Death Notices

Obituaries for Sunday, Feb. 21

ARREYGUE HERNANDEZ — Sabino Arreygue Hernandez, 53, of Firebaugh died Feb. 15. He was a farm laborer for 8 years. Visitation: 4 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the church. Mass: 7 p.m. Feb. 23 at the church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

BUTLER — Terry Lynn Butler, 52, of Fresno died Jan. 10. He was a contractor. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 26 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. No services will be held.

CAMP — Gracie Louise Camp, 80, of Reedley died Feb. 15. She was a caregiver. Service: 10 a.m. Feb. 26 at Reedley Cemetery Pavilion. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.

CAPOZZI — Ida A. Capozzi, 99, of Fresno died Feb. 7. She was a school teacher for Fresno Unified School District for 33 years. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

CARDONA — Leo S. Cardona, 77, of Dinuba died Jan. 6. He was a school administrator. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at the funeral home. Memorial: 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Mass: 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church.

CHHOM — Touch Chhom, 92, of Fresno died Feb. 14. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 26 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Cambodian Buddhist Funeral Service: 1 p.m. Feb. 27 at the funeral home.

COLLINS — Vaughn L. Collins, 76, of Fresno died Feb. 14. He was a pilot for 45 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 25 at New Covenant Community Church. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

CULLEN — Rusty John Cullen, 62, of Fowler died Feb. 15. He was a poet. Services were held. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

DAVIS — Donna Marie Davis, 61, of Fresno died Feb. 9. She was a caregiver. Celebration of Life: 3 p.m. Feb. 27 at Holland Park West. Arrangements: Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations.

DEEGAN — Gloria Mae Deegan, 86, of Tollhouse died Feb. 17. She was a homemaker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

DYKES — Hanne Winther Dykes, 75, of Fresno died Feb. 16. She was a tax examiner for 18 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. Feb. 27 at Farewell Funeral Service.

FIERTL — Ruth Alvira Fiertl, 99, of Fresno died Feb. 14. She was a magazine publisher secretary. No services will be held. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

GIL — Connie S. Gil, 96, of Mendota died Feb. 13. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 25 at the church. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

GONZALES — Ruben Daniel Gonzales, 58, of Fresno died Feb. 16. He was a warehouse worker. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 22 at Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel. Graveside: 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Golden Sunset Memorial Park.

GREEN — Delmer L. Green, 85, of Fresno died Feb. 16. He was a train master. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Farewell Funeral Service. Graveside: 10 a.m. Feb. 27 at Clovis Cemetery.

GRIFFIN — William Ronnie Griffin, 75, of Fresno died Feb. 12. He was an educator. Private service. Remembrances: ASPCA, www.aspca.org; Lutheran World Relief, lwr.org; Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5955 S. Elm Ave., Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.

GUILLEMIN — Florine Aurelia Guillemin, 90, of Raymond died Feb. 15. She was a retired telephone operator for Madera Community Hospital. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 22 at St. Anne’s Chapel. Remembrance: St. Anne’s Chapel, 36483 Road 606, Raymond, CA 93653. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

HERRERA — Ruben Herrera, 39, of Fresno died Feb. 14. He was a laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at Mountain View Cemetery.

KORYAKOV — Lidiya Maksimovna Koryakov, 87, of Fresno died Feb. 18. She was a retired accountant. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 22 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Graveside: 1 p.m. Feb. 22 at Mountain View Cemetery.

LOPEZ — Jesus P. Lopez, 84, of Dinuba died Feb. 17. He was a retired truck driver. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 24 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cutler. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 24 at the church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.

LOZANO — Ben N. Lozano, 67, of Mendota died Feb. 18. He was a butcher for 30 years. Visitation: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Feb. 24 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 24 at the church. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

MacDONALD — Steven G. MacDonald, 64, of Fresno died Feb. 17. He was a truck driver. Memorial: 2 p.m. Feb. 26 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

MARDIS — Richard Mardis, 78, of Dinuba died Feb. 10. He was a business owner. Private service. Arrangements: Farewell Reedley Arrangement Center.

MEJIA — Anthony James Mejia Sr., 45, of Fresno died Feb. 4. He worked at a restaurant. Memorial: 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at Reade and Sons Chapel.

MILDEN — Byron “Bill” Milden, 77, of Fresno died Feb. 11. He was a retired chief petty officer. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Graveside: 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at Calvary Cemetery.

NESPER — Mary Elizabeth Nesper, 92, of Clovis died Feb. 14. She was a bookkeeper for 20 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Memorial: 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Peoples Church, G.L. Johnson Chapel.

OSBORN — Michele Karen Osborn, 67, of Merced died Feb. 9. She was a retired IRS clerk. Graveside: 11 a.m. Feb. 29 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

PANOS — Ernest Nick Panos, 94, of Fresno died Feb. 6. He was a typesetter for The Fresno Bee. Services were held. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

REICHE — Patricia T. Reiche, 91, of Fresno died Feb. 15. She was a secretary for 15 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

SAMPLE — Demie Sample, 68, of Selma died Feb. 14. He worked for Westinghouse Company for 23 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Feb. 26 at the funeral home.

THORNTON — Peggy Ann Thornton, 57, of Pinedale died Feb. 11. She was an in-home care provider. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service Inc.

VELAZQUEZ — Lorenza N. Velazquez, 72, of Sanger died Feb. 15. She was a general laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Feb. 24 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St.

WILKERSON — Hilda Wilkerson, 92, of Clovis died Feb. 16. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 1 p.m. Feb. 23 at Clovis Cemetery.

This story was originally published February 20, 2016 at 8:55 AM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, Feb. 21."

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