Obituaries for Wednesday, Sept. 16

ALFARO — Isadora “Dolores” P. Alfaro, 92, of Fresno died Sept. 6. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Sept. 18 at the church. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.

ALVAREZ — Consuelo A. Alvarez, 95, of Fresno died Sept. 13. She was a retired teacher. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at The Shrine of St. Therese Catholic Church. Mass: 9 a.m. Sept. 18 at the church. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

AUSTIN — Iolene Thora Austin, 76, of Fresno died Sept. 11. She was a clerical worker for the State Board of Equalization. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

BRISENO — Jose Gutierrez Briseno, 87, of Kerman died Sept. 13. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Sept. 17 at Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Sept. 18 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.

BROWN — Randy Dale Brown II, 37, of Madera died Aug. 31. He was a political campaign manager. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. Sept. 19 at Madera United Methodist Church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

CHRISTENSEN — Gary Gene Christensen, 71, of Clovis died Sept. 6. He was a retired supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

EISNER — Effie Lou Eisner, 97, of Fresno died Sept. 13. She was a retired elementary school cook. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 18 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

FOUST — Dorothy J. Foust, 92, of Madera died Sept. 12. She was a retired school teacher for Los Banos and Madera school districts. No services will be held. Remembrances: Madera County Historical Society, P.O. Box 150, Madera, CA 93639 or California Retired Teachers Scholarship Fund at Cal RTA Madera #79 Scholarship, 905 Suburban Ave., Madera, CA 93637. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

GAMEZ — Maria De Jesus Gamez, 57, of Parlier died Sept. 8. She was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 17 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at the funeral home. Mass: Noon Sept. 18 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.

GUERRERO MEZA — Kimberly Melissa Guerrero Meza, 2, of Fresno died Sept. 11. She was the daughter of Alma Rosa Meza Cisnerros and Juan Procoro Guerrero. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sept. 17 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Sept. 17 at the funeral home.

JONES — Irine Jones, 82, of Fresno died Sept. 11. She was a laborer. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. Sept. 18 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Sept. 19 at the chapel.

LOVANGLATH — Pathane Lovanglath, 73, of Fresno died Sept. 9. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 1 p.m. Sept. 16 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations.

MACOM — Margaret Ruth Macom, 82, of Fresno died Sept. 6. She was a judicial secretary of 5th District State Appeals Court. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

MARTINEZ — Ramon Martinez Jr., 67, of Sanger died Sept. 10. He was a shipping clerk. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Sanger Cemetery. Service: 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

ORTUNO — Claude Jean-Pierre Ortuno, 61, of Visalia died Sept. 13. He was an engineer. Memorial: Noon Sept. 26 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

PARRA — Ruby C. Parra, 63, of Fresno died Sept. 1. She was a caregiver. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 16 at Enrique Reade Family Funeral Home in Fowler. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the funeral home.

PERSON — Lorraine Louise Person, 92, of Fresno died Sept. 1. She was an educator. Memorial: 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at Northwest Church. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

PIPES — Timothy Michael Pipes, 50, of Visalia died Sept. 4. He was a facility manager. Private service. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

REHART — Burton Schyler Rehart Jr., 81, of Fresno died Sept. 14. He was a retired professor. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

RODRIGUEZ — Jose M. Rodriguez, 81, of Fresno died Sept. 13. He was a truck driver for 30 years. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the funeral home. Graveside: 11 a.m. Sept. 17 at St. Peter’s Cemetery.

SCHWARTZ — Renee Schwartz, 90, of Fresno died Sept. 4. She was a nurse. Services pending. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

SIMONSEN JONES — Karen C. Simonsen Jones, 71, of Fresno died Sept. 12. Memorial: 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at First Congregational Church of Fresno. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

SMITH — Virginia Aleen Smith, 83, of Clovis died Sept. 10. She was a kindergarten teacher for Susanville School District. Visitation: Noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 220 N. Peach Ave. Service: 1 p.m. Sept. 17 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

TAYLOR — Linnie Ruth Myatt Taylor, 76, of Visalia died Sept. 14. She was a health worker. Rosary: 8:30 a.m. Sept. 21 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Mass: 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at the church. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

WIXX — Luisa Rios Wixx, 77, of Fresno died Sept. 13. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Service: 1 p.m. Sept. 18 at the funeral chapel.

YAMAGUCHI — Richard S. Yamaguchi, 69, of Clovis died July 15. He was the owner of Yamaguchi Bonsai Nursery in Sanger. Memorial: 1 p.m. Sept. 20 at Lisle Funeral Home.

This story was originally published September 15, 2015 at 5:25 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, Sept. 16."