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Obituaries
Rito Carrion
Rito Rogelio "Apache" Carrion of Reedley died Dec. 21 in Reedley. He was 83.
Mr. Carrion worked as a truck driver.
He is survived by two sons, two daugh- ters, one brother, two sisters, 12 grandchil- dren and 20 great- grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. with a chapel service at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at Dopkins Dinuba Funer- al Chapel. Burial will be at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba.
Rosa Diaz
Rosa Diaz of Fresno died Dec. 25. She was
68.
Mrs. Diaz worked
as a senior clerical as- sistant.
She is survived by two sons, five siblings and three grandchil- dren.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 6 p.m.
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September 1, 1965 ~ December 19, 2019
Monti Marco Cappelletty was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 1, 1965 and passed away at the age of 54 on December 19, 2019 in his home, surrounded by family. He was born to James and Geraldine Cappelletty and was preceded in death by them and sisters, Connie and Gina. Monti moved to Chicago in 1987 after rekindling a 1st grade crush with Denise and began his 32-year window cleaning profession. In 1995, he became Co-Owner of Crown Window Cleaning & Building Service Inc. in Fresno, California. Monti served the church by sharing his love and talent of playing bass and used it to praise the Lord. He played bass and ran sound at Redeemer’s Church for several years. It was there, that he gained friendships that meant the world to him. It was evident to all, that his faith, family and music were his foundation. Monti is survived by Denise, his wife of 30 years, children, Theresa (Milton), Victorio, Dominic, Gina, grandchildren, Hailey and So a, siblings, Lori (Mark) Wyman, Rachel (Jeff) Clark, Nick (Dawn) Cappelletty, Rocco Cappelletty, mother-in-law, Darlene Malkuian. In addition to many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends & Family may visit from 2pm-8pm on January 3, 2020 at Dopkins Funeral Chapel. 189 S. J St, Dinuba, CA. 93618 (559) 638-7000.
A Celebration of Life Service will be at 11am on January 4, 2020 at Redeemer’s Church 819 W. Parlier Ave, Reedley, CA. 93654 (559) 638-3435. Donations may be sent to Hinds Hospice
2490 W. Shaw Ave, Suite 101, Fresno, CA. 93711 (559) 226-5683.
A Facebook Live Event will be made available for public viewing at 11am PST/2pm EST: “Monti Cappelletty – Celebration of Life,” hosted by Theresa Cappelletty Alvarado. Our family would like to thank
Hinds Hospice for taking great care of Monti.
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Tuesday, Jan. 7, at Dopkins Dinuba Fu- neral Chapel. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cutler.
Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel is han- dling the arrangements.
Luis Sosa
Luis L. Sosa of Visa- lia, died Dec. 22. He was 92.
Mr. Sosa worked as a farm laborer.
He is survived by his wife Hortensia Sosa, two sons, one daughter, seven grand- children and one great- grandchild.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. with a rosary at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, at Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home in Dinuba. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Dinuba.
Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Home is handling the arrangements.
SAM Academy students performed in their annual Christmas recital program at SAM Academy Community Music Studio in Sanger on Dec. 20-21.
LEFT: Third-grader John Aguire per- formed on piano.
ABOVE: Fourth-grader Micah Tovar play- ing the drums in concert.
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Johnny Dicochea
Johnny Dicochea of Visalia, (formerly from Cutler) passed away unexpectantly on December 16, 2019.
He worked as a forkli driver. Johnny is preceded in death by his parents Margaret and Manual Dicochea Sr, one brother Manual Dicochea, sisters, Josie Medina, Georgia Nanez, Mildred Apodaca and Patty Dicochea.
Johnny is survived by his daughter Erica Dicochea and four, grandsons,
sisters; Vickie Lopez, Sylvia Venegas and Frances Dicochea, brothers; Cruz, Ernie, Jesse and Raymond Dicochea. He also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Visitation will be from 3-8pm with a rosary at 6pm ursday Jan. 2, at Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel. A mass will be at 11am Friday, Jan. 3 at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Cutler.
L aura L ily K laassen Wiebe N ickel
Sept. 23, 1920 ~ Dec. 20, 2019
Our loving mother, grandmother,
and great-grandmother, Laura Lily Klaassen Wiebe Nickel, passed away at the remarkable age of 99 on December 20, 2019 in Reedley, CA.
Laura, born on September 23, 1920 to Nicholas and Alwina Klaassen, enjoyed her childhood and teen years in the small town of Mountain Lake, MN. Her one sibling Adeline (predeceased), added much joy and laughter to Laura’s life. Laura married her beloved husband Orlando H. Wiebe in 1942 and they shared an enriched life of Christian ministry for 29 years before Orlando’s passing in 1971.
Orlando and Laura had 5 children and she is survived by them all: daughter Joyce Epp (Dennis) Boettcher, son Wayne (Sheila) Wiebe, son Wendell (Dawn) Wiebe, daughter Charis (Brad) Pauls, and daughter Laura Beth (Jaime) Ramirez. Laura’s greatest pride and joy was her family, which included 14 grandchildren and 31 great- grandchildren.
In 1975 Laura married Arnold Nickel (predeceased) and gained two step daughters, Sharon Gomez and Sandra Estaville, and two grandchildren. Arnold and Laura had great adventures on their many road trips across the US and Canada, Laura driving every mile.
Laura, dearly loved by her family, friends and caregivers, was known for detailed storytelling about her life experiences. She loved the Lord with all her heart and a celebration of her life will be held at Reedley Mennonite Brethren Church, 1362 L Street, Reedley, CA on ursday, January 2, 2020 at 3:00 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to Palm Village Living Legacy, 703 W. Herbert, Reedley, CA 93654; Immanuel Schools, 1128 S. Reed, Reedley, CA 93654; Fresno Paci c Biblical Seminary,
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According to officers, the pastor of the church told deputies someone had smeared feces on the door and egged the building. The suspect also reportedly threw or- anges on the fence.
In addition, various trash had been placed inside the church's mail- box.
Video surveil- lance and a history of incidents led dep- uties to a nearby home. During the inves- tigation, deputies learned the suspect, 48-year-old
Danny Lee Terpin, had a history of intimidat- ing church members by yelling obscenities and making obscene gestures with his middle finger.
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