Death Notices

Obituaries for Sunday, June 12

ALBRECHT – Charles “Chuck” V. Albrecht, 69, of Fresno died May 16. He was a fertilizer representative for more than 30 years. Memorial: 1 p.m. June 18 at Northpark Community Church. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.

ALLEN – Deborah Yvonne Allen, 54, of Fresno died June 6. She was a day care director. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. June 15 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. June 16 at the funeral home.

ALVAREZ – Frances G. Alvarez, 67, of Pinedale died June 6. She was a teacher’s aide. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. June 14 at Jubilee Apostolic Tabernacle. Service: 10 a.m. June 14 at the church. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.

BARNES – Harold Lee Barnes, 86, of Visalia died June 6. He was a retired carpenter. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

BARNETT – Althia Frances Barnett, 88, of Fresno died June 6. She was a barber for 17 years. Graveside: 11 a.m. June 24 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

DOW – Florence Lucile Dow, 81, of Auberry died June 6. She was a homemaker. No services will be held. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

DUPREE – Delphene Dupree, 56, of Fresno died May 26. She was an accounts manager/tax examiner for the Internal Revenue Service for 31 years. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. June 18 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

EASTER – Craig Easter, 62, of Fresno died June 6. He was an artist. Memorial: 11 a.m. June 18 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Arrangements: Neptune Society of Central California.

FUJIHARA – George Fujihara, 99, of Del Rey died June 5. He was a retired farmer. Memorial: 11 a.m. June 16 at United Japanese Christian Church. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

GARCIA – Baldomero Garcia Sr., 82, of Fresno died June 3. He was a cattle and horse rancher for 60 years. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. June 16 at residence: 7402 W. Belmont Ave. Rosary: 8 p.m. June 16 at the residence. Mass: 10 a.m. June 17 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Kerman. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.

HAKEMAN – Judith Clark Hakeman, 71, of Fresno died May 21. Memorial: 11 a.m. June 25 at University Presbyterian Church. Remembrance: Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.

HUBBS – Doyle Hubbs, 65, of Vacaville, formerly of Fresno, died June 4. He was retired from the city of Fresno Water Division. Graveside: 1 p.m. June 15 at Belmont Memorial Gardens. Arrangements: Vaca Hills Chapel.

LOPEZ – Paul Lopez, 59, of Fresno died June 9. He was a retired mason for Blue Haven Pools. Service: 10 a.m. June 15 at Lifepointe Worship Center. Remembrance: Lifepointe Worship Center, 3159 W. McKinley Ave., Fresno, CA 93722. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

ROBINSON – Rufus Robinson, 90, of Fresno died June 3. He was a hard carrier. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. June 16 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. June 17 at the funeral home.

SCHMITZ – Richard Joseph Schmitz, 46, of Clovis died June 8. He was a demolition company owner. Service: 11 a.m. June 16 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Remembrance: Central California S.P.C.A., 103 S. Hughes Ave., Fresno, CA 93706.

SILIGO-PENHA — Christina Louise Siligo-Penha, 45, of Fresno died June 7. She was a campus safety supervisor. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. June 15 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. June 17 at Fellowship M.B.C.

SMITH – Joan Alene Smith, 82, of Fresno died June 8. She was a teacher. Graveside: 10 a.m. June 16 at Belmont Memorial Park Cemetery. Remembrances: American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 201, Fresno, CA 93711 or Alzheimer’s Foundation of Central California, P.O. Box 3438, Fresno, CA 93650. Arrangements: Stephens & Bean Chapel.

SPLITTBERGER – Donald Splittberger, 82, of Fresno died June 3. He was a salesman. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. July 16 at Ovidio’s Italian Restaurant. Remembrance: donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

SUGAHARA – Shoji Sugahara, 89, of Fresno died June 7. He was a handyman for 35 years. Services were held. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

TORRES – Roy F. Torres, 65, of Fresno died June 8. He was a warehouse manager for Cresco Restaurant Supply. Mass: 10:30 a.m. June 14 at St. John’s Cathedral. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.

URQUIDEZ – Valentine Urquidez, 84, of Fresno died May 18. He was a tile setter for 40 years. Rosary: 7 p.m. June 16 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Graveside: 2 p.m. June 17 at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella.

VALDEZ – Nicasio Mares Valdez, 88, of Fresno died June 8. He was a retired janitor for Travelodge Inc. Graveside: 10 a.m. June 14 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. Remembrance: American Heart Association, 7425 N. Palm Bluffs Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93650, www.heart.org. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

VILLA – Bernie Anthony Villa, 78, of Fresno died May 12. He was a groundskeeper at Kerman Unified School District. Memorial: 10 a.m. June 20 at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

WALSH – Gerard McDonald Walsh, 81, of Fresno died May 29. He was a retail vendor for seven years. Memorial: 11 a.m. June 15 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

WEST – Dante West, 38, of Bakersfield, formerly of Fresno, died June 1. He was a tattoo artist. Service: 11 a.m. June 22 at First Galilee Missionary Baptist Church. Arrangements: Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.

WILSON – Edith Wilson, 88, of Clovis died June 5. She was an interpreter for the United States government. Rosary: 6 p.m. June 14 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Mass: 10 a.m. June 15 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.

This story was originally published June 11, 2016 at 4:36 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Sunday, June 12."

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