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Obituaries
Manuel Balero Jr.
Manuel Balero Jr. of Sanger died Jan. 11. He was 57.
Mr. Balero was a self-employed business owner-operator.
He is survived by four daughters, two brothers, two sisters, eight grandchildren and four great-grand- children.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. with a wake at 6 p.m. Fri- day, Jan. 28, at Wallin's Parlier Funeral Home. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Satur- day, Jan. 29, at Wallin's Parlier Funeral Home. Interment will be at Mendocino Cemetery in Parlier.
Sylvester 'Ray' Harms Cisneros Sylvester "Ray"
Harms Cisneros of Sanger died Jan. 7 in Clovis. He was 80.
Mr. Cisneros worked as a building mainte- nance worker.
He is survived by his wife, Gloria Cisneros of Sanger; one son, one daughter, three broth- ers, three sisters, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A rosary will be held at 9 a.m. followed by a mass at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at St. Mary's new Catholic Church in Sanger. Inter- ment will be at Sanger Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Maria Elena
Sanchez De
Contreras
Maria Elena Sanchez De Contreras of Reed- ley died Jan. 13 in Clo- vis. She was 73.
Mrs. Contreras was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Socorro Contreras of Reedley; one son, three daugh- ters, four brothers, four sisters and 10 grandchil- dren.
Visitation will be from3to7p.m.witha rosary scheduled for 5 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel. A mass will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at St. Anthony of Padua Cath- olic Church in Reedley. Interment will be at Reedley Cemetery.
Gary L. Deaver
Gary L. Deaver of Sanger died Jan. 14. He was 81.
Mr. Deaver worked as a crushing foreman.
He is survived by his wife, Elma Deaver of Sanger; two sons and two daughters.
A graveside ser- vice will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at Sanger Cemetery. Wal- lin's Sanger Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Barbara Jean Hicks
Barbara Jean Hicks
of Reedley died Jan. 6 in Reedley. She was 77.
Mrs. Hicks was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Ben F. Hicks of Reedley; two sons, two daughters, 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
A chapel service was held on Jan. 21 at Dop- kins Reedley Funeral Chapel. Interment fol- lowed at Reedley Cem- etery.
Maria Jesus Hinojosa
Maria Jesus Hinojo- sa of Reedley died Jan.
7 in Fresno. She was 82. Mrs. Hinojosa was a
homemaker.
She is survived by
two sons, one daughter, two brothers and six grandchildren.
Visitation will be from4to7p.m.witha rosary scheduled for 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel. A mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28, at St. Anthony of Padua Cath- olic Church in Reedley. Interment will be at Reedley Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Rogerio Jimenez
Rogerio Jimenez of Parlier died Jan. 13. He was 76.
Mr. Jimenez worked as a laborer.
He is survived by his wife, Teresita Jimenez of Parlier; four sons and seven daughters.
Visitation will be from4to7p.m.witha rosary at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, at Wallin's Parli- er Funeral Home. A fu- neral service will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Our Lady of Sor- rows Catholic Church in Parlier. Interment will follow at Mendocino Cemetery in Parlier.
Alina Marie
Morales-Ochoa
Alina Marie Morales- Ochoa of Sanger died Jan. 11 in Elk Grove. She was 41.
Mrs. Morales-Ochoa worked as an operating clerk.
She is survived by her husband, Juan Ochoa of Sanger; two sons, one daughter, her parents, Oscar and Joh- na Morales; one brother and one sister.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10 a.m. with a service sched- uled for 10 a.m. Thurs- day, Jan. 27, at Taberna- cle of Praise Church in Sanger. Interment will be at Sanger Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Karen Ohanesian
Karen Ohanesian of Fresno died Jan. 13 in Fresno. She was 74.
Mrs. Ohanesian worked as a registered nurse for 45 years.
She is survived by her mother, Francis Schmidt; two daughters, four grandchildren, two sisters and several niec- es and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
In lieu of flowers, do- nations can be made to Alta Historical Society, PO Box 254, Dinuba CA 93618; St. Jude's Chil- dren's Research Hos- pital, www.stjudes.org; or the donor's favorite charity.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel is handling the arrangements.
Irene V. Pascoe
Irene V. Pascoe of Sanger died Jan. 17. She was 91.
Mrs. Pascoe for- merly worked as a fruit packer for various com- panies.
She is survived by her husband, Bob Pas- coe of Sanger; two sons, two daughters and 13 grandchildren.
A graveside ser- vice was held Jan. 25 at Sanger Cemetery. Wal-
lin's Sanger Funeral Home handled the ar- rangements.
ROBBERY Continued from page A1
weighing 200 lbs. with dark hair. She was wear- ing a bright yellowish with green gaiter-style facemask and held a black semi-automatic handgun.
The third suspect is a male Hispanic between 35 and 45, weighing ap- proximately 180 pounds
ABOVE: Suspects number one (front) and number two are pictured from a strongarm robbery at the Circle C Market in Center- ville the morning of Jan. 13. The man and woman used a semi-automatic weapon to hold up and then strike
a female employee at the store.
LEFT: Suspect number three is pictured. The man served as a lookout during the commnission of the rob- bery.
Images from Fresno County Sheriff's Office
and about six feet tall with dark hair. He was wearing dark clothing, most noticeably a dark hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone who may have information on the case ias asked to contact FCSO Detective Bran- don Lehr at (559) 600- 8174, or Crime Stoppers at 498-STOP (7867) or on- line at valleycrimestop- ers.org. Tipsters will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward.
Reference number for the case is #22-467.
For the
Record
The Jan. 20 article on the upcoming reopening of the Reedley Library incorrectly stated that asbestos was a reason for the building's closure in 2020. A letter from the Fresno County Public Li- brary explains the rea- son for the closure.
The letter can be found on the Opinion Page on Page A4.
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