Obituaries for Saturday, April 9

BELL — James Franklin Bell, 78, of Fresno died April 7. He was a retired sales manager for Sears. No services will be held. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

BRATCHER — Edith M. Bratcher, 86, of Selma died April 5. She was a homemaker. Service: 9:30 a.m. April 11 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel.

DeGIOVANNI — Richard J. DeGiovanni, 87, of Fresno died Feb. 28. He was a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army. Graveside: 12:30 p.m. April 11 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Arrangements: Nova Cremation Service.

DWYER — Chestine “Chris” Loyce Dwyer, 81, of Hanford died April 4. She was a retired veterans service representative for 29 years. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. April 12 at Whitehurst-McNamara Funeral Service. Service: 11 a.m. April 12 at the funeral home.

KAYE — Helen Mary Kaye, 87, of Fresno died April 7. She was a retired Bank of America secretary for 30 years. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. April 12 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. April 13 at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Remembrances: Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 2226 Ventura St., Fresno, CA 93721; or Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711.

KERBACH — June L. Kerbach, 88, of Chowchilla died April 7. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

MANN — Maxine Mary Mann, 95, of Porterville died April 6. She was a homemaker. Service: 10 a.m. April 12 at Myers Chapel. Graveside: 1 p.m. April 13 at West Side Cemetery in Taft.

PATRICK — Ann Bidlake Patrick, 70, of Fresno died March 30. She was a special education teacher for 35 years. Memorial: Noon April 9 at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

PEREZ — Dora M. Perez, 88, of Orosi died April 5. She was a teaching assistant. Memorial: 11 a.m. April 14 at Dinuba First Baptist Church. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.

SIERRA — Michael Horace Sierra, 77, of Porterville died April 6. He was an automotive laborer. No services will be held. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

TORRES — Ashley Michelle Torres, 23, of Porterville died Sept. 20. She was a sales clerk at Edwards Gallery. No services will be held. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

WILL — Judy Carol Will, 64, of Three Rivers died April 3. She was a waitress. No services will be held. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

This story was originally published April 8, 2016 at 4:12 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Saturday, April 9."