Death Notices

Obituaries for Wednesday, May 18

ALLEN — Mike L. Allen, 58, of Fresno died April 22. He was a retired lieutenant for CCWF Chowchilla. Graveside: 1 p.m. May 20 at Academy Cemetery in Clovis. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

BAKOS — Bill Bakos, 64, of Fresno died May 16. He was a retired vice president of Yosemite Linen Supply. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 20 at Fort Washington Country Club. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

BARGAMIAN — Norma Bargamian, 93, of Fresno died May 13. She was a retired bank teller of 35 years. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. May 23 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. May 24 at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church.

BENDER — Valerie Bender, 60, of Fresno died May 6. She was a publisher. Memorial: 1 p.m. May 20 at Temple Beth Israel. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

BUFORD — Bonnie E. Buford, 83, of Visalia died May 14. She was a homemaker. Graveside: 9 a.m. May 23 at Visalia District Cemetery. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.

CAIHARR — Marymargaret Caiharr, 66, of Fresno died May 16. She was a teacher for Fresno Unified School District. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. May 20 at Full Gospel Truth Church. Service: 11 a.m. May 20 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

CAVAZOS — Lazaro Franco Cavazos, 75, of Visalia died May 13. He was a fieldworker. Visitation: 8 to 11 a.m. May 20 at Myers Chapel in Porterville. Service: 11 a.m. May 20 at the funeral home.

CORONA OCHOA — Adan Corona Ochoa, 70, of Fresno died May 13. He was a farm laborer for 20 years. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. May 20 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 20 at the funeral home. Funeral Liturgy: 6:30 p.m. May 20 at the funeral home.

EGGLESTON — Markus Samuel Eggleston, 17, of Clovis died May 13. He was a student and the son of Tami and Tom Eggleston. Memorial: 6:30 p.m. May 19 at Northside Christian Church. Remembrance: Mid India Mission, Markus Eggleston Memorial c/o Northside Christian Church, P.O. Box 26447, Fresno, CA 93729. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

FERGUSON — Tamara Rene Ferguson, 52, of Hanford died May 16. She worked in human resources for Hanford High School District. Visitation: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 19 at Riverdale Assembly of God. Service: 1 p.m. May 20 at the church. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore.

FOSTER — Gladys Foster, 90, of Fresno died May 12. She was a cook for Fresno City college. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. May 20 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. May 21 at Church of God Evenight Light Saints.

GREEN — Robert Earl Green Sr., 71, of Fresno died April 26. He was a carpenter. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. May 21 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Arrangements: Edward A Cooper Cremation Society.

HERNANDEZ — Estefana Castillo Hernandez, 92, of Fresno died May 13. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. May 20 at Serenity Funeral Chapel. Memorial: 1 p.m. May 21 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 4097 W. McKinley Ave.

HOLLIS — Gloria G. Hollis, 75, of Fresno died May 16. She was a homemaker. Private service. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

JOHNSON — Tamara Nachell Johnson, 44, of Fresno died April 6. Memorial: 10 a.m. May 19 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel.

KUPELIAN — Dirouhi Kupelian, 79, of Fresno died May 15. She was a homemaker for 40 years. Service: 10 a.m. May 23 at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

MALSBARY — Bernice Katherine Malsbary, 85, of Fresno died May 10. She was a clothing salesperson for 10 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. May 19 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

MUNOZ — Richard Munoz Sr., 56, of Mendota died May 4. He was a mechanic. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. May 19 at Mendota Pentecostal Church. Service: 10 a.m. May 20 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

NEGRETE — Maria Jesus Negrete, 76, of Fresno died May 13. She was a homemaker for 51 years. Mass: 11 a.m. May 18 at St. Joaquim Catholic Church in Madera. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

PEREZ — Robert “Buddha” Anthony Perez, 52, of Hanford died May 5. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 19 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 19 at the church. Mass: 1 p.m. May 20 at the church. Graveside: 2 p.m. May 20 at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements: Salser & Dillard Funeral Chapel.

PETERS — Edward James Peters, 61, of Fresno died May 5. He was a tow truck driver for 10 years. Memorial: Noon May 22 at Life Ministry Church. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

RAMIREZ — Agustin Ramirez, 83, of Dos Palos died May 18. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. May 18 at Whitehurst Funeral Chapel of Dos Palos. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 18 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. May 19 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

RIVAS — Cesar Rivas, 103, of Fresno died May 14. He was a farmer. Service: 10 a.m. May 18 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 5083 E. Nevada Ave. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.

ROLISON — Rodney Marvin Rolison, 62, of Madera died May 8. He was a handyman. Memorial: 10 a.m. May 20 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.

SALAZAR — Patricia Salazar, 86, of Reedley died May 15. She was a floor lady for 30 years. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. May 19 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 828 O St. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 19 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. May 20 at the church. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.

SANWO — George Sanwo, 89, of Fresno died May 9. He was a farmer. Memorial: 1 p.m. May 22 at Fresno Betsuin Family Dharma Center. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

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

THAMMAVONGSA — Kom Thammavongsa, 66, of Fresno died May 14. He was a farm laborer for 15 years. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. May 18 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Laotian Buddhist Service: 1 p.m. May 19 at the funeral home.

TORBIT — Martha Jane Torbit, 87, of Fresno died May 10. She was a retired Pacific Bell Operator for 35 years. Visitation: Noon to 4 p.m. May 23 at Lisle Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 24 at Belmont Memorial Park.

VAKARCHUK — Anatoliy Vakarchuk, 51, of Fresno died May 13. He was a truck driver for Promotional Management Group, Inc. Visitation: 6 to 9:30 p.m. May 20 at House of the Gospel Slavic Baptist Church. Service: 10 a.m. May 21 at the church. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

VAN ANTWERP — Jeanette Lee Van Antwerp, 58, of Porterville died May 13. She was a file clerk. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory.

WILLIAMS — Dorothy Lorene Williams, 93, of Fresno died May 7. She was a homemaker. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. May 28 at Lisle Funeral Home.

This story was originally published May 17, 2016 at 3:20 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, May 18."

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