Obituaries for Sunday, April 17

ALVARADO — Henry Alvarado Jr., 30, of Fresno died April 5. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. April 20 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. April 20 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. April 21 at St. John’s Cathedral.

BANUELOS — Manuel Palacios Banuelos, 94, of Fresno died April 15. He was an antique dealer for 39 years. Rosary: 7 p.m. April 19 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Mass: 10 a.m. April 20 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.

CARTER — Norman Carter, 84, of Fresno died April 7. He was a retired bartender. Service: 7 p.m. April 22 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

CHAVEZ — Antonio Chavez, 64, of Fresno died April 13. He was an upholster. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. April 19 at Truth Tabernacle Church. Service: 11 a.m. April 19 at the church. Arrangements: Abbey Funeraria.

DE LA FUENTE — Hector De La Fuente, 70, of Selma died April 14. He was a laborer. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. April 19 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 19 at the chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. April 20 at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

FAIR — Marna C. Fair, 84, of Fresno died April 11. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 4 p.m. April 22 at New Hope Community Church. Remembrance: New Hope Community Church, 4620 E. Nees Ave., Clovis, CA 93611. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

GARABEDIAN — Jerry C. Garabedian, 82, of Fresno died April 7. He was an insurance agent. Private service. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

GILLETTE — Michael Gillette, 97, of Fresno died April 14. He was a heavy-equipment operator for the city of Fresno. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. April 20 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. April 21 at the chapel. Remembrance: Fresno Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 1422, Fresno, CA 93716.

GRAGNANI — Connie Gragnani, 71, of Kerman died April 10. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 1 p.m. April 21 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

GRAY — Erwin Charles Gray, 69, of Fresno died March 30. He was a lineman for Pacific Bell for 12 years. Visitation: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. April 25 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 11 a.m. April 25 at Clovis Cemetery.

GREGERSON — Rodger Lee Gregerson, 80, of Ahwahnee died March 4. He was a heavy-equipment mechanic. Memorial: 4 p.m. April 23 at Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church in Oakhurst. Arrangements: Edward A Cooper Cremation Society.

HARRIS — James Ralph Harris Sr., 72, of Fresno died April 8. He was a retired general manager for Costco. Memorial: 10 a.m. April 23 at New Hope Community Church. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

HELT — Jerry George Helt, 76, of Fresno died April 12. He was a general contractor for 60 years. Private service. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light.

HEROGIAN — Paul Dickran Herogian, 86, of Fresno died April 13. He was an owner of Growers Packaging. Memorial: 11 a.m. April 23 at Saint Columba Anglican Church. Remembrances: California Armenian Home, 6720 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727; or donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Stephens and Bean Chapel.

LEARY — Andre D. Leary, 19, of Fresno died April 2. He was a student. Memorial: 1 p.m. April 19 at Living Word International. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

MAGANA AGUILAR — Ramiro Magana Aguilar, 75, of Dinuba died April 12. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. April 19 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. April 20 at Holy Family Catholic Church.

McCLEOD — Dick L. McCleod, 80, of Coarsegold died March 24. He was a teacher. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. April 22 at Our Lady of Sierra Catholic Church. Remembrances: Porterville College Foundation/Thomas Huston McCleod Memorial Scholarship, 100 E. College, Porterville, CA 93257; or Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

McLAUGHLIN — Charles Eugene McLaughlin, 78, of Fresno died April 10. He was a business owner for 53 years. Private service. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

MENDEZ — Angelita Angelica Mendez, 22, of Fresno died April 9. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. April 19 at Reade and Sons Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 10:30 a.m. April 20 at St. John’s Cathedral.

METZLER — Maybelle Boos Metzler, 94, of Fresno died April 14. She was an administrative secretary for Pacific Bell. Service: 10 a.m. April 23 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Remembrance: Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5955 S. Elm Ave., Fresno, CA 93706.

MILLER — Richard Dale Miller, 54, of Kingsburg died April 12. He was a forklift driver for Sun-Maid. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. April 19 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. April 19 at the funeral home.

OWENS — Pamela Owens, 53, of Mendota died April 10. She was a shipping clerk. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. to noon April 19 at Mendota Pentecostal Church. Graveside: 1 p.m. April 19 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel.

RODRIGUEZ — Michael Palacios Rodriguez, 70, of Madera died April 10. He was a machinist with International Paper Company for 24 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. April 22 at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

ROSELING — Rodney Amiel Roseling, 62, of Oakhurst died March 18. He was a teacher. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. April 23 at Sierra Pines Church. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Sierra Chapel.

SEGURA — John Joe Segura, 70, of Fresno died April 12. He was a laborer in agriculture. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. April 20 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. April 20 at the chapel.

SHEPARD — Leon Francis Shepard, 85, of Clovis died April 14. He was a tertiary butyl alcohol salesman for Arco Oil. Memorial: 1:30 p.m. April 19 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Arrangements: The Neptune Society of Central California.

TRACY — Mark Andrew Tracy, 64, of Fresno died April 13. He was an owner of Early Bird Pest Control. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. April 20 at Serenity Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. April 21 at Truth Tabernacle Church.

VALDEZ — Noah Morales Valdez, 74, of Madera died April 6. He was a welder. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. April 21 at Jay Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. April 22 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery.

VALVERDE — John Alex Valverde, 56, of Fresno died April 10. He was a bus mechanic. Memorial: 11 a.m. April 22 at Yost & Webb Chapel. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.

VANG — Thao Vang, 55, of Clovis died April 7. He was a production worker. Traditional Hmong Services: 9 a.m. April 23 to 10 a.m. April 25 at Faith Community Religious Facility in Fresno. Arrangements: Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.

WASSON — Gladys B. Wasson, 69, of Selma died April 13. She was an owner of a cleaning service. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. April 20 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel. Wake: 5 p.m. April 20 at the chapel.

WILKER — Edna Lee Wilker, 63, of Visalia died April 5. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 2 p.m. April 20 at Atascadero Cemetery District in Atascadero. Arrangements: Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel.

This story was originally published April 16, 2016 at 9:55 AM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, April 17."