Obituaries for Tuesday, May 10

ABURTO — Mayolo Aburto, 79, of Parlier died May 1. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 7:30 p.m. May 10 at St. Mary’s Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 10 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. May 11 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

ALVAREZ — Ruben Lara Alvarez Jr., 58, of Fresno died April 26. He was a truck driver. Memorial: 1 p.m. May 12 at Yost & Webb Chapel.

APPLEWHITE — Rowena Mae Applewhite, 86, of Fresno died May 3. She was a beautician. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. May 10 at Lisle Funeral Home. Remembrance: Animal Compassion Team, 2789 S. Orange Ave., Fresno, CA 93725.

BENNETT ZAPIEN — Terra Amy Bennett Zapien, 36, of Fresno died April 29. She was an accountant. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. May 10 at Reade and Sons Funeral Home. Private service.

BOYAJIAN — Alice Boyajian, 88, of Fresno died May 6. She was a designer. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. May 14 at Ararat Armenian Cemetery. Remembrances: St. Gregory Armenian Church, P.O. Box 246, Fowler, CA 93625 or Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 2226 Ventura St., Fresno, CA 93721. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

COUCH — Loretta Ann Couch, 79, of Fresno died May 6. She was an in-home caregiver. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 11 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Service: 1 p.m. May 12 at the funeral home.

CRUZ — Mario Robles Cruz, 72, of Sanger died May 6. He was a mechanic for 30 years. Visitation: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 10 at First United Methodist Church. Service: 6:30 p.m. May 10 at the church. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Care in Hanford.

DE LA CRUZ — Raymundo G. De La Cruz, 76, of Sanger died May 4. He was a farmer. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. May 12 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 12050 E. North Ave. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 12 at the church. Mass: 9 a.m. May 13 at the church. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.

DE LEON — Guadalupe De Leon, 72, of Fowler died May 5. She was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. May 11 at Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 11 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. May 12 at St. Lucy’s Catholic Church.

GONG — Carol Chu Wah Gong, 83, of China, formerly of Fresno, died March 31. She was a homemaker. Wake: 1:30 p.m. May 13 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Memorial: 2 p.m. May 13 at the funeral home.

JACKSON — Earl Jackson, 78, of Lemoore died May 5. He was a convenience store manager. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 12 at Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 1 p.m. May 13 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Mass: 1:30 p.m. May 13 at the church. Remembrance: St. Peter’s Catholic Church Building Fund, 870 N. Lemoore Ave., Lemoore, CA 93245.

KOZERA — Jeanette Margaret Kozera, 84, of Fresno died May 5. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 12 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 12 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. May 13 at St. Helen’s Catholic Church.

LOPEZ — Roy Lopez, 75, of Madera died May 7. He was a retired lab technician for Georgia Pacific. Rosary: 1 p.m. May 13 at St. Joachim Catholic Church. Mass: 1:30 p.m. May 13 at the church. Remembrance: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

LUCERO — Cornelia Melendez Lucero, 82, of Avenal died May 4. She was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. May 10 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 10 at the church. Mass: 11 a.m. May 11 at the church. Arrangements: Bynum’s Pleasant Valley Mortuary.

MARTINEZ — Jose Jesse Martinez, 76, of Chowchilla died May 4. He was a retired farm laborer. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. May 11 at Jay Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 11 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. May 12 at St. Joachim Catholic Church.

MONTERO PHILLIPS — Esther V. Montero Phillips, 38, of Earlimart died May 1. She was a homemaker for 23 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 13 at Tipton-Pixley Cemetery in Tipton. Memorial: noon May 13 at Terra Bella Church of the Nazarene in Terra Bella. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service.

MORISHITA — Dora Yoneko Morishita, 94, of Fresno died May 6. She was a postal clerk for 15 years. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. May 14 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 4 p.m. May 15 at Fresno Betsuin Family Dharma Center. Committal: 11 a.m. May 16 at Mendocino Cemetery in Parlier.

SMITH — Wallace J. Smith, 76, of Manteca, formerly of Fresno, died May 6. He was an attorney at law. Private service. Arrangements: Bynum’s Pleasant Valley Mortuary in Avenal.

SOLORIO — Frank S. Solorio, 53, of Visalia died May 3. He was a warehouseman. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 15 at Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 15 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. May 16 at Holy Family Catholic Church.

TCHAPARIAN — Berge A. Tchaparian, 83, of Fresno died May 8. He was a farmer. Service: 1 p.m. May 13 at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Remembrance: Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 2226 E. Ventura St., Fresno, CA 93721. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

WHEAT — Jess Wheat Jr., 80, of Lemoore died May 5. He was a heavy duty mechanic. Graveside: 2 p.m. May 12 at Lemoore Cemetery. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.

WINTON — Nancy L. Winton, 76, of Springville died May 4. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. May 11 at Myers Chapel in Porterville.

This story was originally published May 9, 2016 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, May 10."