Obituaries for Sunday, Nov. 22

ALANIS — Blanca “Stella” Alanis, 63, of Parlier died Nov. 19. She was a caretaker. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 24 and 9 to 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at Wallin’s Parlier Funeral Home. Wake: 6 p.m. Nov. 24 at the funeral home. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at the funeral home.

ALLOWARY — Thomas Patrick Allowary Sr., 60, of Fresno died Nov. 5. He was a retired laborer for Grundfos Pumps Inc. Graveside: 1 p.m. Nov. 30 at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

ALMAGUER — Jesus Almaguer, 80, of Selma died Nov. 16. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 23 at Thomas-Robinson Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 24 at The Worship Center in Fowler. Burial: 1 p.m. Nov. 24 at Floral Memorial Park.

ALVARADO — Francisca Alvarado, 90, of Sanger died Nov. 18. She was a grader. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 24 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Nov. 25 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St.

APODACA — Ismael Apodaca, 76, of Fresno died Nov. 11. He was a farm laborer. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 28 at West Park Baptist Church. Arrangements: Edward A Cooper Cremation Society Inc.

BETTINI — Barbara Jean Thissen Bettini, 65, of Madera died Nov. 19. She was a school teacher at St. Joachim Catholic School. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at the chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Nov. 24 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Cryptside: Noon Nov. 24 at Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum. Remembrances: Holy Family Table of St. Joachim’s Church, 401 W. Fifth St., Madera, CA 93637 or Optimal Hospice, 6780 N. West Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711.

BRADLEY — Roger Leon Bradley, 81, of Lemoore died Nov. 19. He was a retired pastor and Army chaplain. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at Christ Church Anglican Mission. Remembrance: USO, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1200, Arlington, VA 22201.

CARBALLO — Betty Carballo, 60, of Fresno died Nov. 15. She was a housekeeper supervisor. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 24 at Reade and Sons Chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at St. Mary’s Queen of the Apostles.

CHAMBERS — Sylvia Elaine Chambers, 53, of Fresno died Nov. 13. She was a law firm accountant. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 23 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Mass: 1 p.m. Nov. 24 at St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Tulare.

DANSBY — Charles Wayne Dansby, 76, of Clovis died Nov. 13. He was a business owner for 60 years. Private service. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

DICKENS — William H. Dickens, 73, of Chowchilla died Nov. 15. He was an irrigation engineer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Yost and Webb Funeral Home.

ESPANA — Ricardo Vicente Espana, 62, of Fresno died Nov. 15. He was a professional musician for various bands. Private service. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

FARMER — Pauline Farmer, 80, of Fowler died Nov. 14. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. Nov. 23 at Kingsburg Cemetery. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at Christ Driven Assembly of God Church in Selma. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

FLORES — Diana Evelyn Flores, 77, of Fresno died Nov. 17. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 25 at St. John’s Cathedral.

FONSECA — Mamie Theresa Fonseca, 90, of Dos Palos died Nov. 18. Visitation: 9 to 9:30 a.m. Nov. 25 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Rosary: 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at the church. Mass: 11 a.m. Nov. 25 at the church. Arrangements: Fierro Family Funeral Home.

GREEN — Linda Mae Green, 67, of North Fork died Nov. 18. She was a bank teller. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at the chapel. Remembrance: National Kidney Foundation of Northern California, 131 Steuart St., Suite 520, San Francisco, CA 94105.

IRION — Clyde T. Irion, 88, of Fresno died Nov. 18. He was an agronomist. Private service. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

LAEMMLEN — Violet Gwen Doyel Laemmlen, 79, of Sanger died Nov. 16. She was a retired teacher. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

MARMOLEJO GARCIA — Lino Marmolejo Garcia, 50, of Fresno died Nov. 18. He was a janitor. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 23 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Service: 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at the funeral chapel.

MASIER — John William Masier, 90, of Fresno died Nov. 19. He was a civil engineer for the state of California. Graveside: 2 p.m. Nov. 25 at Fair Oaks Cemetery. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

MASSEY — Naicia Deborah Massey, 38, of Fresno died Nov. 11. She was a caretaker for Fresno Unified schools. Visitation: Noon to 3 p.m. Nov. 24 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at the funeral chapel.

McINTYRE — Mary Katherine McIntyre, 82, of Chowchilla died Nov. 18. She was a retired chemistry department secretary for California State University, Fresno. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 27 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. Nov. 28 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 28 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5685 N. Cedar Ave.

MYERS — Orie E. Myers, 85, of Fresno died Oct. 19. He was a retired auto mechanic. Services were held. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

PATTERSON — Babetta Patterson, 86, of Fresno died Nov. 18. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

PHIPPS — Robert Gene Phipps, 77, of Fresno died Nov. 17. He was a retired head baker for Costco Inc. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 28 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15500 W. Kearney Blvd. in Kerman. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

RUIZ — Raymond Lawrence Ruiz Jr., 52, of Clovis died Nov. 18. He was an automotive painter. Visitation: 1 to 6 p.m. Nov. 24 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.

SAKODA — Tokiko Sakoda, 85, of Fresno died Nov. 19. She was a retired data transcriber for the IRS. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 25 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 1 p.m. Nov. 27 at the funeral home.

SERRANO — Darrell Gene Serrano, 54, of Groveland, formerly of Fresno, died Nov. 16. He was a firefighter for the Forest Service for 30 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 30 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. Dec. 1 at St. Peter’s Cemetery.

ZAMARRIPA — Julia Herrera Zamarripa, 81, of Fresno died Nov. 17. She was a retired cook for Fresno Unified School District. Rosary and Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 25 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Remembrances: Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church, 2838 N. West Ave., Fresno, CA 93705; American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312; Valley Animal Center, 3934 N. Hayston Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

This story was originally published November 21, 2015 at 9:16 AM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, Nov. 22."