Death Notices

Obituaries for Thursday, Dec. 17

AGUINIGA HERNANDEZ — Carlota Aguiniga Hernandez, 67, of San Joaquin died Dec. 8. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 17 at St. Vincent De Paul. Rosary: 5:30 p.m. Dec. 17 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

ANDERSEN — Wilma G. Andersen, 93, of Kingsburg died Dec. 14. She was a retired elementary school teacher. Graveside: 9 a.m. Dec. 22 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Memorial: 11 a.m. Dec. 22 at Peace Lutheran Church. Remembrance: Peace Lutheran Church, 4672 N. Cedar Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

BOYLES — Charles Vance Boyles, 88, of Lodi, formerly of Fresno, died Dec. 10. He was a retired elevator installer. Graveside: 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at Belmont Memorial Park. Remembrance: Hospice of San Joaquin, 3888 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95204, www.hospicesj.org. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

CAMARENA — Jose Luis Camarena, 62, of Fresno died Dec. 9. He was a welder. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 18 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Memorial: 10 a.m. Dec. 19 at the funeral home. Graveside: 11:30 a.m. Dec. 19 at Mountain View Cemetery. Celebration of Life: 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at the funeral home.

COLAN — Wester Thomas Colan, 67, of Fresno died Dec. 8. Memorial: 10 a.m. Dec. 19 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

EVANS — Rhonda Marcure Evans, 63, of Fresno died Dec. 7. She was a beautician. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 18 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 220 N. Peach Ave. in Clovis. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 18 at the church. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.

GAMEZ — Samuel Gamez, 48, of Sanger died Dec. 13. He was a laborer. Visitation: 8 to 9:25 a.m. Dec. 21 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 12050 E. North Ave. Rosary and Mass: 9:30 a.m. Dec. 21 at the church. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

GOMEZ — Sara Ochoa Gomez, 80, of Porterville died Dec. 12. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Myers Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Dec. 21 at St. Anne’s Cemetery.

HERRERA — Anthony Herrera, 37, of Fresno died Oct. 13. He was a manager in food sales. Graveside: 2 p.m. Dec. 17 at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

HOLMEN — Dorothy Marie Holmen, 90, of Fresno died Dec. 12. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. Dec. 19 at the chapel. Remembrance: American Lung Association of Central California, 4948 N. Arthur Ave., Fresno, CA 93705.

JONES — Mable “Mother” Jean Jones, 77, of San Jose, formerly of Fresno, died Dec. 7. She was a co-owner of Quincy’s BBQ. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at Prayer Garden Church of God in Christ in San Jose. Service: 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at the church. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 17 at the church. Arrangements: Pleasant Valley Mortuary in Avenal.

JONES — Robert Jones Jr., 90, of Visalia died Dec. 13. He was a communication engineer. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 21 at Gateway of Visalia Church. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

LOPEZ — Jose Jacinto Lopez, 40, of Fresno died Dec. 11. He was a forklift driver. Mass: 10 a.m. Dec. 18 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Chapel.

MARSH — Robert Raymond Marsh, 68, of Fresno died Dec. 11. He was an instructor. Private service. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

MCALISTER — Randolph McAlister, 68, of Sacramento, formerly of Madera, died Dec. 11. He was a retired railroad worker. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Dec. 19 at Christ Temple Apostolic Church in Sacramento. Service: 11 a.m. Dec. 19 at the church. Burial: 11 a.m. Dec. 21 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery in Madera. Arrangements: Pleasant Valley Mortuary in Avenal.

NISHIMURA — Allen Fumio Nishimura, 68, of Fresno died Dec. 11. He was a special education assistant teacher. Service: 2 p.m. Dec. 20 at Fresno Betsuin Family Dharma Center. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

O’CONNELL — Robert Terrence O’Connell, 68, of Visalia died Dec. 6. He was a truck driver. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.

REED — Lillian M. Reed, 93, of Fresno died Dec. 12. She was a waitress. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 17 at Redbank Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

SCHREIBNER — Paul Bradley Schreibner, 72, of Madera died Oct. 22. He was a technical writer. Mass: 11 a.m. Dec. 18 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.

TOLLIVER — Reginald Tolliver, 58, of Oakland, formerly of Fresno, died Dec. 6. He was an auto mechanic. Memorial: 11 a.m. Dec. 16 at Baker-Atkins Mortuary Chapel. Arrangements: Pleasant Valley Mortuary in Avenal.

WELCH — Karen Alice Welch, 71, of Orange Cove died Dec. 13. She was a teachers aide for 35 years. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 17 at Cairns Funeral Home Chapel in Reedley. Graveside: 1 p.m. Dec. 18 at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.

This story was originally published December 16, 2015 at 4:22 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Thursday, Dec. 17."

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