Obituaries for Friday, Feb. 5

ALVAREZ – Ricardo Juarez Alvarez, 89, of Porterville died Jan. 31. He was a farm laborer. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd Chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 9 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.

ASHER — John Asher, 44, of Oakhurst died Jan. 21. He was a general laborer for a moving company. Graveside: 10 a.m. Feb. 6 at Clovis Cemetery District. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

AVILA — Rigoberto Vasquez Avila, 41, of Caruthers died Jan. 29. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at Yost and Webb Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the funeral chapel. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 8 at St. John’s Cathedral. Arrangements: Abbey Funeraria.

BANKS — Nancy Banks, 95, of Fresno died Feb. 3. She was a homemaker for 79 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 5 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

BLACK — Roland Dean Black, 88, of Hanford died Feb. 2. He was a mechanic and welder for 13 years at a granite construction company. Memorial: 10 a.m. Feb. 6 at Knights of Columbus Hall. Remembrances: The American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org or Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, www.alzfdn.org. Arrangements: People’s Funeral Chapel.

COOK — James W. Cook, 78, of Selma died Jan. 30. He was a tree surgeon. No services will be held. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.

CRISEL — Doris V. Crisel, 77, of Farmersville died Feb. 3. She was a CNA. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Feb. 6 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Service: 5 p.m. Feb. 6 at the funeral home.

DALE – Dennis Patrick Dale, 74, of Fresno died Feb. 1. He was a retired brick tender. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

EATON — Voy “Dean” Eaton, 92, of Sanger died Jan. 29. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 7 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at the funeral home.

ESOLA — Jeannie L. Esola, 69, of Firebaugh died Jan. 30. She was a minister. Memorial: 2 p.m. Feb. 6 at Kingdom of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 155 Highway 33. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.

FIERRO — Manuela B. Fierro, 89, of Madera died Jan. 27. She was a homemaker for 60 years. Services were held. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

FRENCH — Bob French, 86, of Kerman died Feb. 3. He was a demolition contractor. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at Serenity Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. Feb. 9 at Fresno Memorial Gardens.

FROST — Leslie Roosevelt Frost, 82, of Madera died Jan. 18. He worked in lumber for 20 years. Private service. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

FRUTOZ — Robert Frutoz, 53, of Fresno died Jan. 29. He was a cook. No services will be held. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

GARRETT — Ramona Garrett, 86, of Kingsburg, formerly of Muldrow, Okla., died Jan. 27. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at Visalia District Cemetery. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

HART – Dorothy Elizabeth Hart, 92, of Visalia died Jan. 31. She was a receptionist. Graveside: 2:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Miller Memorial Chapel.

HARVEY — Wilma L. Harvey, 90, of Fresno died Jan. 23. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 6 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

KENYON – Janet L. Kenyon, 85, of Selma died Jan. 31. She was a co-owner of a business. Graveside: 10 a.m. Feb. 8 at Selma Cemetery District. Remembrances: Second Chance Animal Shelter, 1948 High St., Suite 100, Selma, CA 93662 or Fresno Chaffee Zoo, 894 W. Belmont Ave., Fresno, CA 93728. Arrangements: Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.

LAMBAREN — Jose Luis Lambaren, 81, of Madera died Jan. 27. He was a farm laborer for 66 years. Services were held. Arrangements: Smith Manor Grace Chapel.

LORETTA — Margaret “Meg” Helen Loretta, 82, of Fresno died Jan. 31. She was a retired educator for Pleasant Valley School District in Camarillo. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1149 E. Alluvial Ave. Remembrances: LDS Philanthropies, Corporation of the President, 50 E. North Temple St., Room 1521, Salt Lake City, UT 84150, www.ldsphilanthropies.org; Fresno County Volunteer Police, 2323 Mariposa St., Fresno, CA 93721; Save the Whales, 1192 Waring St., Seaside, CA 93955, www.savethewhales.org. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

MARTIN – Steven Larry Martin, 40, of Fresno died Jan. 22. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

OSWALD – Elizabeth June Oswald, 89, of Dinuba died Jan. 15. She was a registered nurse. No services will be held. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

PHIPPS — Frances Carolina Phipps, 82, of Dinuba died Feb. 4. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 5 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 8 at Smith Mountain Cemetery.

QUIROZ — Angie Quiroz, 83, of Goshen died Jan. 31. She was a supervisor of manufacturing. Memorial: 10 a.m. Feb. 9 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.

RODRIGUEZ — Javier Rodriguez, 77, of San Jose, formerly of Fresno, died Jan. 28. He was a janitor. Visitation: 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 6 at Reade and Sons Chapel. Rosary: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 6 at the funeral home.

SANTIAGO SANTIAGO — Roberto Santiago Santiago, infant, of Fresno died Jan. 29. He was the son of Yolanda and Roberto Santiago. Graveside: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 5 at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

TREJO-CASTRO — Maria Candelaria Trejo-Castro, 80, of Madera died Jan. 30. She was a homemaker for 65 years. Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Feb. 7 at Smith Manor Grace Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 7 at the funeral home.

VALK — Howard Leroy Valk, 71, of Sanger died Feb. 3. He was the retired owner of Affordable Construction Inc. Memorial: 4 p.m. Feb. 8 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Remembrances: Nancy Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93711 or Wounded Warrior Project, 2615 E. Clinton Ave., Fresno, CA 93703, www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

WILLIAMSON — George Dean Williamson, 74, of Fresno died Feb. 3. He was an electrician for the Internal Revenue Service. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

This story was originally published February 4, 2016 at 4:26 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, Feb. 5."