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Visalia CA Obituaries and Death Notices
Monday, June 19, 2017Mass: 9 a.m. June 23 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. LOGAN — Jennifer Ann Logan, 79, of Exeter died June 7. Memorial: 10 a.m. June 24 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Visalia. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel.MARQUEZ — Margaret Rose Marquez, 79, of Fresno died May 31. She was a home care provider. Celebration of Life: Noon June 23 at Victory Outreach Church in Selma. Graveside: 2 p.m. June 23 at Selma Cemetery District. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.MATHEWS — James Buford Mathews Jr., 75, of Lemoore died June 10. He was a loader operator. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.PANG — Nge Pang, 90, of Fresno died June 10. She was a homemaker for 20 years. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. June 23 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Cambodian Buddhist Service: 1 p.m. June 24 at the funeral home. SHEPHERD — Calvin Wayne Shepherd, 82, of Selma died June 20. He was an owner of Self’s Market. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. June 21 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel. Service: 9 a.m. June 22 at the funeral home. SOBBA — Rebecca A. Sobba, 85, of Fresno died June 16. She was a consumer mediator. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.STEVENS — Joseph S. Stevens, 60, of Dinuba died June 15. He was a custodian. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. June 21 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. June 22 at First Southern Baptist Church in Cutler. TALENT — Doris Arlene Talent, 91, of Clovis died June 14. She was an insurance clerk. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. June 22 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.WALLER — Jerry Dale Waller, 83, of Porterville died June 5. He was an automotive salesperson. Private service. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.
Monday, May 01, 2017Visitation: Noon to 1 p.m. May 1 at Dinuba Church of the Nazarene. Service: 1 p.m. May 1 at the church. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.COULANDER — Christine Coulander, 92, of Visalia died April 25. She was a homemaker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.COVIELLO — John Arthur Coviello, 73, of Fresno died April 3. Services pending. Arrangements: Edward A. Cooper Cremation Society Inc.CRACKEL — James M. Crackel, 90, of Clovis died April 6. He was a teacher for grades K-9 for 40 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 2 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: American Heart Association, 7425 N. Palm Bluffs Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.ERICKSON — Lavon Cyril Erickson, 87, of Fresno died April 23. He was a retired industrial engineer for California State University, Fresno. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. April 28 at Farewell Funeral Service. Service: 3 p.m. April 29 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Remembrance: Trinity Lutheran Church, 3973 N. Cedar Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. EVANS — Shayna Lee Evans, 32, of Fresno died April 22. She was an office manager for Ray’s Towing. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon April 28 at Yost and Webb Funeral Home. Service: Noon April 28 at the funeral home. HEREVIA — Oralia Ramirez Herevia, 82, of Orange Cove died April 25. She was a farmworker. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. April 28 at St. Isidore the Farmers Church. Rosary: 10 a.m. April 28 at the church. Mass: 10:30 a.m. April 28 at the church. Arrang...
Saturday, April 08, 2017Bret was a connoisseur of wine and life, and he lived everyday like it was his last. His dream was to retire at the coast and he happily lived out that dream.Bret was born on April 10, 1959 in Visalia, California to Dolores and Fred Northington. He attended Kings River Hardwick and Hanford High School where he was in the FFA and played football. He graduated from Hanford High in 1977. Bret was a driven entrepreneur who worked throughout High School washing cars at Kings Row Ford. Bret enjoyed being a member of the Kings County Sheriff’s Posse, which he joined in 1987 and during his membership he has served on the Board of Directors, Chairman of the annual crab feeds, Vice President and then President and he was also honored as Rider of the Year, he will be missed dearly by his posse.After graduation, he worked at Kingston Oldsmobile in the sales department. Bret then began dating Terri Hill, whose dad, Robert (“Bob”) Hill, owned Roberts Chevrolet in Hanford, California. Bret left Kingston and worked for Roberts in the sales department.Bret married Terri in 1982. Bob sent Bret to dealer-son school where he graduated and soon got the itch to own his own dealership. The opportunity came in 1990 when the owner of Alta Chevrolet in Dinuba, California, approached Bret about buying the dealership. Bret’s Auto Center came to fruition and the slogan “Your Best Bet is Bret’s” was born. Bret and Terri spent endless days and nights growing the bu...
Monday, February 20, 2017Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: AOET, 7830 SW 40th Ave., Portland, OR 97219. CIRIACO — Carmine Ciriaco, 77, of Tulare died Feb. 6. He was a wrangler. Memorial: 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at Rise Church in Visalia. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.CRAWFORD — Nancy Kay Crawford, 68, of Visalia died Feb. 12. She was a printing operator. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. Feb. 21 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. DANIELS — James Daniels, 70, of Exeter died Dec. 20. Memorial: 10 a.m. Feb. 18 at Smith Family Chapel. Reception: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 18 at Fraternal Order of Eagles. DOLORES HERNANDEZ — Hilario Lorenzo Dolores Hernandez, 29, of Biola died Feb. 6. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 10 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Dolores Hernandez residence. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 18 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. Arrangements: Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations.FISHER — Evelyn Margaret Fisher, 89, of Fresno died Feb. 10. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 18 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. GUILLEN — Ernest V. Guillen, 81, of Fresno died Feb. 11. He was a self-employed real estate agent. Memorial: 9 a.m. Feb. 17 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Graveside: Noon Feb. 17 at St. Peter’s Cemetery. HERRERA — David Moreno Herrera, 76, of Fresno died Feb. 5. He was an owner and operator of a car dealership. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Feb. 17 at Northwest Church. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.JOFUKU — Shigeyuki Jofuku, 93, of Selma died Feb. 11. He was a vineyard farmer. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the funeral home. KEOMAHAVONG — Thongsavath Keomahavong, 65, of Fresno died Feb. 12. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 15 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Laotian Buddhist Service: 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at the funeral home. KRIKORIAN — Rose Krikorian, 96, of Fresno died Feb. 12. She was a retired sales clerk for Sears department store. Service: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 18 at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711 or California Armenian Home, 6720 E. Kings Ca...
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Monday, June 19, 2017Mass: 9 a.m. June 23 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. LOGAN — Jennifer Ann Logan, 79, of Exeter died June 7. Memorial: 10 a.m. June 24 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Visalia. Arrangements: Smith Family Chapel.MARQUEZ — Margaret Rose Marquez, 79, of Fresno died May 31. She was a home care provider. Celebration of Life: Noon June 23 at Victory Outreach Church in Selma. Graveside: 2 p.m. June 23 at Selma Cemetery District. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Directors Inc.MATHEWS — James Buford Mathews Jr., 75, of Lemoore died June 10. He was a loader operator. No services will be held. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.PANG — Nge Pang, 90, of Fresno died June 10. She was a homemaker for 20 years. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. June 23 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Cambodian Buddhist Service: 1 p.m. June 24 at the funeral home. SHEPHERD — Calvin Wayne Shepherd, 82, of Selma died June 20. He was an owner of Self’s Market. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. June 21 at Farewell-Page Funeral Chapel. Service: 9 a.m. June 22 at the funeral home. SOBBA — Rebecca A. Sobba, 85, of Fresno died June 16. She was a consumer mediator. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Affordable Direct Cremations.STEVENS — Joseph S. Stevens, 60, of Dinuba died June 15. He was a custodian. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. June 21 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. June 22 at First Southern Baptist Church in Cutler. TALENT — Doris Arlene Talent, 91, of Clovis died June 14. She was an insurance clerk. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. June 22 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.WALLER — Jerry Dale Waller, 83, of Porterville died June 5. He was an automotive salesperson. Private service. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Tulare.
Monday, May 01, 2017Visitation: Noon to 1 p.m. May 1 at Dinuba Church of the Nazarene. Service: 1 p.m. May 1 at the church. Arrangements: Dopkins Funeral Chapel.COULANDER — Christine Coulander, 92, of Visalia died April 25. She was a homemaker. Services to be held at a later date. Arrangements: Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel.COVIELLO — John Arthur Coviello, 73, of Fresno died April 3. Services pending. Arrangements: Edward A. Cooper Cremation Society Inc.CRACKEL — James M. Crackel, 90, of Clovis died April 6. He was a teacher for grades K-9 for 40 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. May 2 at Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: American Heart Association, 7425 N. Palm Bluffs Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.ERICKSON — Lavon Cyril Erickson, 87, of Fresno died April 23. He was a retired industrial engineer for California State University, Fresno. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. April 28 at Farewell Funeral Service. Service: 3 p.m. April 29 at Trinity Lutheran Church. Remembrance: Trinity Lutheran Church, 3973 N. Cedar Ave., Fresno, CA 93726. EVANS — Shayna Lee Evans, 32, of Fresno died April 22. She was an office manager for Ray’s Towing. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon April 28 at Yost and Webb Funeral Home. Service: Noon April 28 at the funeral home. HEREVIA — Oralia Ramirez Herevia, 82, of Orange Cove died April 25. She was a farmworker. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. April 28 at St. Isidore the Farmers Church. Rosary: 10 a.m. April 28 at the church. Mass: 10:30 a.m. April 28 at the church. Arrang...
Saturday, April 08, 2017Bret was a connoisseur of wine and life, and he lived everyday like it was his last. His dream was to retire at the coast and he happily lived out that dream.Bret was born on April 10, 1959 in Visalia, California to Dolores and Fred Northington. He attended Kings River Hardwick and Hanford High School where he was in the FFA and played football. He graduated from Hanford High in 1977. Bret was a driven entrepreneur who worked throughout High School washing cars at Kings Row Ford. Bret enjoyed being a member of the Kings County Sheriff’s Posse, which he joined in 1987 and during his membership he has served on the Board of Directors, Chairman of the annual crab feeds, Vice President and then President and he was also honored as Rider of the Year, he will be missed dearly by his posse.After graduation, he worked at Kingston Oldsmobile in the sales department. Bret then began dating Terri Hill, whose dad, Robert (“Bob”) Hill, owned Roberts Chevrolet in Hanford, California. Bret left Kingston and worked for Roberts in the sales department.Bret married Terri in 1982. Bob sent Bret to dealer-son school where he graduated and soon got the itch to own his own dealership. The opportunity came in 1990 when the owner of Alta Chevrolet in Dinuba, California, approached Bret about buying the dealership. Bret’s Auto Center came to fruition and the slogan “Your Best Bet is Bret’s” was born. Bret and Terri spent endless days and nights growing the bu...
Monday, February 20, 2017Clovis Cemetery. Remembrance: AOET, 7830 SW 40th Ave., Portland, OR 97219. CIRIACO — Carmine Ciriaco, 77, of Tulare died Feb. 6. He was a wrangler. Memorial: 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at Rise Church in Visalia. Arrangements: Sterling & Smith Funeral Home.CRAWFORD — Nancy Kay Crawford, 68, of Visalia died Feb. 12. She was a printing operator. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. Feb. 21 at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel. DANIELS — James Daniels, 70, of Exeter died Dec. 20. Memorial: 10 a.m. Feb. 18 at Smith Family Chapel. Reception: 11:30 a.m. Feb. 18 at Fraternal Order of Eagles. DOLORES HERNANDEZ — Hilario Lorenzo Dolores Hernandez, 29, of Biola died Feb. 6. He was a farm laborer. Visitation: 5 to 10 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Dolores Hernandez residence. Mass: 11 a.m. Feb. 18 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. Arrangements: Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations.FISHER — Evelyn Margaret Fisher, 89, of Fresno died Feb. 10. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 17 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Mass: 10 a.m. Feb. 18 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. GUILLEN — Ernest V. Guillen, 81, of Fresno died Feb. 11. He was a self-employed real estate agent. Memorial: 9 a.m. Feb. 17 at Palm La Paz Funerals & Cremations. Graveside: Noon Feb. 17 at St. Peter’s Cemetery. HERRERA — David Moreno Herrera, 76, of Fresno died Feb. 5. He was an owner and operator of a car dealership. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Feb. 17 at Northwest Church. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.JOFUKU — Shigeyuki Jofuku, 93, of Selma died Feb. 11. He was a vineyard farmer. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Lisle Funeral Home. Service: 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the funeral home. KEOMAHAVONG — Thongsavath Keomahavong, 65, of Fresno died Feb. 12. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 15 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Traditional Laotian Buddhist Service: 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at the funeral home. KRIKORIAN — Rose Krikorian, 96, of Fresno died Feb. 12. She was a retired sales clerk for Sears department store. Service: 10:30 a.m. Feb. 18 at Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church. Remembrances: Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711 or California Armenian Home, 6720 E. Kings Ca...
