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Obituaries
Elias Guzman Arellano
Elias Guzman Arel-
lano of Cutler died Sept. 27 in Clovis. He was 77. Mr. Arellano worked
as a farm laborer.
He is survived by his
wife, Maria Guadalupe Guzman, three sons, three daughters, five brothers, eight sisters, 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchil- dren.
Services were held Oct. 4 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cut- ler. Burial followed at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
James Scott Berry
James Scott Berry
of Dinuba died Oct. 5 in Dinuba. He was 80.
Mr. Berry worked as a communication tech- nician.
He is survived by two sons, one brother, three sisters and four grandchildren. He was
Patricia
COVID-19 update
Huebert (OttObOni)
July 4, 1941 ~ September 23, 2021
Patricia Huebert (Ottoboni),
age 80, died Thursday,
September 23, 2021. Pat was
born on July 4, 1941 in Fresno, California to Henry and Loraine Klamm. She is survived by her sons Brad and Michael. Brad has a wife, Christine, and two sons: Jacob and Andrew. Michael has a wife, Erin, and a son, Max.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at the Mennonite Brethren Church in Reedley, CA at 2:00pm. In lieu of flowers, please send remembrances to
the Reedley Historical Society or your favorite charity.
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Mid Valley Times Staff
THANK YOU
The Family of Francisco Villagomez would like
to thank you all for the beautiful flowers,
meals, memorial contributions, and support during a very difficult time.
As we mourn the loss of our beloved husband, father, and
grandpa (Francisco Villagomez) We appreciate your sympathy.
He will be deeply missed.
With lots of love, The Villagomez Family
By Jon Earnest
Mid Valley Times
Numbers released early this week show that active cases and calculated case rates of COVID-19 took a de- cline over seven days in Tulare County while managing to remain rel- atively stable in Fresno County.
Tulare County's ac- tive cases for the week of Oct.5-12 dipped to 2,365, 322 less than at the start of the period. The new cases per 100,000 population also waned from 32.4 cases to 29.7 cases. There were 20 new deaths in the coun- ty, but hospitalizations were down by 14 and re- coveries had climbed to 94.8 percent of all cases.
Fresno County's ac- tive case numbers in- creased by 47, but the number of new cases per
10K dropped from 26.2 to 25.5. Also, the positiv- ity rate dropped to 7.3 percent from a midweek peak of 8 percent.
When it came to vac- cinations, Fresno Coun- ty is creeping nearer to the 500,000 level in fully vaccinated patients, ac- cording to the county's Department of Public Health website. As of Oct. 12, 497,426 final doses had been admin- istered. Early last week, the Fresno County Su- perior Court had an- nounced that court em- ployees not excluded from accommodation were required to be fully vaccinated by no later than Friday, Nov. 19. Those not vaccinat- ed by that date would be placed on unpaid leave until further notice.
In Tulare County, the number of fully vacci- nated was reported at 235,514 (42.6 percent) as of Oct. 11, and 429,182 with partial vaccination status. That was 5,597 new shots administered for the week.
Total COVID cases in Dinuba increased by 88 for the week while they increased by 15 in Orosi and 12 in Cutler.
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preceded in death his wife, Shiela Kat Scott.
Graveside services were held Oct. 12 at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Florence Eloise Brayfield Florence Eloise
Brayfield of Dinuba died Oct. 5 in Visalia. She was 92.
Mrs. Brayfield worked as a minister.
She is survived by two sons and one daugh- ter.
Services were held on Oct. 12. Dopkins Di- nuba Funeral Chapel handled the arrange- ments.
Sylvia Elizabeth Ortiz
Sylvia Elizabeth Or-
tiz of Dinuba died Oct. 1 in Visalia. She was 53. Mrs. Ortiz was a
homemaker.
She is survived by
her husband, Jaime Amezcua, seven sons,
six daughters, one brother, three sisters, 16 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tues- day, Oct. 19, at Sterling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Dinuba. Buri- al will follow at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home is handling the arrangements.
Hector Ramos
Hector Ramos of Cutler died Sept. 29 in Cutler. He was 73.
Mr. Ramos worked as a building contractor. He is survived but his wife Juanita Ramos, five sons, one daughter, 15 grandchildren and 10
great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 14, at Dopkins Dinuba Funer- al Chapel. A graveside service will follow at 11 a.m. at Smith Mountain
Cemetery in Dinuba. Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling
the arrangements.
Juanita Louise Rankin
Juanita Louise
Rankin of Visalia died Sept. 30 in Visalia. She was 89.
Mrs. Rankin was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son and two daugh- ters.
No services were held. Burial was at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Jeronimo Jaime Saenz Jr. Jeronimo Jaime
Saenz Jr. of Dinuba died Sept. 12 in Visalia. He was 23.
Mr. Saenz worked as a packer.
He is survived by his parents, one brother and two sisters.
Visitation will be from4to8p.m.witha rosary at 6 p.m. Thurs-
day, Oct. 14, at Ster- ling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Dinuba. Burial will follow at Smith Moun- tain Cemetery in Di- nuba.
Sterling & Smith Funeral Home is han- dling the arrange- ments.
As of the most recent update as of Tuesday, Oct. 12, there had been 131,703 confirmed cases (25.6 daily cases per 10,000 population) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 1,767,195 tests in Fresno County, with 2,036 deaths and 250 hospitalizations (52 in ICU).
was at 3,178 (2,600 in city) cases with 41 deaths and Orange Cove had 1,600 (2,959 regional) cases and 13 deaths. Del Rey increased to 324 cases (975 in region) while Fowler had 1,378 cases (1,100 in the city) and 22 deaths through Oct. 12. Dunlap and Miramonte continued with 384 total cases on the new data surveillance website through Oct. 12.
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Among Mid Valley Times cities in the county through Oct. 12 (Fresno County's new dashboard surveillance has provided updates for regions rather than cities; and no numbers updates were received in recent weeks), the Sanger region remained with the most total overall positive cases with 6,721 (4,900 in the city proper) and 67 deaths in data on the Fresno County Department of Public Health website.
In Tulare County, there was a total of 63,871 confirmed cases (2,365 active, a decrease of 322 for the week) of COVID- 19 with 932 deaths and 147 people hospitalized (24 in ICU) as of Tuesday, Oct. 12. Breakdowns by cities/regions through Oct. 12 show 5,472 total cases in Dinuba, 1,828 in Orosi, 926 in Cutler, 348 in Traver, 90 in the rural area south of Reedley and 39 in the area southeast of Orange Cove.
Through the Oct. 12 update, Reedley (including immediate surrounding rural areas) still shows 4,484 cases (3,800 in the city proper) and 73 deaths; Parlier
A total of 60,574 people (94.8 percent) in Tulare County were listed as recovered as of Tuesday, Oct. 12.
Active cases dip in Tulare County
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