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Sanger High honors 2020, 2021 Athletic Hall of Fame classes
Obituaries
Jose A. Alvarado
Jose A. Alvarado of Reedley died Sept. 14 in Parlier. He was 88.
Mr. Alvarado worked as a baker.
He is survived by his wife, Angelina L. Alvarado, one son, four daughters, one brother, one sister, 27 grandchil- dren and 32 great-grand- children.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. with a rosary at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 27, at Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, at the old St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in downtown Reedley. Burial will be at Reed- ley Cemetery.
Rose Evelyn
Der Minasian Rose Evelyn Der Mi-
nasian of Sanger died Sept. 10 in Sanger. She was 96.
Mrs. Der Minasian was a homemaker.
She is survived by five daughters, one brother, two sisters, 16 grandchildren, 32 great- grandchildren and eight
great-great-grandchil- dren.
Visitation and a cha- pel service were held Sept. 20 at Dopkins Reedley Funeral Cha- pel. Burial followed at Sanger Cemetery.
Juan Bernardo Mancilla Echeveste
Juan Bernardo
Mancillla Echeveste of Reedley died Aug. 15 in Mexico. He was 53.
Mr. Echeveste worked in field labor.
He is survived by one sister.
A rosary was held Sept. 17 at Dopkins Reedley Funeral Cha- pel. A graveside ser- vice was held Sept. 17 at Reedley Cemetery.
Maria Del Rosario Elizondo Maria Del Rosario
Elizondo of Fresno died Sept. 9 in Fresno. She was 73.
Mrs. Elizondo was a homemaker.
She is survived by two daughters, one son and eight grandchildren.
Services were held Sept. 16.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Soledad Gandara
Soledad Gandara of Sanger died Aug. 26. She was 86.
Mrs. Gandara worked as a certified nurse assistant.
She is survived by two daughters, six brothers, two sisters, four grandchildren and
one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her son, Jose Antonio Gandara, one brother and one sister.
A rosary and funeral mass were held Sept. 27 at St. Mary's new Cath- olic Church in Sanger. Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home handled the ar- rangements.
Randy Lee Harrison
Randy Lee Harrison
of Visalia died Sept. 1 in Visalia. He was 61.
Mr. Harrison worked in warehouse mainte- nance.
He is survived by two sons, one daughter, one brother, one sister and three grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be held at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Ster- ling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba.
Sandra Hodges
Sandra Hodges of Kingsburg died Sept. 13 at home. She was 76.
Mrs. Hodges worked as an accountant.
She is survived by her husband, Don Hodg- es of Kingsburg, two daughters, one son and four grandchildren.
A graveside service was held Sept. 21 at Smith Mountain Ceme- tery in Dinuba. Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel handled the arrange- ments.
Maria Elena Alvarado Vda
de Herrera
Maria Elena Alva-
rez Vda de Herrera of Sanger died Sept. 7 in Clovis. She was 93.
Mrs. de Herrera was a homemaker.
She is survived by six sons, eight daughters, two brothers, four sis- ters, 30 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and eight great-great- grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Tues- day, Sept. 28, at Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel. A rosary will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28, at St. Mary’s New Catholic Church in Sanger. A fu- neral mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at St. Mary’s New Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Sanger Cemetery.
Luzviminda
T. Sali
Luzviminda T. Sali of
Reedley died Sept. 12 in Clovis. She was 69.
Ms. Sali worked as a certified nursing assis- tant.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. with a rosary at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Dopkins Reed- ley Funeral Chapel. A fu- neral mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, at the old St. Anthony’s Catho- lic Church in downtown Reedley. Burial will fol- low at Reedley Cemetery.
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FAR LEFT: The Sanger High School Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2020 honored on Sept. 17 in- cluded (from left) the 1951 Sanger High football team (Noel Hildebrand, Ron Olsen, Wayne Wal- lace, Dan Hightower, Dale Barnes), Staci Mosher, Scott Jett, Pat Henry, Del Beshore, Diana Macias Copeland, Jaime Garza. Also inducted were Jack Tiftick and Mark Wallin.
NEAR LEFT: The Class of 2021 honored at Tom Flores Stadium includes (from left) Sheri John- son-Bock, Floyd Sanders, Billy Jack Pierce, Janell Odom, Michelle Anderson. Also inducted were Ernie Reese and the late Dick Sheppard.
Photos by Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
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