Obituaries for Thursday, Sept. 17

AGUILAR — Mercedes Fausto Aguilar, 58, of San Joaquin died Sept. 12. She worked in the sanitation department for Con Agra Foods for 18 years. Visitation: 5 to 10 p.m. Sept. 20 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Sept. 21 at St. John’s Cathedral.

ASUNCION — Edward Marine Asuncion, 90, of Poplar died Sept. 7. He was an agricultural laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Myers Chapel in Porterville. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sept. 17 at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Sept. 18 at St. Anne’s Church in Porterville.

AVILA SALAZAR — Manuel Avila Salazar, 54, of Fresno died Sept. 7. He was a construction worker for Barracuda Construction for 26 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at the funeral home. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Sept. 19 at St. Mary’s Queen of the Apostles.

BRADLEY — Ernest Iden Bradley, 97, of Fresno died Sept. 9. He was a minister. Memorial: 11 a.m. Sept. 19 at First Presbyterian Church of Fresno. Arrangements: Yost and Webb Funeral Home.

CALDERA — Juana Salazar Caldera, 57, of Porterville died Sept. 12. She was a food server. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 16 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Sept. 17 at St. Anne’s Church.

CARRILLO — Roberto Franco Carrillo, 85, of Fresno died Sept. 3. He was a bartender. Services were held. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

CASILLAS — Casimero Carlos Casillas, 45, of Fresno died Sept. 7. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 18 at the funeral chapel.

CHINN — Nellie F. Chinn, 92, of Rancho Cordova, formerly of Fresno, died Sept. 11. She was a retired beautician. Visitation: 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 19 at Lisle Funeral Home. Private service.

COOPER — Shirley Norman Cooper, 75, of Visalia died Sept. 14. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at Smith Family Chapel in Exeter. Service: 3 p.m. Sept. 19 at the chapel.

DICOCHEA — Jose Guadalupe Dicochea, 75, of Fresno died Sept. 1. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Reade and Sons Chapel. No services will be held.

EGUIA DE LA VEGA — Teresa Maria Eguia De La Vega, 45, of Clovis died Aug. 31. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 11 a.m. Sept. 19 at Refiners Fire. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

GEORGE — Ricky Lee George, 60, of Laton died Sept. 12. He was a general contractor. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 18 at Thomas-Robinson Funeral Home in Selma. Service: 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at Church of God in Selma. Arrangements: Thomas-Robinson Funeral Home.

GINTHER — Richard Steve Ginther, 82, of Fresno died Sept. 14. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at the funeral chapel.

GRANDE — Bernardo Yamud Grande, 92, of Porterville died Sept. 8. He was an agricultural laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Myers Chapel. Wake: 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at St. Anne’s Church.

HERNANDEZ — Fernando Hernandez, 62, of Tulare died Sept. 14. He was an agricultural laborer for 15 years. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service.

JOHNSON — Mervyn LeRoy Johnson, 87, of Kingsburg died Sept. 9. He was a California Highway patrolman. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at Kingsburg Cemetery. Memorial: 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at Kingsburg Evangelical Covenant Church. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

KOJIGIAN — Isabelle Kojigian, 94, of Fresno died Sept. 13. She was a retired cosmetologist. Graveside: 11 a.m. Sept. 18 at Ararat Armenian Cemetery. Remembrance: Valley Children’s Health Care Craycroft Cancer Ward, 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93636. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

REYES — Anita Reyes, 91, of Orosi died Sept. 12. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 18 at Smith Mountain Cemetery. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.

YOUNG — Ina Mae Young, 83, of Lemoore died Sept. 5. She was a retired home health-care worker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Sept. 21 at Lemoore Cemetery. Remembrances: American Heart Association, Donation Processing Center, File 30947, P.O. Box 60000, San Francisco, CA 94160 or Alzheimer’s Foundation of Central California, P.O. Box 3438, Pinedale, CA 93650.

This story was originally published September 16, 2015 at 5:48 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Thursday, Sept. 17."