Obituaries for Tuesday, May 3

ACOSTA — Santiago Acosta, 60, of Fresno died April 27. He was a retired farmer. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. May 5 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home and 10 to 11 a.m. May 6 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2370 Burnham St. in Selma. Service: 11 a.m. May 6 at the church.

BENTON JONES — Betty Jo Benton Jones, 85, of Tulare died April 27. She was a homemaker for more than 70 years. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. May 6 at Tulare First Baptist Church. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service.

BUTLER — Jennifer Marina Butler, 58, of Fresno died April 25. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 6 at Clovis District Cemetery. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

DANCEY — Thomas Alan Dancey, 60, of Visalia died April 30. He was a general manager. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 5 at Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. May 6 at the funeral home.

DiPIERRI — Domenic Dan DiPierri Jr., 85, of Fresno died April 29. He was a candy and tobacco salesman. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. May 5 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 6 at Belmont Memorial Park Cemetery.

DOGGETT — Paul Ryan Doggett, 39, of Porterville died April 28. He was an electrician. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 4 at Myers Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 5 at Hillcrest Memorial Park.

ESPINO — Henry M. Espino, 85, of Fresno died April 28. He was a truck driver and farmer. Rosary: 8:30 a.m. May 3 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Selma. Service: 9 a.m. May 3 at the church. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

EVANS — Lea Marie Evans, 98, of Porterville died April 30. She was a bowling alley desk clerk. No services will be held. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

FEMINO — Michelina Gilda Femino, 80, of Fresno died April 27. She was a hairdresser. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. May 3 at Yost & Webb Chapel. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. May 3 at the funeral home.

FLORES — Luis Anastasio Flores, 5, of Fresno died April 27. He was a student and the son of Adriana Padilla and Luis Flores. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 3 at Shant Bhavan Funeral Home in Fowler. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 3 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. May 4 at St. John’s Cathedral.

HARPER — Jean Harper, 77, of Visalia died May 1. She was a homemaker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel.

MARTINEZ-MARTINEZ — Pedro Martinez-Martinez, 21, of Tulare died April 27. He was a field laborer. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 3 at Myers Chapel in Porterville. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 3 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. May 4 at St. Francis of Assisi Mission in Woodville.

MERRITT — Laura Grace Merritt, 34, of Springville died April 27. She was a teacher. Service: 11 a.m. May 6 at Holy Cross Church in Porterville. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.

MILLER — Donald R. Miller, 60, of Kingsburg died May 1. He was a sheet metal fabricator. Service: 1 p.m. May 6 at Kingsburg Community Church. Arrangements: Creighton Memorial Chapel.

NELSON — Paul Nelson, 59, of Fresno died April 16. He was a landscaper for ARC Employment Plus. Service: noon May 4 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Remembrance: Central Valley Regional Center, 4615 N. Marty Ave., Fresno, CA 93722.

ODOM — Clifton Ladell Odom, 69, of Kerman died April 26. He was a foreman for Dole fruit company. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 5 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel.

PAULS — Melvin Roy Pauls, 84, of Reedley died April 7. He was a payroll accountant. Graveside: 2 p.m. May 5 at Reedley Cemetery Memorial Building. Remembrances: Choice Books of West Coast, 856 S. Reed Ave., Reedley, CA 93654 or Pioneer Bible Translators, 7255 W. Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, TX 75236. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.

PINEDA — Corine Martha Pineda, 57, of Fresno died April 27. She was a product demonstration associate for Sam’s Club and Costco. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 4 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 4 at the funeral home.

RODARTE — Phillip Rodarte, 81, of Reedley died April 29. He was a public works supervisor for 28 years with the city of Reedley. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 5 at Cairns Funeral Home Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. May 5 at the funeral home.

RUDER — Dorothy “Darby” May Ruder, 95, of Fresno died May 2. She was a retired clerk typist for various government agencies. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 5 at Belmont Memorial Park. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

SCHULER — Marian C. Schuler, 94, of Porterville died May 1. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 1:30 p.m. May 5 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

TOSCHI — Ola Mae Toschi, 90, of Madera died April 27. She was a retired rancher. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. May 3 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 3 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. May 4 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Remembrance: St. Joachim Catholic Church Mosaic Replacement Fund, 401 W. Fifth St., Madera, CA 93637.

ZACK — Ruth Arlene Zack, 85, of Kerman died May 2. She was a farmer. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. May 6 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. No services will be held. Remembrance: St. Agnes Hospice, 6729 N. Willow Ave., Suite 103, Fresno, CA 93710.

This story was originally published May 2, 2016 at 4:06 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, May 3."