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Obituaries
Jose Barragan
Jose Serna Barragan of Reedley died Nov. 9 in Visalia. He was 64.
Mr. Barragan worked as a farm laborer.
He is survived by his companion, Teofila Maganda, and three sons.
A mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at St. Anthony's Catho- lic Church in downtown Reedley. Burial will fol- low at Reedley Cemetery.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Lenny Lionel Diaz
Lenny Lionel Diaz of Del Rey died Nov. 10. He was 48.
Mr. Diaz is survived by two sons, Lionel B. Diaz III of Sanger and Elias S. Diaz of Del Rey, six sisters, one brother and two grandchildren.
Private services will be held. Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home is han- dling funeral arrange- ments.
Marcia D. Garcia
Maria D. Garcia of Reedley died Nov. 10. She was 91.
Mrs. Garcia was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, three daugh- ters, one sister, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home in Dinuba.
Rosie Gonzales
Rosie Gonzales of Reedley died Oct. 26. She was 75.
Mrs. Gonzales was a
homemaker. Surviving family
members include a son, a brother, three sisters, and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Sterling & Smith Funer- al Home in Dinuba.
Eleanor 'Vera'
E. Guajardo
Eleanor ‘Vera’ E. Guajardo of Fresno died Nov. 3. She was 80.
Mrs. Guajardo worked as a fruit packer for Barr Packing.
She is survived by one son, two daughters, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Private services will be held. Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home is han- dling the arrangements.
Rolando Infante
Rolando Infante of Orosi died on Oct. 28. He was 33.
Mr. Infante worked as a forklift driver.
He is survived by his spouse, Bryn Cur- tis, two sons, a daughter, his parents, one brother and seven sisters.
Services were held Nov. 13. Sterling & Smith Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Patrick Kurihara
Patrick Kurihara of Orosi died Nov. 9 at his home. He was 70.
Mr. Kurihara worked as a farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Pattie Kurihara, and three sons.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Maria Carmen Lopez De Lua
Maria Carmen Lopez De Lua of Cutler died Nov. 10. She was 74.
Mrs. Lopez De Lua was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Ezequiel Lua Garcia, three sons, five daughters, 21 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Services were held Nov.18. Sterling & Smith Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Martin Lopez
Martin Daniel Lopez of Fresno died Nov. 9 in Fresno. He was 44.
Mr. Lopez worked as a delivery driver.
He is survived by two sons, one daughter, his mother, Lupe Rangel, one brother and one sister.
A mass will be held at noon Friday, Nov. 20, at St. Mary's Catholic Church Hall in Sanger. Burial will follow at Sanger Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Donald Smith
Donald Charles Smith of Dinuba died Nov. 5. He was 71.
Mr. Smith worked as a palletizer.
Surviving family members include his spouse, Brenda Smith, two sons, one broth- er, one sister and two grandchildren.
Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
JENSEN Continued from page A1
Jensen was diagnosed with COVID last week after suffering from health problems in re- cent years. He had been briefly hospitalized, but returned to his assisted- living residence where he passed.
Jensen was inducted into the high school's second Athletic Hall of Fame class in October 2019, even though he was unable to attend be- cause of his health. At that same Hall of Fame dinner, the 1965 and '66 Reedley High champi- onship squads were in- ducted.
Between 1963 and 1972, Jensen-coached teams posted a 95-11 Central Sequoia League record while winning eight league champion- ships. The Pirates also captured five consecu-
tive Kingsburg Tourna- ment titles.
Reedley High's peak came in consecutive seasons, 1965 and 1966. They capped off Valley title runs with victories over Fresno's McLane High; 45-44 in 1965 and 62-56 in 1966. The Pi- rates reached the Valley large schools finals four times (finishing second in 1964 and 1968) during his coaching career.
Speaking on Jensen's behalf during the 2019 HOF dinner was Bob Vasilovich, who was the tournament Most Valu- able Player for the 1966 Pirates squad.
"When Chuck Jensen came to Reedley High School, the culture of Reedley basketball would change quickly," he said. "The tone of the Valley changed as well. Cities to the north, Fresno and Madera, Visalia and Bakersfield
Jerry Isaak, Reedley fire chief and a longtime local history buff, viewed the former Bank of America sidewalk interior access on the south side of 11th Street on Nov. 12. The building's owner, Bill Clark of Fresno, opened the in- terior sidewalk in order to have some electrical work done. The recessed en- trance contained an open area that once housed a manually-operated freight elevator. "I’ve lived here my whole life and never before have seen the doors open," Isaak said.
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to the south, and all the smaller farming com- munities soon would find out what Reedley High School basketball was all about."
Jensen was renowned for his no-nonsense coaching style which stressed the fundamen- tals. In addition to Vasi- lovich, players who at- tended the 2019 ceremo- ny were Doug Penner, David Figueroa, Larry McCutcheon, Ron Per- elli-Minetti and Adrian Velasquez.
Freet Ratzlaff said that Jensen taught Eng- lish and coached at RHS while she attended school there and her fa- ther served as superin- tendent.
"He was an excellent teacher and a fantastic coach," she said.
There were no details available on funeral ser- vices.
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