Obituaries for Wednesday, March 23

ASHCROFT — Rulon Ashcroft, 91, of Reedley died March 21. He was a soil chemist in the ag industry for 50 years. Visitation: 9:30 to 10 a.m. March 26 at Reedley Cemetery Pavilion. Service: 10 a.m. March 26 at the cemetery. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite conservation or humanitarian charity. Arrangements: Farewell Reedley Arrangement Center.

BANTA — Vivencio Alcedo Banta, 76, of Lemoore died March 18. He was a retired aviation electrician with the Navy. Visitation: 9 a.m. to noon March 23 at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel. Mass: 1 p.m. March 23 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Graveside: 2 p.m. March 28 at Miramar National Cemetery.

CANTU — Matiana Torrez Cantu, 90, of Kennewick, Washington, formerly of Fresno, died March 15. She was a pastor. Service: 10 a.m. March 26 at Victory Life Center. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

CHAN — Nep Chan, 91, of Fresno died March 17. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. March 25 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Cambodian Worship Service: 9 a.m. March 26 at the funeral home.

CHIARAMONTE — Veda Mae Chiaramonte, 90, of Madera died March 20. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. March 25 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery. Remembrance: St. Agnes Hospital Hospice, 6729 N. Willow Ave., Suite 103, Fresno, CA 93710. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

ENGELSGAARD — Glen Almen Engelsgaard, 77, of Visalia died March 18. He was a computer system analyst. Graveside: 10 a.m. March 28 at Visalia District Cemetery. Memorial: 11 a.m. March 28 at Christ Lutheran Church in Tulare. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

ESCAMILLA — Catalina Aranda Escamilla, 84, of Fresno died March 21. She was a farm laborer. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. March 24 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. March 25 at the funeral home.

EUBANKS — Calvin Eubanks, 79, of Visalia died March 18. He was an educator. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. March 29 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. March 30 at First Christian Church.

GODFREY — Doris A. Godfrey, 89, of Oakhurst died March 16. She was a bookkeeper. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations in Fresno.

GODFREY — William J. Godfrey, 59, of Oakhurst died March 16. He was a landscaper. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations in Fresno.

GONZALES — Connie Vanessa Gonzales, 26, of Kerman died March 7. She was a special needs educator. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. March 24 at Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel. Service: Noon March 25 at the funeral home. Celebration of Life: 1 p.m. March 25 in downtown Kerman.

HODGE — Jean T. Hodge, 88, of Fresno died March 13. She was a medical secretary for 30 years. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. March 26 at Boice Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. March 28 at New Hope Community Church.

JENSEN — Nancy Jane Jensen, 68, of Fowler died March 21. She was a retired teacher. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

KELLY — Robert Walker Kelly, 49, of Fresno died Feb. 24. He was a sound technician for five years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

KHIEV — Kim Khiev, 76, of Fresno died March 17. He was a religious instructor and teacher. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. March 26 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Cambodian Worship Service: 1 p.m. March 27 at the funeral home.

LeBEAU — Shirley Elaine LeBeau, 94, of Clovis died March 19. She was a personal administrator for General Electric Aerospace. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California in Fresno.

LOYA — Celia Amaya Loya, 85, of Avenal died March 9. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. March 28 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. March 28 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. March 29 at the church. Arrangements: Bynum’s Pleasant Valley Mortuary.

MARLIN — Janet Maureen Marlin, 82, of Fresno died March 19. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

MARSHALL — Geneva Beatrice Marshall, 51, of Fresno died March 19. She was a preschool teacher. Service: 10 a.m. March 26 at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. Arrangements: Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Funeral Service Inc.

McKIM — Helen McKim, 78, of Fresno died March 18. She was a secretary for Napa State Hospital. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

MEDLOCK — Timothy Medlock, 63, of Fresno died March 9. He was a food production laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. March 25 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. March 26 at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church.

MONGES — Lena Marie Monges, 85, of Clovis died March 15. She was a file clerk for Zurich Insurance Company for 10 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. March 29 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary and Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. March 30 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.

OVERSTREET — John William Overstreet, 84, of Madera died March 20. He was a retired retail manager. Services pending. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

PEREZ — Jose Perez Jr., 47, of Fresno died March 17. He was a manager in agriculture. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. March 24 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. Rosary: 10 a.m. March 24 at the funeral home.

REYES — Ann Reyes, 64, of Fresno died March 16. She was a caregiver. Visitation: 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. March 23 at Reade and Sons Chapel. Service: 2:30 p.m. March 23 at the funeral home.

ROSS — Billy Dale Ross, 60, of Fresno died March 16. He was an automotive mechanic. Graveside: 1 p.m. March 28 at Kingsburg District Cemetery. Remembrance: S.P.C.A., 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

SUMMEY — Virginia M. Summey, 85, of Sanger died March 9. She was a commercial construction project manager for 20 years. Memorial: 4 p.m. March 25 at Boice Funeral Home. Remembrances: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 202, Fresno, CA 93726; or Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711.

VERHOEVEN — Annetta M. Verhoeven, 90, of Hanford died March 18. She was a homemaker for 66 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. March 29 at First Christian Reformed Church of Hanford. Remembrances: American Cancer Society, 1443 W. Seventh St., Hanford, CA 93230; or Hanford Christian School, 11948 Flint Ave., Hanford, CA 93230. Arrangements: People’s Funeral Chapel.

WELLING — Robert Arthur Welling, 64, of Madera died March 15. He was a carpenter. Service: 1 p.m. March 25 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Fresno.

This story was originally published March 22, 2016 at 4:14 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, March 23."