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Obituaries
Bernardo Hernandez Bretado Bernardo Hernandez
Bretado of Sanger died April 18. He was 84.
Mr. Bretado worked as a farm laborer.
He is survived by his wife, Maria Guada- lupe Bretado, two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Private services were held. Wallin's Sanger Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Juanita Elizondo
Juanita Elizondo of Sanger died April 16. She was 73.
Ms. Elizondo worked as a fruit packer/grader for Barr Packing Co.
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Reedley POA buys new scooter for
Christopher John Salazar
February 22, 1956 ~ April 13, 2021
Christopher John Salazar was born on February 22, 1956. He passed away on April 13, 2021. He is preceded in death by his father, John Robert Salazar. He is survived by his mother, Rosary Salazar, and his siblings, Cynthia Salazar, Anthony Michael Salazar, and Joseph Jon Salazar.
A memorial will be held for Christopher on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 1:00pm at Ridge Creek Golf Club, 3018 Ridge Creek Drive, Dinuba, CA 93618.
Darrell l. Frech
June, 1948 ~
April 20, 2021
Darrell L. Frech, a native of Sanger, was born June, 1948 and passed away at
home April 20, 2021. He graduated from Sanger High School in 1966 and served our country in the United States Air Force 1967-1971. Darrell worked at New Holland in Fowler before he was hired at Buckner in 1983. He retired in 2018 after 35 years with Hunter Industries, who had acquired Buckner. Darrell was a member of Sanger Bible Church (formerly Sanger First Baptist) and served for 30+ years as “the Sound Guy”.
Darrell was predeceased by his parents, Erwin and Mae Frech and his sisters, Charlene Deaver and Marilyn Coulter. He is survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law, Erwin Jr. and Barbara of Boise, ID and Delbert and Pam of Sanger, plus many nieces and nephews; his wife, Sandra; daughters April Magnone and her husband, Chris; Tara Frech and partner Albert Sanchez; son Todd Frech and his husband, Esteban Cortez of Oakland; grandchildren Victoria, Alex, Lily, Jaxxsten, Maxx, Julian and Gracelyn and his fur buddy, Daisy.
A Memorial service will be held Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Annadale Baptist Church, 14th & ‘O’ St., Sanger.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Marine Corps League c/o Greg Hyslop, 2923 Christopher Circle, Hanford, CA 93230 or UCSF Foundation, PO Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339 or online at giving.ucsf. edu/honor-memorial. Please include Darrell’s name with
your gift.
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Sgt. Max Puryear, Reedley POA president, said association members conducted an immedi- ate "emergency" vote over the weekend and overwhelmingly decided to purchase the scooter.
Fightingbacktears,Wilsonex- pressed his gratitude to the police, POA and Reedley residents who offered their support. "Thank you so much, Reedley, police and the city," he said.
cation instructor in 1968. In addition to Gus- tafson's coaching suc- cess by career record, the success of her play- ers also reflected the program's excellence. All told, 28 of her stu- dent-athletes went on to receive scholarships to play at the four-year
level.
In addition to her
coaching, she chaired the college's PE and Health Education de- partments for 20 years. She also served as trea- surer for the CCC Wom- en's Volleyball Coaches Association, served on college curriculum com- mittee, and RC Academ- ic Senate and a variety of other committees.
After her retirement, Gustafson continued sup- porting Reedley College in fund raising, announc- ing volleyball matches on occasion, working with the RC Foundation and the college's Athletic Hall of Fame.
Gustafson is sur- vived by her high school sweetheart husband of more than 63 years, Duane, sister-in-law Glenda Oliver, brother- in-law Gary Gustafson, and many nieces and nephews. She was pre- ceded in death by her brother, Richard Valenti.
Oliver said that a Celebration of Life me- morial luncheon for Gus- tafson is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 4, at the Kingsburg Histor- ical Park (where her old schoolhouse is located). The public is invited to the outdoor event.
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She is survived by three brothers and three sisters.
Private services are scheduled. Wallin's Sanger Funeral Home is handling the arrange- ments.
Flavia Sanchez
Flavia Sanchez of Reedley died April 16 in Reedley. She was 95.
Ms. Sanchez was a homemaker.
She is survived by seven sons and four daughters.
A mass was held April 27 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Parlier. Burial was at Parlier Cemetery.
Dopkins Reedley Fu- neral Chapel handled the arrangements.
veteran whose old one was stolen
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The Reedley Peace Officer's Association provided a happy ending for a 74-year-old Reedley veteran whose electric scooter was stolen and damaged beyond repair last week.
At an April 27 ceremony in front of the Reedley Police De- partment, association members presented a new electric scooter, worth approximately $1,300, to Gordon Frederick Wilson. The Ar- my veteran was visibly touched by the gesture from the POA, whose members raised money from their own ranks to purchase the vehicle.
Wilson's previous scooter had taken while it was parked in front of a physical therapy business in downtown Reedley on April 23. The scooter was recovered the next day after it was abandoned near a local business, but the ve- hicle had been severely damaged as a gear shift was broken.
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Members of Reedley PD and the Reedley Peace Officers Association posed with 74-year-old veteran Gordon Frederick Wilson on April 27. Reedley POA purchased a new electric riding scooter for Wilson after his old scooter was stolen on April 23 and sustained irreparable damage once recovered.
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— attending the old Clay Schoolhouse that's now at the Kingsburg Mu- seum — and graduated from Kingsburg High School in 1953. She at- tended Fresno State College from 1954-57, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree and teach- ing credential.
At a time when wom- en's sports weren't as readily available as to- day, Gustafson excelled as a swimmer, ten- nis player and softball player. She later played softball for the Reed- ley Comets travel team for several years, bat- ting cleanup and play- ing where needed on defense. While there, she played under Coach Verne Horton.
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Shirley Gustafon, seated in middle, was honored by for- mer players and coaches at a May 2019 reunion in the Reedley College cafeteria.
Gustafson's teach- year and then 10 at
ing career began at the high school level, first at Parlier High for one
Kingsburg High. She came to Reedley College as a PE and Health Edu-
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