Obituaries for Friday, Sept. 11

BOGOSIAN — Edward Bogosian, 78, of Fresno died Sept. 5. He was a retired volunteer for Save Mart grocery stores. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 13 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at Masis Ararat Armenian Cemetery. Remembrance: Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 2226 Ventura St., Fresno, CA 93721.

DIAZ — Rodney Diaz, 49, of Fresno died Aug. 30. He was a laborer. Memorial: 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at Reade and Sons Funeral Chapel.

KALPAKOFF — Justin John Kalpakoff, 30, of Fresno died Sept. 7. He was a maintenance repairman for Mid Valley Disposal. Private service. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

KAST — Bertharene Kast, 87, of Clovis died Sept. 8. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Sept. 14 at First Presbyterian Church. Remembrances: First Presbyterian Church, 1540 M St., Fresno, CA 93721 or American Red Cross, 1300 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

KAZMI — Bobbie L. Kazmi, 77, of Fresno died Sept. 7. She was a county social services job resource specialist for 17 years. Visitation: 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 11 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 2 p.m. Sept. 11 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrances: Valley Children’s Hospital, 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93638 or Epilepsy Foundation, www.efepa.org.

RANKIN — Diana Rankin, 70, of Raymond died Sept. 8. She was a retired dispatcher for the Madera County Sheriff’s Department. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 12 at Jay Chapel. Services to be held at a later date.

RODRIGUEZ — Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, 48, of Porterville died Aug. 29. He was a farm laborer. Graveside: 2 p.m. Sept. 11 at Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements: Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd.

SADLER — Lola Sadler, 80, of Clovis died Sept. 4. She was a homemaker. Graveside: Noon Sept. 11 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

SALAZAR — George Salazar, 71, of Fresno died Sept. 7. He was a retired traction technician from Community Regional Medical Center after 32 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at Lisle Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Sept. 14 at St. John’s Cathedral.

SANCHEZ — Mary Lydia Sanchez, 65, of Fresno died Sept. 9. She was a deputy conservator for the county of Fresno Department of Behavioral Health. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass: 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

STEINMETZ — Nancy Lea Steinmetz, 84, of Visalia died Sept. 5. She was a DMV clerk. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd in Porterville.

WILLIAMS — Helen Williams, 64, of San Francisco, formerly of Fresno, died Aug. 25. She was an evangelist. Service: 1 p.m. Sept. 14 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel.

This story was originally published September 10, 2015 at 6:30 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, Sept. 11."