Obituaries for Wednesday, Feb. 17
ACOMB — Dwight Earl Acomb, 76, of Fresno died Feb. 14. He was a teacher for St. Petersburg Christian University. Celebration of Life: 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at The Bridge. Remembrance: Evangel Home, 137 N. Yosemite Ave., Fresno CA 93701. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
AGUAYO — Yesenia M. Aguayo, 29, of Fresno died Feb. 9. She was a medical student. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 19 at Our Lady of Victory Church.
BERTRAND — Betty Bertrand, 85, of Kingsburg died Feb. 12. She was a medical assistant. No services will be held. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.
BURNIAS — Jose Chavez Burnias, 64, of Tulare died Feb. 12. He was an agricultural laborer for 20 years. Visitation: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 20 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at the funeral home. Graveside: 1:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at North Tulare Cemetery.
CAMPBELL — Gail Campbell, 77, of Clovis died Feb. 13. She was a retired accounting clerk for Watts, Campbell, Chi & Baker. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 20 at First Presbyterian Church of Fresno. Remembrances: Calvin Crest Conference, 45800 Calvin Crest Road, Oakhurst, CA 93644; First Presbyterian Church of Fresno, 1540 M St., Fresno, CA 93721; Evangel Home Inc., 137 N. Yosemite Ave., Fresno, CA 93701. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
CHAVEZ — James Chavez, 45, of Hanford died Feb. 10. He was a pilot for Tulare County Sheriff’s Department. Service: 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church. Arrangements: People’s Funeral Chapel.
DAVIS — Fern Edward Davis Jr., 71, of Selma died Feb. 3. He was a general contractor. Memorial: 10 a.m. Feb. 19 at Yost and Webb Funeral Home. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.
DREW — Jeanne Drew, 71, of Fresno died Feb. 3. She was a teacher for 27 years. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at Merced Golf & Country Club. Remembrance: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 340 W. Fallbrook Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.
DUNLAP — Mary Louise Dunlap, 79, of Fresno died Feb. 13. She was an insurance secretary. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 19 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.
DURAN — Marcelino Duran, 82, of Huron died Jan. 15. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 8 to 9 a.m. Feb. 18 at St. Francis Cabrini Catholic Church. Rosary: 9 a.m. Feb. 18 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 18 at the church. Arrangements: Bynum’s Pleasant Valley Mortuary in Avenal.
FABELA — Richard Manuel Fabela, 70, of Porterville died Feb. 12. He was a firefighter. Graveside: 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
FABELA — Elizabeth Louise Fabela, 69, of Porterville died Feb. 9. She was a packinghouse grader. Graveside: 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
FITZGERALD — Judith Lillian Fitzgerald, 65, of Fresno died Feb. 11. She was a retired waitress. Private service. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
GAINES — Delena Louise Gaines, 91, of Sanger died Feb. 14. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Boice Funeral Home. Service: 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at Calvary Worship Center in Fresno.
HOUSTON ANDERSON — Cora Jean Houston Anderson, 65, of Fresno died Feb. 11. She was a payroll supervisor for Central Valley Regional Center. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. Feb. 17 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 18 at Hanford Cemetery.
JAIME — Sally Ann Jaime, 69, of Selma died Feb. 8. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Service: 9:30 a.m. Feb. 19 at Family Fellowship Church of the Nazarene.
LOPEZ — Rachel Oviedo Lopez, 81, of Visalia died Feb. 10. She was a lead lady foreman. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 19 at Dopkins Chapel. Service: 9 a.m. Feb. 20 at the funeral home.
LOZANO — Rafaela Lozano, 65, of Parlier died Feb. 10. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 p.m. Feb. 19 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church.
MADERIOUS — Jean Eva Maderious, 91, of Madera died Feb. 11. She was a homemaker. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Jay Chapel. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 19 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Remembrance: The American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711.
NATAL — Jose Alberto Natal, 69, of Hanford died Feb. 4. He was a social services manager. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 19 at Hanford Cemetery District. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.
OWENS — Charles H. Owens, 91, of Fresno died Feb. 5. He was an insurance broker for 40 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 19 at Peoples Church, G.L. Johnson Chapel.
PRICE — Ora Price, 82, of Tipton died Feb. 15. She was a homemaker for 64 years. Visitation: Noon to 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at Peers Lorentzen Funeral Home in Tulare. Graveside: 10 a.m. Feb. 19 at Tipton-Pixley Cemetery.
ROSS — Lorine Ross, 101, of Fresno died Feb. 5. She was a beautician. Service: 1 p.m. Feb. 20 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel.
SALAZAR — Macario Salazar Jr., 62, of Lindsay died Feb. 11. He was an Army sergeant. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 18 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 18 at the funeral home.
SHEIN — Evelyn Shein, 88, of Davis, formerly of Fresno, died Feb. 11. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 1 p.m. Feb. 17 at Beth Israel Cemetery. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.
SWEARINGEN — Lorene Bishop Swearingen, 89, of Clovis died Feb. 13. She was a homemaker for 60 years. Graveside: 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Remembrance: Alzheimer’s Foundation of Central California, 4411 N. Cedar Ave., Suite 102, Fresno, CA 93726, www.alz.org. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.
TAKASAKI — Kathleen N. Takasaki, 81, of Hanford died Feb. 3. She was an office administrator. Service: 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at Reedley Cemetery Pavilion. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home in Reedley.
TOMASETTI — Bridgett Yvette Tomasetti, 51, of Clovis died Feb. 9. She was an LVN. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 19 at the funeral home.
VELAZCO — Longino G. Velazco, 62, of Fresno died Feb. 11. He was a restaurant owner. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 18 at St. John’s Cathedral. Committal: 10 a.m. Feb. 18 at St. Peter’s Cemetery.
VILLALVAZO — Manuel Villalvazo, 58, of Fresno died Feb. 10. He was a farm laborer for 40 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at the funeral home. Mass: 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at St. John’s Cathedral.
VOLASKI — Dixie V. Volaski, 68, of Terra Bella died Feb. 13. She was a homemaker. Celebration of Life: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 20 at the Volaski residence. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.
This story was originally published February 16, 2016 at 4:22 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, Feb. 17."