Obituaries for Friday, April 8
BRINDLE — Roger D. Brindle, 59, of Fresno died March 22. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. April 8 at Fresno Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 2 p.m. April 12 at Bakersfield National Cemetery. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.
CHAVEZ — Joe Chavez, 87, of Fowler died April 4. He was a gardener. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. April 10 at St. Lucy’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. April 10 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. April 11 at the church. Arrangements: Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.
EAKIN — William Terry Eakin, 67, of Tulare died March 26. He was an assistant supervisor. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.
GASTEIGER — Zilda Pamplona Gasteiger, 90, of Fresno died April 4. She was a homemaker. Rosary and Mass: 11 a.m. April 11 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church. Remembrances: San Joaquin Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1406 N. Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93703 or Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.
HENSEL — Karen Sue Hensel, 70, of Fresno died April 2. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 10 a.m. April 8 at Belmont Memorial Park. Remembrance: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501st Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.
HUERTA — Mariana Huerta, 82, of Porterville died April 4. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. April 7 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 7 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. April 8 at St. Anne’s Church.
KASAMATSU — Yayoi Kasamatsu, 95, of Fresno died April 3. She was a homemaker. Visitation: noon to 7 p.m. April 12 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. April 13 at the funeral home.
KELLERHALS — Raymond Kellerhals, 81, of Lindsay died April 6. He was a petroleum salesman. Graveside: 1:30 p.m. April 11 at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Porterville. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.
LOPEZ — Frances Susan Lopez, 15, of Fresno died March 30. She was a student at West Park School and the daughter of Corina Camacho and Rito Lopez Jr. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. April 12 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. April 13 at St. John’s Cathedral.
McLEMORE — Peggy Jean McLemore, 70, of Exeter died March 15. She was a marketing clerk. Memorial: 10 a.m. April 11 at Exeter District Cemetery. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel.
MORENO — Abigail Lopez Moreno, 61, of Porterville died April 4. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. April 10 at Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. April 11 at the funeral home.
NAVA — Celia Nava, 53, of Porterville died April 29. She was a maintenance general laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. April 10 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 10 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. April 11 at St. Anne’s Church.
PITSOR — Paul T. Pitsor, 68, of Fresno died April 2. He was a firefighter. No services will be held. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.
ROMERO — Raquel Hernandez Romero, 89, of Tulare died April 4. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 5:30 p.m. April 11 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home in Fresno. Rosary: 7 p.m. April 11 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Fresno. Mass: 10 a.m. April 12 at the church.
SALDANA — Froilan Saldana, 58, of Kingsburg died March 5. He was a farmworker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.
SCHOTT — Christopher Lawrence Schott, 54, of Tulare died April 4. He was a parts manager. Visitation: 3 to 4:30 p.m. April 10 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Rosary: 5 p.m. April 10 at St. Aloysius Church. Mass: 10 a.m. April 11 at the church.
TERCENIO — Simplicio L. Tercenio, 91, of Fresno died April 4. He was a cook for the U.S. Navy for 23 years. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. April 10 at Farewell Funeral Service. Rosary: 5 p.m. April 10 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. April 11 at St. Anthony’s Mausoleum Chapel at St. Peter’s Cemetery.
WILCOX — Myron Carol Wilcox, 89, of Porterville died April 6. He was a teacher. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.
This story was originally published April 7, 2016 at 4:22 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Friday, April 8."