie Leah Rimpau, 94, of Raymond died Aug. 11. She was a teacher. Rosary: 10 a.m. Aug. 20 at St. Therese Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 20 at the church. Arrangements: Yost and Webb Funeral Home.

SALAZAR — Raul H. Salazar Jr., 68, of Chowchilla died Aug. 13. He was a retired agricultural worker. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Aug. 19 at the chapel. Mass: 11 p.m. Aug. 20 at St. Joachim Catholic Church in Madera.

SPEARS — Willie James Spears, 60, of Fresno died Aug. 2. He was a mover and truck driver. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 19 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Aug. 20 at the funeral chapel.

TRUEBLOOD — Gale Louise Trueblood, 76, of Fresno died Aug. 13. She was a retired secretary for Chicago Title Co. Service: 10 a.m. Aug. 21 at Salvation Army Citadel. Remembrance: Salvation Army, 1914 Fulton St., Fresno, CA 93721. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

TSUDA — Toshiko Tsuda, 94, of Fresno died Aug. 11. She was an employee of the IRS. Memorial: 11 a.m. Aug. 22 at Fresno Betsuin Family Dharma Center. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

VODA — April Ann Voda, 54, of Visalia died July 29. She was a human resources worker. Services were held. Arrangements: Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel.

ZARING — Jeffery C. Zaring, 61, of Springville died July 30. He was a handyman. No services will be held. Arrangements: Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel in Visalia.

This story was originally published August 15, 2015 at 1:51 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, Aug. 16."