Obituaries for Friday, Sept. 18

BENDER — Jacklyn May Bender, 76, of Auberry died Sept. 14. She was a glassblower. Private service. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

BROWN — Bertha Brown, 84, of Reedley died Sept. 9. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at Palm Village Retirement Center. Arrangements: Farewell Reedley Arrangement Center.

BRUNK — Geraldine Faye Brunk, 83, of Fresno died Sept. 14. She was a child care office clerk for 10 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. Sept. 18 at Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary in Bakersfield. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

CACHU — Ignacio Cachu, 90, of Cutler died Sept. 19. He was a crusher and bottler at a winery. Rosary and Mass: 3 p.m. Sept. 19 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba.

FRANZ — Dr. Roger A. Franz, 79, of Sanger died Sept. 13. He was a general practice physician. Graveside: 2 p.m. Sept. 18 at Sanger Cemetery. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Sept. 19 at Butler Avenue Mennonite Brethren Church in Fresno. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

GARCIA — Maria Garcia, 32, of Fresno died Aug. 20. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

GARCIA — Anancio Allen Garcia III, 19, of Fresno died Sept. 11. He was a student. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Sept. 20 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Sept. 20 at the funeral home.

GUTIERREZ — Joel Gutierrez, 49, of Mendota died Sept. 15. He was a farm laborer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations in Fresno.

HILDEBRAND — Eldo Elvis Hildebrand, 87, of Tulare died Sept. 15. He was a truck driver. Graveside: 1 p.m. Sept. 21 at Reedley Cemetery. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

IBARRA — Juan Ibarra, 85, of Reedley died Sept. 14. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba and 5:30 p.m. Sept. 20 to 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at First Mennonite Church of Reedley, 1208 L St. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at the church.

MURCH — Michael Elbert Murch, 62, of Pixley died Sept. 5. He was a bailer. Memorial: 10 a.m. Sept. 19 at Pixley Nazarene Church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.

PLUNKETT — Charline Myrtle Plunkett, 96, of Fresno died Sept. 12. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 18 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 21 at Fresno Memorial Gardens.

SHERMAN — Floyd Robert Sherman, 80, of Firebaugh died Sept. 10. He was a cook for 30 years. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 18 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 11 a.m. Sept. 18 at the church. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Sept. 18 at the church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

VASQUEZ — Peter Vasquez, 82, of Tulare died Sept. 11. He was a restaurant waiter for 25 years. Rosary and Mass: 1 p.m. Sept. 22 at St. Rita’s Catholic Church. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service.

WATERS — Charlie Waters, 82, of Fresno died Sept. 3. He was a veterans advocate. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 19 at Peoples Church. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

This story was originally published September 17, 2015 at 6:00 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, Sept. 18."