Obituaries for Thursday, May 26
BOARDMAN — Douglas Earl Boardman, 83, of Porterville died May 23. He was a bus driver. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. May 27 at Myers Chapel. No services will be held.
BULMER — Elizabeth Bulmer, 27, of Squaw Valley died May 21. She was a homemaker. Service: 11 a.m. May 27 at Clovis First Assembly of God. Arrangements: Farewell-Clovis Arrangement Center & Crematory.
CARBAJAL — Maria Reyes Carbajal, 91, of Fresno died May 21. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7:30 p.m. May 26 at St. Mary Queen of Apostles Catholic Church. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 26 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. May 27 at the church. Arrangements: Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations.
CASTANON — Lawrence Castanon, 99, of Porterville died May 21. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 26 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 26 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. May 27 at St. Anne’s Church.
CLIFTON — Adam Edward Clifton, 33, of Ducor died May 16. He was a construction drywaller. No services will be held. Arrangements: Myers Funeral Service & Crematory in Porterville.
DE LA ROSA — Rod De La Rosa, 79, of Madera died May 21. He was a municipal worker for San Jose for 25 years. Visitation: 2 to 3 p.m. May 26 at Smith Manor Grace Chapel. Memorial: 1 p.m. May 31 at the funeral home.
ESQUIVEL — Juan Francisco Esquivel, 61, of Fresno died May 23. He was a laborer in various occupations. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. May 26 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 26 at the funeral home. Mass: 2 p.m. May 27 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church.
GRAJIOLA — Richard Lujan Grajiola, 77, of Fresno died May 13. He was a truck driver. Memorial: 5 p.m. May 26 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations.
GUERRA — Juan Guerra Jr., 91, of Kerman died May 18. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. May 26 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 26 at the church. Mass: noon May 27 at the church. Graveside: 1:30 p.m. May 27 at Golden Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements: Palm Memorial Kerman Chapel.
JOHNSON — Barbara Ann Johnson, 64, of Fresno died May 7. She was an in-home care provider. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. May 27 at Sterling and Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. May 27 at the funeral home.
MARSHALL — Robert George Marshall, 74, of Meridian, Idaho, formerly of Kingsburg, died Jan. 5. Memorial: 2 to 4 p.m. May 28 at Selma First Baptist Church.
McCOY — Gregory McCoy, 58, of Exeter died May 17. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 27 at Smith Family Chapel.
MENDES — Frank Joseph Mendes Jr., 82, of Fresno died May 24. He was the owner of Frank Mendes Farms. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. May 30 at Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. May 30 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. May 31 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kerman. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity.
MORALES MERCADO — Francisco Morales Mercado, 59, of Fresno died May 24. He was a warehouse manager. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. May 27 at Farewell Funeral Service. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 27 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. May 28 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
PACHECO — Alvaro Pacheco, 47, of Fresno died May 22. He was a farm laborer. Mass: 10 a.m. May 26 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.
PENDERGRASS — Lawrence Felton Pendergrass, 81, of Kingsburg died May 19. He was a computer processor. Visitation: 3 to 6 p.m. May 27 at Smith Family Chapel in Exeter. Private service.
PETZOLT — Nora Rose Petzolt, 55, of Bass Lake died May 21. She was a homemaker. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. May 28 at Lifetree Church Madera Ranchos. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.
POULSON — Richard Ray Poulson, 74, of Tulare died May 24. He was a miner for 36 years. No services will be held. Arrangements: Peers Lorentzen Funeral Services.
TUDMAN — Betty R. Tudman, 89, of Fresno died May 24. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. May 30 at Farewell Funeral Service. Mass: 11 a.m. May 31 at St. Paul Catholic Newman Center. Remembrances: Community Food Bank, 3403 E. Central Ave., Fresno, CA 93725; Fresno Garden of Innocence, P.O. Box 28471, Fresno, CA 93729; Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711.
VILLEGAS — Herminia Q. Villegas, 80, of Visalia died May 21. She was a school district cafeteria worker. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 31 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Visalia. Mass: 10 a.m. June 1 at the church. Graveside: Noon June 1 at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.
WASS — Ralph Edwin Wass, 72, of Squaw Valley died May 19. He was a park services supervisor for 32 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 28 at Dunlap Community Building in Dunlap. Arrangements: Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel.
WILLIS — Beverly Joyce Willis, 84, of Rocklin, formerly of Fresno, died May 22. She was a school secretary for 20 years. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. May 26 at Boice Funeral Home. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 27 at Clovis Cemetery. Memorial: 11:30 a.m. May 27 at Fresno First Baptist Church. Remembrance: Fresno First Baptist Church, 1400 E. Saginaw Way, Fresno, CA 93704.
YOUNG — Walter Allen Young, 85, of Riverdale died May 21. He was a retired shipping and receiving manager and former owner of the Hub. Private service. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel in Lemoore.
This story was originally published May 25, 2016 at 3:23 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Thursday, May 26."