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Obituaries
Angelica
De La Garza
Angelica De La Garza of Sanger died Feb. 6. She was 90.
Mrs. De La Garza worked as a packer for Gary Packing.
She is survived by her daughter, Diane Pauley of Sanger, many grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
A private service was held. Wallin's Sanger Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Agatha Enns
Agatha Enns of Dinu- ba died Feb. 11 in Clovis. She was 89.
Mrs. Enns worked as a caterer.
She is survived by one son, three daughters, 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at 9 a.m. followed by a ser- vice at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at New Life Community Church in Dinuba. Burial will be at Reedley Cemetery.
Dopkin's Reedley Fu- neral Home is handling the arrangements.
Rosa Esquibel
Rosa Esquibel of Or- ange Cove died Jan. 26 in Orange Cove. She was 69.
Mrs. Esquibel was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Daniel Esquibel, two sons, three daughters, four brothers, six sisters, 19 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held Feb. 16 at
Smith Mountain Cem- etery in Dinuba.
Sterling & Smith Fu- neral Chapel in Dinuba handled the arrange- ments.
Vidal Pena Hernandez
Vidal Pena Hernan-
dez of Sanger died Jan. 29 in Sanger. He was 89. Mr. Hernandez
worked in field labor. He is survived by four sons, seven daugh- ters, two brothers and
four sisters.
A church mass is
scheduled for 1 p.m. Fri- day, Feb. 19, at St. Mary's new Catholic Church in Sanger. Burial will be at Sanger Cemetery.
Dopkin's Reedley Fu- neral Home handled the arrangements.
Jose de Jesus Parra Juarez
Jose de Jesus Parra
Juarez of Orange Cove died Jan. 31 in Selma. He was 61.
Mr. Juarez worked in farm labor.
He is survived by his wife, Elida Blanco Juarez, one son, one daughter and eight sisters.
A graveside service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, at Smith Mountain Ceme- tery in Dinuba. Dopkin's Reedley Funeral Home is handling the arrange- ments.
Modesta Lopez
Modesta Lopez of Di- nuba died Feb. 9 in Visa- lia. She was 93.
Mrs. Lopez was a
homemaker.
She is survived by
one son, two daughters and one grandchild.
No services were held. Dopkin's Dinuba Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Paul Marquez
Paul Marquez of Parlier died Feb. 5 in Parlier. He was 54.
Mr. Marquez worked in maintenance.
He is survived by one son, one daughter, two brothers and three sisters.
A graveside service was held Feb. 17 at Reedley Cemetery. Dop- kin's Reedley Funeral Home handled the ar- rangements.
Jesus Lara Pizaña
Jesus Lara Pizaña of Sultana died Feb. 8 in Reedley. He was 77.
Mr. Pizaña worked as a farm laborer.
He is survived by one daughter, one son, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, seven sisters and three brothers.
A graveside service was held Feb.12 at Smith Mountain Cemetery in Dinuba. Dopkins Dinuba Funeral Chapel handled the arrangements.
William Alvares Torrez
William Alvares Tor- rez of Sanger died Feb. 7 in Fresno. He was 91.
Mr. Torrez worked as a truck driver.
A graveside service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at Sanger Cemetery. Dop- kin's Reedley Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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Helen Hara
April 14, 1931 ~ January 16, 2021
Today, February 19th, would have been your 21st birthday, baby brother. I love and miss you more than you could of ever imagined. You will always be our baby. My heart is broken; I look forward to seeing you again and being reunited with you.
Love your big sister, Gabby <3
Happy Birthday
To my beautiful son, George, who would be 21 years old today, February 19th. Not a moment goes by that my heart doesn’t ache for you. You are deeply loved and missed by your family and sincere friends. The hardest thing is living life here without you.
I love and miss you forever, my baby GG.
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Helen Hara, 89, a longtime resident of Reedley passed away on January 16, 2021.
She was preceded in death by her husband Isamu (Sam) and their son Douglas, her brothers Masaru and Charles Abe, her sisters Suzi Mukai and Mio Kunishege. Helen is survived by her brother Joe Abe of San Diego, her son Wesley and his wife Mary and their sons Russell and Richard Hara, five grandchildren, Jason and his wife Wendy, Ty and his wife Amy and grandchildren Kane, Kai and Jack Hara, seven great-grandchildren, Zachary, Jordon, Isaiah, Josiah and Tristen Hara, Angelina and Shellie Figueroa, two great- great-grandchildren Roland and Talon Hara.
A Celebration of Life will be held on April 24, 2021 at 1 p.m. 1116 South Church Ave., Reedley, Ca. 93654.
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Large gun haul in Reedley
Reedley Police discovered a number of firearms and drugs inside two vehicles on Feb. 11. The discoveries were made just after 10 p.m. in the areas of Hemlock and Ponderosa Avenues after detectives said a man ran from officers and hid beside one of the vehicles. While searching for the man, officers looked in the back seat of one of the vehicles and spotted a firearm. Upon further investigation of the scene, a sec- ond vehicle also containing a firearm was found. Both cars were seized and after search warrants were executed on the cars, a discovery of various drugs including methenphetamine, cocaine and honey oil with an estimated street value of more than $65,000, as well as various illegal weapons and ammunition were found. The man was detained and the investigation is ongoing.
Sanger City Council to review amends to code enforcement at Feb. 18 meeting
MVT Staff Report
The Sanger City Council will review pro- cedures and proposed amendments to the city's code enforcement as part of its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb.
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Ramos was the passenger in that ve- hicle.
Detectives said Ramos then ex- ited the vehicle to assist the driver of the Hyundai while their car was stalled on the freeway.
A red SUV then drove past the accident site and struck Ramos, kill- ing her on impact. The driver of that SUV then stopped his car for several seconds, exited the vehicle and then got back into his car and fled the scene.
Sanchez had a message for the driver who fled the scene and left
The council meetings to be held via telecon- ference because of CO- VID-19 restrictions.
The public can watch and follow the meeting via Zoom (ID 882 7827 5557) or by telephone at 1-669-900-9128.
18, in the Sanger Council Chambers.
In addition, the coun- cil will discuss and vote on a contract for busi- ness license administra- tive services and also de- termine assignments for boards and committees.
her sister to die on the roadway. “Please come forward,” she said. “We don’t want nothing bad on no- body, we just want you to come for-
ward.”
The SUV is described as a red or
burgundy Ford Explorer-type ve- hicle, with damage to the left front fender and hood area. Witnesses describe the driver as a white male adult.
The CHP is looking for public as- sistance in locating the hit and run driver and vehicle. If anyone has in- formation regarding the red SUV or its driver, please call the Fresno Area CHP at (559) 262-0400.
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manslaughter and hit and run charges.
Dinuba PD detectives continued their investi- gation, and later identi- fied Garcia. He was ar- rested the following day, and booked into the Tu- lare County Jail on felo- ny hit and run charges.
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