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Obituaries
James Caldera
James Caldera of Porterville died Nov. 13. He was 69.
Mr. Caldera worked as a laborer.
He is survived by three brothers and four sisters.
Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Dec. 5, at Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home in Dinuba. Mass will be at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at St. Catherine’s Church in Dinuba.
Referenda
Domingo
Referenda Domingo of Orosi died Oct. 22 in Visalia. She was 44.
Ms. Domingo is sur- vived by her mother Consuelo Rapisura, one brother and one sister.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. with rosary at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Dopkins Dinu- ba Funeral Chapel. Mass will be at 8 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Dinuba.
Socorro Gonzalez
Socorro Gonzalez of Visalia died Nov. 24 in Visalia. She was 90.
Mrs. Gonzalez was a homemaker.
She is survived by six sons, six daughters, 60 grandchildren, 42 great- grandchildren, 30 great- great-grandchildren and 20 great-great-great grandchildren.
A rosary was held Dec. 3 at Dopkins Di- nuba Funeral Chapel. A mass was held Dec. 4 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Dinuba. Buri- al was a Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Norma Karmann
Norma Mary Kar- mann of Sanger died on Nov. 11. She was 90.
Mrs. Karmann worked as a lab techni- cian for Sun-Maid Grow- ers of California.
She is survived by her husband, Johnie “John” Albert Karmann of Sanger, two sons, two brothers, one sister, sev- en grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Cor- nerstone Church in Fres- no.
Remembrances may be made to Fresno Al- zheimer’s Association, 550 W. Alluvial Ave. Suite 106, Fresno, CA 93711.
Louie Long Sr.
Louie Long Sr. of Di- nuba died Nov. 16. He was 68.
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Mr. Long worked as a crane operator.
Services were held Nov. 25.
He is survived by his wife Rosie Long, two sons, a daughter, a sister and four grandchildren.
Esperanza
Palomares
Esperanza Robles Palomares of Sanger died Nov. 27 in Clovis. She was 76.
Mrs. Palomares was a homemaker.
She is survived by five daughters, 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will from 1 to 1:30 p.m. followed by a rosary at 1:30 p.m. and mass at 2 p.m. Wednes- day, Dec. 11, at the new St. Mary's Catho- lic Church in Sanger. Burial will take place in Mexico.
Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
Helen Reimer
Helen Reimer of Reedley died Nov. 24 in Fresno. She was 93.
Mrs. Reimer was a homemaker.
She is survived by four sons and one daugh- ter.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Reedley Cemetery Memorial Building. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at Di- nuba Mennonite Breth- ren Church.
Dopkins Funeral Cha- pel handled the arrange- ments.
Minerva Trevino
Minerva Trevino of Parlier died Nov. 24. She was 53.
Ms. Trevino worked as an insurance biller.
She is survived by her parents Israel and Graciela Trevino of Parlier, her companion, one brother and two sis- ters.
A rosary was held Dec. 3 at Wallin's Parlier Funeral Home. A mass was held Dec. 4 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catho- lic Church in Parlier.
Launita Weddle
Launita Joyce Weddle of Visalia died Nov. 22 in Visalia. She was 90.
Mrs. Weddle worked as a school secretary.
She is survived by one son and one daugh-
ter.No services were scheduled. Burial was at Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
ceremony scheduled for Dec. 14
MVT Staff Report
The sixth annual Wreaths for Reedley Veterans ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at Reedley Cemetery.
The event begins at the Me- morial Service Building with a short talk and instructions for volunteers to lay wreaths for the more than 1,800 veterans interred at Reedley Cemetery. Attendees then will move to the cannon area of the cemetery for a flag cere- mony by the Reedley Navy Junior ROTC unit followed by a release of doves.
Volunteers are needed to lay out wreaths at the cemetery right after the ceremony. In addition, volunteers with trucks are asked to meet at 8:50 a.m. at the Reed- ley Armory to transport wreaths
to the cemetery.
Susan Lusk, event organizer,
said anyone with a truck who is willing to help transport the wreaths from the Armory to the cemetery is asked to call her her ahead of time at (559) 859-2865. Lusk said 10 to 12 trucks would be needed to transport all 1,800 wreaths to the cemetery.
Lusk said that volunteers will be needed to pick up wreaths
from the cemetery on Saturday, Jan. 4, (volunteers with trucks meet near the flag at 9 a.m.) and also to bag up wreaths on Satur- day, Jan. 11 (meet at the Armory at 9 a.m.). Lusk said the bagging of wreaths after they have dried out usually gets the fewest vol- unteers, so anyone willing to help that day is greatly appreciated.
According to Lusk, donations to assist with ongoing costs of replacing wreaths, ribbons and hangers can be made to Reedley Area Veterans, Inc. (nonprofit ID number is 51-0504974). Checks can be made out to Reedley Ar- ea Veterans, and cash donations are welcome the day of the cer- emony.
For more information or to volunteer, contact Lusk at (559) 859-2865.
Thanksgiving at St. La Salle
St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church and Mainstreet Cafe served 519 people at their annual Thanksgiving dinner at St. La Salle School in Reedley on Nov. 28. The free dinner was made possible through the generosity and volunteers of several parish groups like the Knights of Columbus,
the Catholic Daughters, the KHI-RHO Youth Group and Catholics in Action, and other community volunteers. In the photo, volunteers Andrew Jimenez and Breanna Robledo take Thanksgiving dinners from the kitchen line to serve the meals to guests.
Danny Vasquez / Photo Contributed
Fresno's Christmas Tree Lane open for holiday season
MVT Staff Report
For the 99th year, Christmas Tree Lane in Fresno is open for the holiday season.
The lane — located on Van Ness Boulevard be- tween Shields and Shaw avenues — opened on Dec. 3 with a free walk night. A second walk
night, with vehicles not allowed to drive on the street, will be from 6 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11.
The rest of the Christ- mas season, the lane will be open Sunday through Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. and Friday-Satur- day from 6 to 11 p.m. Motorist can enter the lane off Shields Avenue and travel north on the one-way street.
walk night, Fresno Coun- ty Sheriff's deputies will patrol the area on foot and one horseback for security reasons and to assist the public.
Visitors are advised to allow extra time to get around city streets, as it will be very crowded. On the Dec. 11 walk night, dress warm and be pre- pared for rain. Also, do not litter or touch deco- rations, and lock your
During the second vehicles.
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