Obituaries for Tuesday, April 19

DUERKSEN — Larry Dean Duerksen, 70, of Dinuba died April 13. He was a farmer. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. April 21 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. April 22 at Reedley Cemetery Memorial Building. Memorial: 11 a.m. April 22 at Kingsburg Mennonite Brethren Church. Remembrance: American Heart Association, 7425 N. Palm Bluffs Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93650.

ESPINOZA — Margarito Espinoza, 65, of Sanger died April 14. He was a farmer. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. April 20 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 12050 E. North Ave. Rosary: 7 p.m. April 20 at the church. Mass: 9 a.m. April 21 at the church. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

FIFE — Dale Mitchell Fife, 62, of Porterville died April 13. He was a supervisor. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

HENRY — Arthur Lee Henry, 57, of Tulare died April 14. He was a substance abuse counselor. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. April 21 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. April 22 at Living Christ Church.

HERNANDEZ — Josephine M. Hernandez, 68, of Kingsburg died April 17. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. April 20 at Creighton Memorial Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 20 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. April 21 at Holy Family Catholic Church.

HERNANDEZ — Anna Marie Hernandez, 68, of Fresno died April 10. She was a homemaker. Mass: 10:30 a.m. April 19 at St. John’s Cathedral. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

HUBBELL — David Bruce Hubbell, 60, of Fresno died April 14. He was a software engineer. Memorial: 3 p.m. April 20 at Farewell Funeral Service.

JOHANSEN — Janice Joy Johansen, 73, of Fresno died April 17. She was a customer service representative for Thomco Insurance. No services will be held. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

NEACE — Roxanne Marie Neace, 51, of Fresno died April 14. She was a vet aide. Memorial: 1 p.m. April 20 at Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

PETERSEN — George E. Petersen, 71, of Fresno died April 11. He was a project specialist for Fresno County School District for 10 years. Rosary: 7 p.m. April 21 at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center. Mass: noon April 22 at the church. Remembrances: Nazareth House, 2121 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93703 or Faith in Community, faithinfresno.org. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

REYES — Pacifica E. Reyes, 99, of Porterville died April 11. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. April 19 at Whitehurst-Peters-Loyd. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. April 20 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.

RHEA — Richard Eugene Rhea, 82, of Coalinga died April 11. He was a retired mechanic supervisor for the city of Manhattan Beach. Services pending. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Coalinga Chapel.

SHANNON — Richard Joseph Shannon, 80, of Clovis died April 14. He was a retail auto parts salesman for 42 years. Memorial: 2 p.m. April 23 at Clovis Missionary Baptist Church. Remembrance: Alzheimer’s Foundation of Central California, P.O. Box 3438, Fresno, CA 93750. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

SHEETS — Robert James Sheets, 88, of Terra Bella died April 14. He was a farmer. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. April 21 at Myers Chapel in Porterville. Private service.

SHERMAN — Solomon Sherman, 67, of Las Vegas, formerly of Fowler, died March 29. He was a mechanic. Service: 11 a.m. April 22 at Rose of Sharon C.O.G.I.C.

TENA — Salvador Tena, 77, of Reedley died April 14. He was self-employed in sales. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. April 19 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 1060 F St. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 19 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. April 20 at the church. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.

TORRES — Metodio Torres, 92, of Selma died April 16. He was a laborer. Visitation: 4:30 to 6 p.m. April 21 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 21 at the funeral home. Mass: 1:30 p.m. April 22 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Kingsburg.

VALDEZ — Soledad Valdez, 80, of Orange Cove died April 15. She was a packinghouse laborer. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. April 21 at St. Isidore the Farmer Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. April 21 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. April 22 at the church. Arrangements: Farewell Reedley Arrangement Center.

This story was originally published April 18, 2016 at 4:12 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, April 19."