Obituaries for Tuesday, Sept. 22

ACOSTA — Homer Otero Acosta, 92, of Fresno died Sept. 16. He was a painting contractor for more than 60 years. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 24 at Farewell Funeral Service. Graveside: 9:30 a.m. Sept. 25 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Memorial: 11 a.m. Sept. 25 at First Presbyterian Church of Fresno. Remembrances: First Presbyterian Church of Fresno, 1540 M St., Fresno, CA 93721 or Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711.

AKIN — Vivian Elizabeth Akin, 102, of Visalia died Sept. 18. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Sept. 23 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 9 a.m. Sept. 24 at Visalia District Cemetery.

BEDOLLA — Maria Rafaela Bedolla, 40, of Porterville died Sept. 9. She was a farm laborer. Visitation: 2 p.m. Sept. 23 to 10 a.m. Sept. 24 at residence: 626 W. La Vida Ave. in Porterville. Rosary: 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at the residence. Mass: 11 a.m. Sept. 24 at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Arrangements: Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd.

BENNETT — Gary R. Bennett, 74, of Hanford died Sept. 15. He was the owner of Bennett and Bennett Irrigation Systems. Memorial: 10 a.m. Sept. 24 at the Stone residence: 9542 21st Ave. in Lemoore. Remembrance: Links for Life, P.O. Box 766, Hanford, CA 93232. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.

CARRILLO — Julia Martinez Carrillo, 85, of Fresno died Sept. 18. She was a machine operator. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 27 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Rosary: 5 p.m. Sept. 27 at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Sept. 28 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.

EDMONDSON — Irene M. Edmondson, 89, of Fresno died Sept. 4. She was a food service worker for Fresno Unified School District for 15 years. Memorial: 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at Boice Funeral Home. Remembrance: Ranchos Hills Seniors Center, 37330 Berkshire Drive, Madera Ranchos, CA 93636.

ENNS — Alice E. Enns, 84, of Fresno died Sept. 18. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 24 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

GARCIA — Juanita L. Garcia, 82, of Lindsay died Sept. 19. She was a packinghouse packer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.

HERBERT — Allen Richard Herbert, 72, of Madera died Sept. 18. He was a retired maintenance supervisor for the Mission Bell and United Vintners Wineries. Memorial: 5 p.m. Sept. 23 at Jay Chapel. Remembrance: Stanford Medical Center, Neurological Services, Movement Disorders Department, 300 Pasteur Drive, Pavilion A31, MC 5325, Stanford, CA 64305.

HERNANDEZ — Fernando M. Hernandez, 62, of Tulare died Sept. 14. He was a laborer. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Rosary: 5 p.m. Sept. 24 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Sept. 25 at St. Rita’s Catholic Church. Graveside: 10 a.m. Sept. 25 at North Tulare Cemetery.

KALOMIRIS — Clara Mitchell Kalomiris, 85, of Fresno died Sept. 20. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. Sept. 26 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Remembrance: St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 2219 N. Orchard Ave., Fresno, CA 93703.

MASLOWSKI — Frank V. Maslowski, 87, of Fresno died Sept. 20. He was a retired manager for Pacific Telephone Co. Services to be held at a later date. Remembrances: Optimal Hospice, 6770 N. West Ave., Suite 105, Fresno, CA 93711 or St. Anthony of Padua, 5770 N. Maroa Ave., Fresno, CA 93704. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

MIRANDA — Luis Enrique Miranda, 54, of Madera died Sept. 13. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at Serenity Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Sept. 25 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

MOORE — Alma Almyra Moore, 92, of Clovis died Sept. 20. She was a retired teacher’s aide for Washington Colony Elementary School. Private service. Remembrances: Poverello House, 412 F St., Fresno, CA 93706, poverellohouse.org or Salvation Army Fresno, 1854 Fulton St., Fresno, CA 93721. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

PIPER — Herbert Nelson Piper, 94, of Fresno died Sept. 15. He was a retired veterinarian. Service: 10 a.m. Sept. 24 at Millbrook Presbyterian Church. Remembrances: Rotary Club of Fresno-Allergy Free Garden Project, 2307 N. Fine Ave., Fresno, CA 93727 or Millbrook Presbyterian Church General Fund, 3620 N. Millbrook Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

PRINGLE — Elizabeth Pringle, 88, of Fresno died Sept. 20. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

TICBOBOLAN — Salvacion I. Ticbobolan, 81, of Lemoore died Sept. 16. She was a laundry worker. Rosary: 10:30 a.m. Sept. 24 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Mass: 11 a.m. Sept. 24 at the church. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.

URRIZOLA — Ruth Urrizola, 87, of Fresno died Sept. 18. She was a financial secretary. Memorial: 11 a.m. Sept. 25 at Tranquillity First United Methodist Church in Tranquillity. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

VELEZ — Margaret S. Velez, 52, of Fresno died Sept. 20. She was a nurse for 20 years. No services will be held. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice Home, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

WILLIAMS — Jesse “JR” R. Williams, 74, of Tulare died Sept. 17. He was a high school biology teacher and coach. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Bledsoe Family People’s Funeral Chapel. Private service.

This story was originally published September 21, 2015 at 4:46 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, Sept. 22."