Death Notices

Obituaries for Sunday, May 29

ALEXANDER — Wade Edgar Alexander, 70, of Fresno died May 24. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. May 31 at Jay Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. June 1 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery.

ANDERSON — Russell “Rusty” D. Anderson, 76, of Fresno died May 24. He was a rancher. No services will be held. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

ARMITSTEAD — Marlene Joyce Armitstead, 83, of Fresno died May 24. She was a telephone operator. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. June 1 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma. Graveside: 2 p.m. June 2 at Selma Cemetery District.

BARNES — Guy T. Barnes, 90, of Exeter died May 24. He was a cottonginner. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 31 at Smith Family Chapel. Graveside: 10 a.m. June 1 at Exeter District Cemetery.

BRADLEY — Mary Frances Bradley, 93, of Clovis died May 26. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. May 31 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Graveside: 1 p.m. June 1 at Belmont Memorial Park. Remembrance: Donor’s favorite charity.

BROWN — Robbie Lea Brown, 81, of Exeter died May 24. No services will be held. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel.

BUCKMAN — Clifford John Buckman, 62, of Fresno died May 11. He was a retired eligibility worker III for Fresno County Public Guardian’s Office. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. June 3 at Fowler Presbyterian Church. Remembrance: Fresno Rescue Mission, 310 G St., Fresno, CA 93706. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

CHAMPION — John D. Champion, 59, of Fresno died May 14. Graveside: 10 a.m. June 1 at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Remembrance: NAMI, 7545 N. Del Mar Ave., Suite 105, Fresno, CA 93711, www.namifresno.org. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

DOOLITTLE — Patricia Ann Doolittle, 84, of Fresno died May 26. She was the owner of a catering business. Rosary: 12:30 p.m. May 31 at St. Anthony Mary Claret Church. Mass: 1 p.m. May 31 at the church.

DREIER-GLIGOOR — Raymond Dreier-Gligoor, 83, of Visalia died May 23. Memorial: 3 p.m. June 3 at Countrywide Freewill Baptist Church. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel in Exeter.

GEE — Donald Gee, 78, of Hanford died May 26. He was a truck driver. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. June 2 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma. Graveside: 10 a.m. June 3 at Selma Cemetery District.

GONZALES — Connie Ochoa Gonzales, 90, of Fresno died May 20. She was an assemblymember. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. May 31 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Rosary: 6 p.m. May 31 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. June 1 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

HINES — Jewell M. Hines, 78, of Hanford died May 23. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. June 2 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. June 3 at the funeral home.

JACINTO — Karen A. Jacinto, 58, of Fresno died May 23. She was a nurse for CRMC for 30 years and a Lieutenant colonel in the Army. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. June 1 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 1018 N. Frankwood Ave. in Reedley. Rosary: 6 p.m. June 1 at the church. Mass: 10 a.m. June 2 at the church. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home.

JANJIGIAN — Charles Arthur Janjigian, 67, of Fresno died May 12. He was a retired professor in the Business Department at California State University, Fresno. Private service. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

JASSO — Lawona F. Jasso, 74, of Selma died May 23. She was a language instructor. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. June 1 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel in Dinuba. Rosary: 6 p.m. June 1 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. June 2 at St. Isidore the Farmer Catholic Church.

KONG — Jone Kong, 83, of Fresno died May 20. He was a butcher. No services will be held. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

KONKOL — Jean Ilene Konkol, 94, of Madera died May 9. She was an owner and operator of a grocery store, Meat Locker and Deli. Memorial: 11 a.m. May 31 at Fourth Street Church of God. Remembrances: Fourth Street Church of God, Youth Ministries, 222 N. N St., Madera, CA 93637 or St. Agnes Hospice, 6729 N. Willow Ave., Suite 103, Fresno, CA 93710. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.

MARTIN — Brian Norman Martin, 52, of Fresno died May 14. He was a cook. Memorial: 2 p.m. May 31 at Denny’s, 30 E. Herndon Ave. Arrangements: Shant Bhavan Funeral Home in Fowler.

MENDES — Pearl A. Mendes, 94, of Fresno died May 26. She was a real estate broker for 47 years. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. June 1 at Farewell Funeral Service. Graveside: 9 a.m. June 2 at Washington Colony Cemetery in Easton. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. June 2 at New Covenant Community Church.

NESCI — Cynthia D. Nesci, 56, of Hanford died May 26. She worked at Del Monte Cannery. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel in Selma.

PAZ — Patricia Kay Paz, 72, of Fresno died May 24. She was an LVN nurse for five years. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 31 at Belmont Memoiral Park. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

PRATTI — Nicholas Henry Pratti, 36, of Visalia died May 25. He was a production technician for Kraft. Visitation: 11 a.m. to noon June 1 at Praise Center Church of Visalia. Service: Noon June 1 at the church. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel in Exeter.

ROBERTS — Marlin Joe Roberts, 84, of Lemoore died May 15. He was a retired building inspector. Memorial: 11 a.m. June 1 at First United Methodist Church. Remembrance: First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Bush St., Lemoore, CA 93245. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.

RODRIGUEZ — Manuel Rodriguez, 78, of Fresno died May 25. He was a retired farm laborer. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. June 1 at La Iglesia Siloe. Service: 10 a.m. June 1 at the church. Remembrance: La Iglesia Siloe, 3014 W. McKinley Ave., Fresno, CA 93722. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

SATTERBERG — Donald Paul Satterberg, 89, of Fresno died Apr. 29. He was a retired deskman for Pac Telephone for 34 years. Memorial: 1 p.m. June 11 at United Japanese Christian Church. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

STEWART — Gerald Stewart, 55, of Exeter died May 25. He was a pastor. Visitation: Noon to 1 p.m. June 3 at Lindsay Church of God. Service: 1 p.m. June 3 at the church. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel in Exeter.

TOLENTINO — Rubeno L. Tolentino, 74, of Orosi died May 21. He was a foreman. Visitation: 4 to 8:30 p.m. June 2 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba. Rosary: 6 p.m. June 2 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. June 3 at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Dinuba.

ZILINSKI — Eva Violet Zilinski, 92, of Visalia died May 23. She was a homemaker. Chapel Service: 11 a.m. June 3 at Heritage Chapel at Visalia Public Cemetery District. Arrangements: Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel.

This story was originally published May 28, 2016 at 3:58 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, May 29."

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