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Obituaries
Dominga Castillo
Dominga G. Castillo of Orange Cove died Dec. 9. She was 76.
Mrs. Castillo worked as a waiter.
She is survived by her husband Froilan Castillo, three sons, two brothers, four sis- ters, 20 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchil- dren.
A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Dinuba.
Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home is handling the arrangements.
Mildred Giffin
Mildred Maxine Gif- fin of Ballico died Dec. 13 in Turlock. She was 82.
Mrs. Giffin, who grew up in Dinuba, worked with a farmers market.
She is survived by her husband Joseph Wayne Giffin, five daughters, two sons, 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be at noon Friday, Dec. 20, at Dopkins Fu- neral Chapel in Dinuba.
Luis Herrera
Luis Herrera of Reedley died Dec. 15. He was 77.
Mr. Herrera worked as a maintenance su- pervisor for PPS Pack- aging.
He is survived by his wife Angie Herrera, two daughters, one son, two sisters, 11 grand- children and 18 great- grandchildren.
Services are pend- ing.
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Charles Hertzler
Charles Hertzler of Reedley died Dec. 10 in Sanger. He was 92.
Mr. Hertzler worked as a business manager. He is survived by
two sons, one daughter, eight grandchildren and three great-grand- children.
A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at Reedley Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.
George Reimer
George A. Reimer of Minneapolis, Minn. died Dec. 3. He was 88.
Mr. Reimer was born in Reedley on Aug. 26, 1931 and grad- uated from Immanuel High School. He was an educator, teaching four years at Porter- ville High School and 32 years in Minnesota.
He is survived by his wife Kathryn Re- imer, two sons, one daughter, two sisters and five grandchil- dren.
A Celebration of Life will be held Jan. 11 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Bill Williams
Bill Gene Williams of Dinuba died Nov. 28. He was 95.
Mr. Williams was a local farmer and real- tor in Dinuba for 30 years.
He is survived by one son, one daughter, one sister, five grand- children and four great- grandchildren.
A graveside ser- vice with full military honors will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
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Larry and his twin sister, Lorraine, were born on December 22, 1949 in Dinuba, California. He attended grade school at Sierra View Junior Academy, high school at Monterey Bay Academy, and La Sierra College. He served as a medic in Vietnam and returned home to Visalia where he lived for many years.
He was a creative and talented carpenter and craftsman and lived for a few years in Saudi Arabia and the Philippines where he managed various construction projects.
In the late 90’s, he moved to Los Osos on the Central California Coast where he opened his home as a group home for boys. Later, he opened a residential care facility for developmentally disabled women, which he and his wife, Nadia, have continued to operate for nearly 20 years. Larry was a tinkerer and always needed a project. He could craft and create imaginative designs out of everything from old denim jeans to pieces of wood to car parts. He lived a life full of adventures and experiences, traveling with Nadia to many US and international destinations. He was happy spending time on the ocean, deep-sea diving around the world and deep-sea shing closer to home. Larrywasthekeeperofthefamilyheirloomrecipesandoneofonly a couple family members who could make those dishes. As a small child, his grandmother taught him how to pick wild mushrooms, but that was a lesson he had to relearn when picking them in Ukraine with Nadia’s family. He picked a bucketful which Nadia’s mother promptly threw out because they were all the poison type. He had a soft spot in his heart for cats, dogs and kids and was always happy to give or do anything he could for anyone in need.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Agnes DeFehr, and is survived by his wife Nadia, her daughter Larissa and granddaughter Karina, his son Ron, daughter Heather, sisters Marianne Graci, Marlene Fetrow, Marna Smith, Lorraine Field, Debbie DeFehr, nieces, nephews and cousins. Nadia’s mother, along with the rest of her Ukranian family will also miss him. He was loved by many around the world, and a cherished friend of countless in the community.
Services will be held at Los Osos Memorial Park in Los Osos, California. Visitation is Wednesday, December 18 from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., and chapel services will be Thursday, December 19 at 12:30 p.m.
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Immanuel Schools students showed off their artistic talent to the public, and had the opportunity to earn some well-deserved money in the process.
The high school hosted the inaugu- ral Immanuel Artisan Market on campus on Dec. 6-7. The event attracted 43 vendors, all Immanuel students ranging from elemen- tary school age to high school, selling their homemade arts and crafts items.
The Artisan Mar- ket was a cooperative events with school of- ficials, but was inspired by IHS sophomore Shy- anna Ward. She has cre- ated her own candles as art and also sells bath products; starting as a young entrepreneur selling her products at Trinkets and Treasures in Kingsburg.
“I had the Old Town Flea Market in Clovis in mind doing this,” Shy- anna said while stand- ing at her vendor booth. “I thought it would be cool to bring it here where other kids could do it and learn business stuff.”
Jean Myers, a teach- er at IHS with the ag- riculture department, said the real attrac-
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Immanuel High School sophomore Shyanna Ward stood at her display of her homemade candles ruing the second day of the inaugural Immanuel Artisan Market at Immanuel High School on Dec. 7. Ward helped organize the event, which features arts and crafts work homemade by students at Immanuel elementary, junior high and high schools.
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tion of the market is to showcase the creations of students of varying ages. The money they raise also goes to school
trips they will be taking. “The idea is we real- ly want to promote the students,” she said. “We always talk about their athletic ability, and this can show the little spe- cial talents they have at
home.”
On Dec. 7, shoppers
took advantage of visit- ing the market while al- so taking in the nearby Immanuel Tournament of Champions basket- ball games. When they spent their money on the students’ creations,
Customers visited Immanuel Schools student Rebecca VanLeeuwen's booth of her homemade art during the inau- gural Immanuel Artisan Market on Dec. 7.
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they also supported a good cause.
“The nice thing is, a lot of these kids are raising money for their mission trips, for the East Coast trip and oth- er things,” Myers said. “They’re taking it upon themselvesto do this, and it has a purpose.”
Myers said there already are plans for a second Artisan Mar- ket during Immanuel Schools' Easter vacation break and Mother’s Day period next spring.
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Larry passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, December 12, after a brief illness.
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