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Obituaries
Danny Ray Aklan
Danny Ray Aklan of Cutler died Aug. 6 in Visalia. He was 64.
Mr. Aklan worked as a car detailer.
He is survived by his wife, Christine Ak- lan, one stepson, and his mother, Edith Aklan.
No services were held. Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Dolores V. Bernal
Dolores V. Bernal of Dinuba died Aug. 15 in Tulare. She was 86.
Mrs. Bernal worked as a farm laborer.
She is survived by one daughter, one son, seven grandchildren and two great-grand- children.
Services already were held. Dopkins Di- nuba Funeral Chapel handled the arrange- ments.
Apolinar Jamie Chavez
Apolinar Jamie
Chavez of Dinuba died Aug. 20 in Visalia. He was 62.
Mr. Chavez worked as a farm laborer.
He is survived by his wife, Celestina Mar- tinez, two sons, two daughters, nine grand- children and three
It is with great sorrow that we recognize the passing of Kathryn Lee Buller on July 16, 2021. She was 88.
Kathryn was born in Navelincia on November 12th 1932 and graduated from Reedley High School in 1950. She married her high school sweetheart, Omar Gene Buller in 1951. They celebrated 70 years of marriage earlier this year.
She is survived by her loving husband, brother Richard Prinz, sister Carole Krebbs, daughters Dana Shilling, married to Randy Shilling and Paula Coffinger, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
No services will be held. The family would like to thank the staff of Hines Hospice for their caring assistance during this difficult time. God bless you Kathryn.
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great-grandchildren. Visitation will be at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, at the family home. Amasswillbeat10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 27, St. Catherine of Siena Cath-
olic Church in Dinuba. Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling
the arrangements.
Anna Maria Galvan
Anna Maria Galvan
of Sanger died Aug. 15. She was 71.
Mrs. Galvan worked as an LVN and pre- school vision screener for California-Hawaii Elks Chapter.
She is survived by one daughter, one son, three brothers, one sis- ter and four grandchil- dren. She was preceded in death by her hus- band, James Galvan, two brothers and two sisters.
Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. with a rosary at 6 p.m. Thurs- day, Aug. 26, at Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at St. Mary's new Catholic Church in Sanger.
Wallin's Sanger Fu- neral Home is handling the arrangements.
Kathryn Lee
BuLLer
November 12, 1932 ~ July 16, 2021
Mary C. Marquez
Mary C. Marquez of Cutler died Aug. 18 in Cutler. She was 95.
Mrs. Marquez worked as a cook.
She is survived by one daughter, one son, four granddaughters and nine great-grand- children.
A memorial service will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. A mass will follow at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1 at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Di- nuba. Burial will follow at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Arturo Perez
Arturo Perez of Sanger died Aug. 13 in Fresno. He was 58.
Mr. Perez worked as a production line work-
er.
He is survived by
two sons, five daugh- ters, one brother, five sisters, 14 grandchil- dren and one great- grandchild.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thurs- day, Aug. 26, at Dop- kins Reedley Funeral
Chapel. Rosary will be at 10 a.m. followed by a mass at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at the new St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sanger. Burial will be in Sanger Cemetery at a later time and date.
neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Jose Santos
Jose Santos of Reed- ley died Aug. 16 in Reedley. He was 91.
Mr. Santos worked in farm labor.
He is survived by his wife, Maria Santos, one son, two daughters, two brothers, seven grand- children and two great- grandchildren.
Visitation and rosary were held Aug. 25 at St. Anthony of Padua Cath- olic Church in Reedley. Amasswillbeat10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, at the new St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Reedley Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Jane Ellen Thiesen
Jane Ellen Thiesen of
Dinuba died Aug. 18 in Visalia. She was 72.
Mrs. Thiesen worked as an accountant.
She is survived by one daughter, one son, three granddaughters and one brother.
A memorial service will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Friday, Aug. 27, at Dinuba Christian Church. A graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27 at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
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ABOVE PHOTOS: Crews with the Fresno County Fire De- partment were one of four agencies responding to an electrical fire at the Victoria Square Apartment Complex in north Reedley. The isolated interior blaze resulted in damage to the roof and other areas of the building.
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FIRE
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“My brother said the smoke got worse,” she said. “He said it smelled like burning wood it was coming from upstairs and we saw black smoke coming out, so how are they [maintenance] go- ing to come and say everything is fine but yet my apartment is on fire?”
Watson said a total of two units were dam- aged in the fire. And added that it was diffi- cult fire for crews to ex- tinguish because it trav-
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eled through the interior walls of the building and was not immediately vis- ible.
“There is damage to the roof and other areas of the building,” he said. “There is also smoke, water, and structural damage from having to pull ceilings and walls to get to the actual fire.”
A total of four agen- cies, including Dinuba Fire, Fresno County Fire, Orange Cove and Reedley Fire all re- sponded to the call. As of Aug. 27, there was no word on estimated dam- ages from the fire.
CRASH
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“The blue Honda hit the back of the semi truck and the paramed- ics arrived on scene and pronounced the driver deceased,” said Garret Peck, with the California Highway Patrol.
The driver of the semi truck was not in- jured. The stretch of Highway 99 from the Highway 41 interchange south has been the scene of multiple accidents.
It is not known if al- cohol, drugs, or fatigue played a factor in the fa- tal collision. The crash remains under investi- gation.
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