Obituaries for Wednesday, May 4

CABRALES — Patricia Pantoja Cabrales, 58, of Avenal died May 2. She was a former almond sorter. Visitation: 9:30 to 10 a.m. May 6 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Rosary: 10 a.m. May 6 at the church. Mass: 11 a.m. May 6 at the church. Arrangements: Bynum’s Pleasant Valley Mortuary.

CRABTREE — Ruth Crabtree, 88, of Fresno died April 30. She was an accountant for Fresno County for 25 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. May 4 at Boice Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. May 5 at Clovis Pentecostal Church of God, 395 N. Peach Ave.

ESCOBAR — Maria E. Escobar, 81, of Firebaugh died April 16. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 7 to 11 p.m. May 5 at Iglesia Apostolica. Service: 10 a.m. May 6 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

FIGUEROA — Benancio “Benny” Figueroa, 53, of Fresno died April 24. He was a laborer. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. May 6 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors. Mass: 12:30 p.m. May 7 at St. Lucy’s Catholic Church in Fowler.

GARCIA — Manuel Phillip Garcia, 29, of Dinuba died April 23. He was a general laborer. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. May 5 at Calvary Apostolic Church. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. May 5 at the church. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.

GOYETTE — Susan Elaine Goyette of Auberry died April 29. She was a courier for 20 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 9 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

GROSS — Jacklen Gross, 63, of Fresno died April 28. She was an LVN. Visitation: Noon to 4 p.m. May 7 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. May 9 at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church.

GURROLA QUINTANILLA — Miguel Gurrola Quintanilla, 82, of Fresno died April 24. He was a farmworker. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon May 5 at Reade and Sons Funeral Home. Services to be held at a later date.

HELBERT — Elizabeth M. Helbert, 82, of Fresno died April 23. She was a preschool teacher. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. May 7 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

HOLT — LaDonna M. Holt, 86, of Kingsburg died April 30. She was a secretary for Washington Elementary School in Kingsburg. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. May 6 at Kingsburg Cemetery. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

JACINTO — Maria Guadalupe Jacinto, 92, of Fresno died April 25. She was a homemaker for 70 years. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. May 5 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 5 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. May 6 at St. John’s Cathedral.

LEAL — Maria Del Carmen Leal, 89, of Madera died April 27. She was a retired manager of a dry cleaning business. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. May 5 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 5 at the funeral home. Mass: 1 p.m. May 6 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Remembrance: St. Joachim Catholic Church, 401 W. Fifth St., Madera, CA 93637.

MAREZ — Edward Marez, 73, of Fresno died April 24. He was a foreman. Visitation: Noon to 3 p.m. May 4 at Reade and Sons Funeral Home. Service: 1 p.m. May 4 at the funeral home.

MIRELEZ — Ruth L. Mirelez, 58, of Fresno died April 25. She was a cosmetologist. Mass: 1 p.m. May 7 at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Hillsboro, Ore. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

MOORE — Roy Dilbert Moore, 72, of Fresno died May 2. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. May 8 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 9 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Remembrance: March of Dimes, 1530 E. Shaw Ave., Suite 110, Fresno, CA 93710.

RETE — John George Rete, 87, of Clovis died April 29. He was a Southern Pacific Railroad crew dispatcher for 35 years. Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. May 5 at Boice Funeral Home. Mass: 11 a.m. May 6 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.

REYES — Sebastian James Reyes, 24, of Prather died April 22. Graveside: 9 a.m. May 7 at Clovis Cemetery District. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

SERRANO — Virginia Ramirez Serrano, 81, of Clovis died May 2. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 5 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 5 at the funeral home. Mass: 1:30 p.m. May 6 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.

SETTLE — Jesse Herculano Settle, 79, of Fresno died May 2. He was a U.S. Air Force retiree. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 6 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Graveside: 9:30 a.m. May 7 at Belmont Memorial Park.

SMITH — Lee “Buck” Smith, 75, of Fresno died April 29. He was the retired owner of B & K Wall Coverings. Graveside: 1 p.m. May 6 at Belmont Memorial Park. Memorial: 10 a.m. May 7 at Clovis Christian Church. Remembrances: American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 or Northside Christian Church-Mission Ministries, 2709 E. Nees Ave., Clovis, CA 93611. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

STACKS DENTON — Marilyn June Stacks Denton, 81, of Bakersfield, formerly of Sanger, died April 27. She was a Realtor. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 5 at Sanger Cemetery. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

STANFILL — Edgar Leon Stanfill, 90, of Squaw Valley died April 30. He was a school principal. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 14 at Mountain Valley Community Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California in Fresno.

STENNIS — Rodney Earl Stennis, 45, of Fresno died April 25. He was a construction worker. Visitation: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. May 5 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. May 6 at Westside Church of God.

TORALEZ — Carmen Silvia Toralez, 58, of Parlier died April 30. She was a cashier. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. May 5 at Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 5 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. May 6 at St. Lucy’s Catholic Church in Fowler.

TORRES — Ventura J. Torres, 90, of Porterville died May 1. He was an agricultural laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 5 at Myers Chapel. Wake: 6 p.m. May 5 at the funeral home.

TOSCANO ROJAS — Abel Toscano Rojas, 79, of Fresno died April 28. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 5 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors. Mass: 10 a.m. May 6 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

TURNER — Olzie Drucilla Turner, 89, of Porterville died April 27. She was a housekeeper. Graveside: 3 p.m. May 6 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

WELLS — Alex “A.D.” Delmar Wells, 73, of Fresno died May 2. He was a retired mechanic. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 6 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Graveside: 2 p.m. May 6 at Belmont Memorial Park.

This story was originally published May 3, 2016 at 3:59 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, May 4."