Peers-Lorentzen

Manuel was born in California on October 27, 1948. He passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025, in Tulare, California, at the age of 76.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2025, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Chapel, Tulare, California. A Rosary will begin during the Visitation at 6:00 pm
Mass of Christian Burial Friday, October 3, 2025, 10:00 am St Rita’s Catholic Church, Tulare, California.
Final Resting Place: North Tulare Public Cemetery, Tulare, California.

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Carmela was born in Durango, Mexico, on July 16, 1954. She passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2025, in Tulare, California, at the age of 71.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2025, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Chapel, Tulare, California. A Rosary will begin during the Visitation at 6:00 pm.
Mass of Christian Burial Friday, September 26, 2025, at 10:00 am St. Rita’s Catholic Church -Tulare, California.
Final Resting place will take place at a later date in cemetery and City Ottumwa, Iowa

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Kathleen was born in San Francisco on June 10, 1931. She passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2025, in Visalia, California, at the age of 94.
Mass of Christian Burial Thursday, October 2, 2025, 10:30 am St. Aloyisus Catholic Church, Tulare, California.
Final Resting Place- Tulare District Cemetery, Tulare, California.

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Jose was born on August 2, 1960, in Mexico. He passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025, in Tulare, California, at the age of 65.
Visitation will be held at the family home on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 3:00 pm then all evening (Please contact family for address). Service will be held at a later date in Mexico.

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Juan was born in Mexico on July 3, 1971. He passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, in Visalia, California, at the age of 54.
Visitation will be held Monday, September 22, 2025, from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Chapel, Tulare, California. A Chapel Service will begin during the Visitation at 10:00 am.
Final Resting place: North Tulare Public Cemetery, Tulare, California

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Heaven gained an Angel on August 28th, 2025, as our beloved mother and grandmother gained her wings and went home to our Savior, Jesus Christ at the age of 84.
Sue was born on June 7th, 1941 in Odessa, TX to Jim and Lorene Morgan.
On February 22nd, 1958 she married her high school sweetheart, Charles Thomas Longacre in National City, CA. They soon had five beautiful children Tony, Jimmy, Sheri, Timmy and Carolyn.
Sue worked at Tulare Nursing and Rehab as a housekeeper for 25 years before retiring.
After her retirement, Sue enjoyed spending time with her grandkids and great grandkids she loved going to the second-hand stores to see what new toy or book she could find.
Sue was predeceased by her parents Jim and Lorene her siblings Martha and Barbara her son Jimmy Ray and her granddaughter, Kelsey Breanne. She is survived by her children Tony, Sheri, Timmy and Carolyn. 12 grandkids Mandy, Chad, Casey, Brandi, Amber, Brandon, Jessica, TJ, Breanna, Kristen, Magen and Kathleen 22 great grandkids Trevor, Quentin, Arianna, Kayvon, Allie, Nash, Gilbert, Mariah, Marc, Hendrix, Zoe, Lilan, Timothy James, Mia, Kinsley, Abby, Maddy, Michael, Kylie, Aveah, Jaden, Emma and 1 great great grandson Beau
A special thanks to family and friends that have reached out, sent cards, texts, called and prayed. We appreciate you all and love you more than you know.
A chapel service will be held on Monday September 15, 2025 at 10:00 am Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. Final Resting Place North Tulare Public Cemetery Tulare, CA.

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Arlene Martinez, 44, of Tulare peacefully passed away on August 30, 2025. She was born on November 12, 1980, to Rocky and Rachel Saenz in Tulare, CA. She has two sons, Rojelio Benjamin Martinez and Ruben James Martinez. Arlene attended Tulare Union High School and graduated in 1999. She was a loving mother and daughter. She enjoyed watching old movies and TV series l, and her favorite show was Friends. Her grandfather nicknamed her his “Lollipop.” She enjoyed listening to music with her mother in the evenings. She enjoyed playing dress up and makeup with her great niece. She was a strong-willed, vibrant, carefree individual. Arlene is survived by her sons Rojelio and Ruben Martinez; her parents, Rocky and Rachel Saenz; and numerous nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Henry Mora Sr and Ramona Mora; grandparents, Ray and Susie Saenz; and sister Angela Sigala, and numerous cousins. Her family is having a memorial service on September 21st at 12:30. It will be at the Tulare Community Center located at 830 South Blackstone. 

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Cleta was born on June 7, 1941, in Odessa, Texas. She passed away on Thursday August 28, 2025, in Tulare, California at the age of 84.
A Chapel Service will be held on Monday, September 15, 2025, at 10:00 am Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Chapel-Tulare, California.
Final Resting Place: North Tulare Public Cemetery-Tulare, California.

To send condolences or sign the family guest book, please CLICK HERE to send. Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.

Dionicia Arredondo Gonzalez, 90, of Tulare, California, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2025. She was born on December 30, 1934, in Texas, where she was raised before moving to California in 1964. 

In 1953, Dionicia married the love of her life, Valeriano Castro Gonzalez, with whom she shared many years of devotion before his passing. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Enedina Gonzalez; her sons, Valeriano Gonzalez and Sixto Gonzalez; her grandchildren, Jennifer Avina and Michael Avina III 

Dionicia is survived by her sister, Isabel Galvan of Texas, and her beloved children: sons Juan Diego Gonzalez of Santa Maria and Martin Gonzalez of Fresno; daughters Magdalena Gonzalez of Tulare, Barbara Betancourt of Bakersfield, Sylvia Magaña of Porterville, Evangelina Rios of Bakersfield, Lucia Rivera of Porterville, and Bonnie Gonzalez of Tulare. She leaves behind a beautiful legacy of 27 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. 

A woman of strong Catholic faith, Dionicia prayed the Rosary daily and was a devoted member of the Guadalupanas and Our Lady of Fatima Group. She also served as a catechism teacher, passing on her faith and values to younger generations. 

She will be remembered for her many passions: crocheting, tending to her cactus, enjoying cardinals, Pink Panther, and playing games like Yahtzee, Skip-Bo and games on her phone. She loved cooking for her family, especially her capirotada, tamales, homemade tortillas, famous chicken tacos and stuffing. Dionicia’s playful spirit brought laughter to her family as she enjoyed joking around and sharing stories from her life. 

Meeting her made an impact on everyone she met. She touched many lives with her nurturing but fiesty, loving spirit and will be remembered as an independent, strong woman whose faith and strength inspired her family. 

Her greatest joy was being surrounded by her family, traveling and playing with her grandchildren and her great grandchildren. Her love, warmth, and faith will live on in the hearts of all who knew her.  

Visitation will be on Wednesday September 10, 2025 from 4pm to 7pm with Rosary starting at 6pm at Peer-Lorentzen 132 W Kern Ave, Tulare, CA 93274 

Church service will be Thursday September 11, 2025 @10am at St. Rita’s Catholic Church, 954 South O Street, Tulare then following to Tulare Cemetery 900 E. Kern, Tulare, CA 93274 

Reception at Tulare community center  830 South Blackstone, Tulare, from 12:30pm to 3pm.

To send condolences or sign the family guest book, please CLICK HERE to send. Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.

Heaven gained another angel on September 3, 2025, as our dear dad passed into the arms of his savior. We are comforted knowing he was greeted by his beloved wife Martha, his loved ones and friends who went before him. 

Jack was born on July 4th 1934 in Keota, OK, the seventh of nine children born to Lee Jeffery and Ruby Lillian Muncy. 

In the summer of 1953 he was introduced by a friend to a young lady named Martha Tyler, who had just moved to Orosi from the Los Angeles area. They were married that November and lived a long, blessed life for 66 yrs until her passing in 2020. 

Most people will remember Jack as the guy they bought their furniture from. He worked many years at Mathis and Bolinger, then Crossroads and lastly The Warehouse. He met so many wonderful people who became life long friends through his work.

Jack was a long time member of the Church of Christ and was a faithful follower and daily reader of his Bible. He attended a Tuesday morning men’s Bible class for many years at Tulare First Baptist church and recently attended Bible study in his assisted living facility.

Jack was predeceased by his parents, siblings and his beloved Martha. He is survived by his 3 children: Karen (Mike) Machado, Laura Sumruld, Kelly (Renae)Muncy, 6 grandchildren: Haylie(Ty) Hanson, Ashley (Paul) Orosco, Clayton( Allie) Muncy, Logan (Lexi) Muncy, Shelby Machado, and Jon Marc Sumruld and 7 great grandchildren who were the lights of his life: Eli, Aaron, Everly, Mia, Lance, Grant and Layton

Special thanks go out to Dan, Richard and Steve from the Tuesday morning Bible class for your continued visits and prayers for daddy. Also thanks to the Wright and Zsido families for the care they provided, all the staff and residents at Marbella Visalia who spent time with our dad these past months. A big thank you to Dr Zoghbi and staff for your longtime care of daddy and to Dr Howard, palliative doctor, and his team at Kaweah Hospital, as well as all the staff on the 4th floor for your support during this difficult time. And lastly, to all our extended family, friends from church, work, and the old neighborhood, who asked about daddy, sent cards and texts, called, and prayed for him and us, we appreciate you more than we can express and have been richly blessed by you all! 

Services will be graveside at North Tulare cemetery on Wednesday, September 17 @ 9:00 am. 

In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Alzheimer association or your favorite charity in memory of Jack. 

Services have been entrusted to Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Service. To send condolences or sign the family guest book, please CLICK HERE to send. Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.