Obituaries for Tuesday, May 17

ARENAS — Carlos Arenas, 33, of Fresno died May 11. He was self-employed. Private service. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

BIEN — Elmer George Bien, 91, of Fresno died May 13. He was a farmer. Graveside: 2 p.m. May 20 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Remembrance: S.P.C.A., 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

BROWN — Michael Alan Brown, 75, of Porterville died May 10. He was a senior psychiatric technician. Service: 6 p.m. May 19 at Myers Chapel.

CONELLY — Jimmy Ray Conelly Sr., 71, of Visalia died May 13. He was a long-haul truck driver for 30 years. No services will be held.

CURTIS — Philip K. Curtis Sr., 60, of Hanford died May 5. He was a factory worker at Leprino Foods. Memorial: 1 p.m. May 19 at Koinonia Christian Fellowship. Remembrance: Relay for Life, 101 E. Bush St., Lemoore, CA 93245. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.

DEBBAN — Harold D. Debban, 91, of Fresno died May 8. He was a retired president of a military sales organization. Memorial: 2 p.m. May 22 at Hope Lutheran Church. Remembrance: Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers, 300 Pasteur Drive, MC 5235, Stanford, CA 94305. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

FERNANDEZ — Mario Caudillo Fernandez, 92, of Porterville died May 13. He was a school custodian. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 19 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. May 20 at St. Anne’s Church.

FLEMING — Victor Fleming, 78, of Clovis died May 13. He was a warehouse manager. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 17 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 18 at Clovis Cemetery.

FLORES VARGAS — Octavio Flores Vargas, 83, of Caruthers died May 13. He was a farm labor contractor. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. May 17 at Fuersa Del Calvario. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

GARZA — Trini Garza, 94, of Del Rey died May 14. She was a certified nursing assistant. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. May 18 at Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 18 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. May 19 at St. Katherine’s Catholic Church.

GARZA — Edward Lee Garza, 64, of Fresno died May 6. He was a paralegal for Fresno County. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 18 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. May 19 at Peoples Church.

JONES — Linda Mello Jones, 71, of Fresno died May 9. She was a retired elementary school teacher at St. Helen’s School. Mass: 10 a.m. May 18 at the Shrine of St. Therese. Remembrances: The Nazareth House, 2121 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93703 or Valley Children’s Hospital, 9300 Valley Children’s Place, Madera, CA 93636. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

KENDALL — Jeanette Kendall, 99, of Fresno died May 15. She was a restaurant owner for 50 years. Service: 7 p.m. May 19 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

LOPEZ — Victoria Maria Lopez, 91, of Fresno died May 9. She was a housekeeper. Service: 11 a.m. May 17 at Peoples Church. Arrangements: Yost and Webb Funeral Home.

LUCERO — Beatrice Lucero, 94, of Madera died May 13. She was a retired supervisor of a laborer camp. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. May 18 at Jay Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 19 at Calvary Cemetery.

McCABE — Velma McCabe, 89, of Clovis died May 13. She was a bank teller for 10 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

OLSON — Bud Olson, 72, of Auberry died May 12. He was a teacher for 38 years. Memorial: 1 p.m. May 22 at Sierra High School in Tollhouse. Remembrance: Eastern Fresno County Historical Society, 33280 Lodge Road, Tollhouse, CA 93602. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

RINCON — Francisco Cruz Rincon, 88, of Strathmore died May 10. He was an olive farmer. Visitation: 9 a.m. to noon May 20 at Myers Chapel in Porterville. Graveside: 1 p.m. May 20 at St. Anne’s Cemetery in Porterville.

SEBUSA — Maria Desiree Sebusa, 32, of Kerman died May 13. She was a cashier. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. May 19 at Jewels Community Church. Service: 11 a.m. May 19 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

SKORPIL — Alan Sander Skorpil, 71, of Fresno died May 10. He was a retired prop man for Universal Studios Inc. No services will be held. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

TELLEZ — Remigio Vasquez Tellez, 71, of Fresno died May 4. He was a truck driver. Service: 11 a.m. May 18 at Shant Bhavan Funeral Home in Fowler.

This story was originally published May 16, 2016 at 3:15 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Tuesday, May 17."