Obituaries for Saturday, Jan. 2

BODE DESSERT — Cheryle Jane Bode Dessert, 73, of Fresno died Dec. 21. She was a bureau chief for the Fresno Office of Disability Determination Services. Memorial: 11 a.m. Jan. 9 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Remembrances: Valley Animal Center, 3934 N. Hayston Ave., Fresno, CA 93726 or donor’s favorite charity.

FILIPONI — William Filiponi, 98, of Visalia died Dec. 27. He was a retired aircraft mechanic. Visitation: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 4 at Jay Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Jan. 4 at Calvary Cemetery.

FLEMMING — Ida Jewel Flemming, 84, of Madera died Dec. 29. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 3 at Jay Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. Jan. 4 at the chapel.

JAIME — Arnold G. Jaime, 87, of Fresno died Dec. 29. He was a retired cement mason. Visitation: Noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 3 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Jan. 4 at the funeral home.

JONES — Alyce D. Jones, 92, of Casa Grande, Ariz., formerly of Exeter, died Dec. 27. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. Jan. 4 at Exeter District Cemetery. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel.

KOZLOWSKI — Eugenia Beverly Kozlowski, 82, of Fresno died Dec. 21. She was a clerk for the presort center for 20 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 4 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Jan. 4 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 5 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Graveside: 11 a.m. Jan. 6 at Calvary Cemetery in Hanford. Remembrance: The Sister Disciples of the Divine Master, 3700 N. Cornelia Ave., Fresno, CA 93722.

SALIBA — Saide Salim Saliba, 86, of Clovis died Dec. 29. She was a homemaker. Trisagion and Funeral Service: 1 p.m. Jan. 4 at St. George Greek Orthodox Church. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

SIMMERMAN — Walter Gene Simmerman, 69, of Porterville died Dec. 29. He was a social worker. Graveside: 10 a.m. Jan. 6 at Lindsay-Strathmore Cemetery in Lindsay. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

SLAVEN — Bradley E. Slaven, 65, of Madera died Dec. 29. He was a farmer. Memorial: 11 a.m. Jan. 8 at Jay Chapel. Remembrances: The American Heart Association, 7425 N. Palm Bluffs, No. 101, Fresno, CA 93711; The American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116; donor’s favorite charity.

TSURUOKA — Theodore M. Tsuruoka, 65, of Fresno died Dec. 29. He was an owner of a janitorial service. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 8 at Lisle Funeral Home. Memorial: 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at Fresno Betsuin Family Dharma Center.

VANG — Tong Vang, 43, of Fresno died Dec. 30. She was a hairstylist for 25 years. Visitation: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 4 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Service: 8 a.m. Jan. 4 at the funeral home.

VENTURA — Omar Ventura, 23, of Porterville died Dec. 24. He was a butcher. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 4 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Jan. 4 at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Jan. 5 at St. Anne’s Church.

This story was originally published January 4, 2016 at 10:45 AM with the headline "Obituaries for Saturday, Jan. 2."