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Obituaries
Ernest Carlos Avalos
Ernest Carlos Avalos
of Sanger died May 14. He was 85.
Mr. Avalos worked as a postman for the U.S. Postal Service.
He is survived by his wife, Yolanda Avalos of Sanger, five daughters, one brother, two sisters, 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Private services were scheduled. Wal- lin's Sanger Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Omar Garcia Fuentes
Omar Garcia Fuen-
tes of Dinuba died May 18 in Visalia. He was 80. Mr. Fuentes worked
as a farm laborer.
He is survived by
his wife, Ofelia Gar- cia, two daughters, two sons, three brothers and eight sisters.
Visitation was held May 26 at Dopkins Di- nuba Funeral Chapel. A mass will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Dinuba.
Dorothy Jane McFarland Dorothy Jane Mc-
Farland of Reedley died May 15 in Reedley. She was 84.
Mrs. McFarland was a homemaker.
She is survived by one son, two daughters, two brothers, six grand- children and eight great-grandchildren.
A church service
will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 28, at Hill- top Chapel in Mira- monte. Burial will be at Dunlap Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Funeral Chapel is han- dling the arrangements.
Stanley Robert Pennington Stanley Robert Pen-
nington of Dinuba died May 12 in Fresno. He was 78.
Mr. Pennington worked as a general la- bor contractor.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth M. Penning- ton, one daughter, one brother, two sisters, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thurs- day, May 27, at Ster- ling & Smith Funeral Home in Dinuba. A service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 28, at Dinuba First As- sembly of God Church. Burial will be at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Nick Stishencko
Nick Stishencko of Fresno died April 30. He was 66.
Mr. Stishencko worked as an electri- cian-journeyman for Cal Pine Russall City Energy Center.
He is survived by his wife, Maria Quin- tana Stishencko of Fresno, two stepsons, two stepdaughters, two brothers, 15 grand- children and 18 great- grandchildren.
No services were held. Wallin's Sanger
Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Betty Barbara Vukson
Betty Barbara Vuk- son of Fresno died May 14. She was 97.
Mrs. Vukson was the owner of The Outpost Restaurant in Fresno.
She is survived by two sons, two daugh- ters, nine grandchildren and nine great-grand- children. She was pre- ceded in death by her husband, Steve Vukson.
Private services were held. Wallin's Sanger Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Nida Magarin
Young
Nida Magarin Young of El Cerrito died May 21. She was 52.
Mrs. Young worked as a clinic assistant.
She is survived by her husband, Wayne Young, and one daughter.
Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Mon- day, June 7, at at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. A funeral and graveside service will start at 11 a.m. Monday, June 7, at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Ramon Moreno Zuniga
Ramon Moreno Zuniga of Parlier died May 15. He was 83.
Mr. Zuniga worked as a machine operator for SunMaid.
He is survived by three daughters, one brother and one sister.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Es- ther Moreno Zuniga.
Private servic- es were held. Wal- lin's Parlier Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
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Decoration of the Reedley Cemetery for Memorial Day commem- oration open to the pub- lic now until Monday, May 31.
Anyone wishing to
bring their flower ear- ly may do so beginning on May 26 up until the holiday. Cemetery offi- cials remind the public that no mylar balloons or items to be stuck into the ground are al- lowed, and there will
be no exceptions.
On Monday, May 31,
Reedley Cemetery Man- ager William C. Conrad and staff groundskeep- ers will be at the grounds with maps assisting visi- tors in finding the loca- tions of graves. That morning at 9 a.m., the an- nual Memorial Day com- memoration ceremony will be held in front of the veterans circle at the back (southwest) end of the cemetery.
The cemetery dis- trict's Board of Trust- ees asks all persons us- ing silk flowers, potted plants or wreaths and wishing to take them home to use another time should pick them up no later than Wednes- day evening, June 2.
On Thursday, June 3, the cemetery grass must be mowed and watered and all flowers and deco- rations will be removed and disposed of while the areas are cleaned and mowed. Regular mowing will begin on Wednesday, June 9.
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Hillcrest Tree Farm in Reedley as well as Hillcrest Shops.
Bautista will share of her military experience, which began when she enlisted with her husband into the 144th Fighter Wing as he trained to fly fighter jets. Melissa Bautista complet- ed boot camp and was assigned to the base's audio visual shop as a graphic artist. She served for 20 years travel- ing with Sean (who was selected as a pilot trainee), and the couple traveled from base to base around the coun- try before retirement three days be- fore the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
Sanger Cemetery's Memorial Day commemoration will begin at 11 a.m., and will feature flags and a brief cer- emony. The American Legion Post 23 again will host the event, which last year was reduced in scope because of COVID-19. The pandemic canceled a scheduled speech by Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims and a flyover.
The Sanger Cemetery is located at 568 S. Rainbow Route east of the city. Dinuba's Avenue of the Flags cer- emony will not be a live ceremony at Smith Mountain Cemetery for a second straight year, but a flag com- memoration event is being recorded this week and will broadcast mid- morning on Monday (see The Times' and Dinuba Sentinel Facebook pages
for details).
American flags will be on display
at Smith Mountain Cemetery (420889 Road 100 northeast of Dinuba) until about 2:30 p.m. on Monday.
Meanwhile, there will be the open house event at the Dinuba Veterans Memorial Building from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 249 S. Alta Ave. in Dinuba. The public is invited, and attendees will have the opportunity to again vis- it and study the refurbished Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall that has been closed because of the remodeling and reconstruction.
There will be food served and available for attendees.
Reedley Cemetery announces decoration rules
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