Peers-Lorentzen

David was born in Tulare, California, on June 16, 1964. He passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025, in Fresno, California, at the age of 64.
A Chapel Service will be held on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 10:00 am, Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Service-Tulare, California. Final Resting pleace will be Tulare District 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.

Luis was born in Tipton, California, on August 28, 1943. He passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025, in Tulare, California, at the age of 82.
Visitation will be held Friday, September 19, 2025, from 8:30 to 10:00am at Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Chapel- Tulare, California. A Chapel Funeral Service will begin following the Visitation at 10:00 am.
Final Resting Place will be Woodville Cemetery- Woodville, California.

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

Geraldine was born on December 31, 1935, in California. She passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, in Tulare, California at the age of 89.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2025, from 9:00 am to 10:00 am at Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Chapel. 

A Chapel Service will begin at 10:00 am. Final resting place to be Tulare District 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.

Samuel was born in Mexico on November 25, 1957. He passed away Saturday, August 23, 2025, in Visalia, California at the age of 67.
Rosary will take place Friday, September 5, 2025, at 1:00pm Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church-Corcoran, California.
Mass of Christian Burial will Follow Rosary in the Church at 2:00pm.
Following Cremation Inurnment to be Private.

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

Jose was born in Delano, California on November 23, 1992. He passed away Sunday, August 3, 2025 Tulare, California at the age of 32.
Visitation will be held Thursday, August 21, 2025 6:00pm till 11:00pm The family Home in Pixley, California (Please contact Family).
Mass of Christian Burial  Friday, August 22, 2025 10:00am St. John’s Catholic Church-Tipron, California.
Final Resting Place Tipton-Pixley Cemetery-Tipton, California

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

Herlinda Leal Guardiola, of Tulare, CA passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at the age of 93. She fought her hardest to overcome a sudden illness. Family never left her side, and she was surrounded by her loved ones that loved her deeply.

She was born on May 20, 1932, in San Carlos, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to the late Silverio Leal & Juana Ponce Soto. She moved from Brownsville, Texas to California in the early 1960s, making a life as a homemaker, a mother to 12 children, and was a devout Jehovah Witness. She loved reading her bible, attending church, singing, dancing, gardening, flowers and ice cream. 

She is preceded in death by her parents, sisters Maria Del Refugio (Cuca) Maria De Jesus (Chucha) and Leoncia, brothers Felix, Silverio, Ezequiel and Jose, her husband Maximiliano (Chano), her son Santana (Tani) and grandson Lewis. 

She is survived by her sons: Chris, Daniel, Pete, Mark, Homer, Max and her daughters: Sylvia, Martha, Naomi, Margaret and Sara. Also a large and vast network of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. 

Also, a special gratitude to her caregivers Marisela and Graciela Gomez for taking wonderful and loving care of our mother for many years, to allow her to live comfortably in her home. 
Forever loved and never forgotten. We Love You mom and we’ll never stop missing you. 

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, from 9 am to 10 am at Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Home. Chapel Service will begin at 10 am.  Interment to follow at Tipton-Pixley Cemetery District. 
A remembrance reception will follow at Pixley Memorial Building. 

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

Manuel Adriao Pinheiro, age 83, of Tulare, California, passed away peacefully on August 7th, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on July 8, 1942 in Raminho, Terceira, Azores, Manuel was the only child of Jose Gonsalves Pinheiro and Virginia de Jesus Dias.  He immigrated to the United States in 1969 in search of opportunity and a better life.  He brought with him a strong work ethic, a deep love for his heritage, and a heart full of stories that he would share for decades to come.

A devoted husband of 56 years to Lucia Pinheiro, Manuel built a life rooted in love, laughter, and hard work.  Together, they raised four children: Mary Lou, Adriana, Joe, and Frank, who carry forward his legacy of resilience and warmth.  He was also the proud grandfather of nine grandchildren, each of whom knew him as someone who could always bring a smile to their face—forever joking around and lighting up the room with his playful spirit.

Manuel worked as a dairy milker for many years.  In addition to his full-time work, he started a small gardening business.  Whether tending to the cows or trimming hedges, he brought care and pride to everything he did.

When he wasn’t working, Manuel found joy in life’s simple pleasures.  He loved watching wrestling, bullfights, and old westerns—especially the ones with tough cowboys and dusty saloons.  He was a fierce competitor at the card table and could play dominoes for hours, always with a grin and a clever remark.  His laughter and love of games brought people together and made every gathering feel like home.

Manuel is survived by his beloved wife, Lucia Pinheiro; his four children, Mary Lou Jorge (Tony), Adriana Wilson (Mike), Joe Pinheiro (Megan), and Frank Pinheiro (Carianne); his nine grandchildren, Aaron Gerbig (Megan), Jonne Gerbig, Allison Jorge, Luke Jorge, James Pinheiro, Jakob Pinheiro, Ryan Pinheiro, Myles Pinheiro, and Michael Pinheiro, his sister-in-law Maria Couto (Carlos) and nephew David Berbereia (Kelly).  He was preceded in death by his parents, Jose Gonsalves Pinheiro and Virginia de Jesus Dias, father-in-law Manuel Berbereia, mother-in-law Deolinda de Loudes Fagundes, and brother-in-law Nemesio Berbereia.

The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the nurses and staff of the Ruth Wood Open Arms House in Visalia.  Your compassion, care, and kindness during Manuel’s final days brought comfort and peace to him and to all of us.  We are forever thankful for the dignity and love you showed him.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025, at Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Chapel in Tulare.  A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. that same evening.

A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church.  Interment will follow at North Tulare Public Cemetery.

Manuel leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter, and strength.  He will be deeply missed and forever cherished.
To send condolences or sign the family guest book, please CLICK HERE to send. Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.

Billy was born in Tulare, California, on June 28, 1947. He passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, in Tulare, California, at the age of 78. He was a proud Veteran of the United States Navy.
Visitation will be Tuesday, August 12, 2025, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Chapel-Tulare, California.
A Graveside Service Wednesday, August 13, 2025 10:00 am Tipton-Pixley Cemetery-Tipton, California.
To send condolences or sign the family guest book, please CLICK HERE to send. Peers-Lorentzen Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.

Kathy Marie Trujillo was born on April 18 to Filiberto and Mildred Garcia. 
She was born and raised in Brawley, California. During her high school years, her family relocated to Tulare, and she graduated from Tulare Western High School. She married Juan Trujillo and they had 5 children.
Kathy enjoyed being involved at her children’s schools. She was on the Maple Elementary PTO and a part of the High School Parent Advisory Committee for many years. She was a part of the Fatima Prayer Group and the Altar Society at St. Rita’s Catholic Church. She was always there to lend a helping hand to anyone who needed it. 

Kathy is preceded in death by her parents and her sisters, Joan Garcia and Susan Pedroza. She leaves behind her husband of 49 years and her brothers Filiberto Jr., Henry, Rick, Steve, and her sisters Ginnie and Margie. 
She also leaves her children, Juan III, Alejandro, Elizabeth, Jesus, and Theresa. She has 10 grandchildren: MaryJane, Sonia. Evelynia, Sebastian, Jesus, Elizabeth, Miranda, Joslyn, Edward, Thomas. 

Kathy will be greatly missed; she was the life of the party and of her family. 
She loved and cared for so many, and they loved her right back.

Visitation will be Thursday, August 7th, from 5 pm-7 pm with the Holy Rosary beginning at 6pm at Peers-Lorentzen 132 W Kern Avenue. Her mass will be Friday, August 8th at 10:00 am at St. Rita’s Catholic Church located at 954 S “O” St. Her burial will follow immediately at the North Tulare Cemetery. 

Her Celebration of Life will take place at the Tulare Angrense Athletic Club, 1521 E. Bardsley Avenue, at 1:30 pm.

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

Born March 3, 1942, entered the kingdom of Heaven July 6, 2025. Born “Mertie”, but later in life changing her name to “Maggie”, Mom was born in Buffalo, NY and lived in Cheektowaga, NY before moving to Galeton, PA to be raised with her Paternal Uncle Harry and Aunt Mildred, gaining two “sisters” (first cousins) Nellie, recently deceased, and June, also recently deceased. Mom’s older sister Ann passed due to complications related to Alzheimer’s in May of 2020, one month shy of her 80th birthday. She leaves behind a brother, James Rawson of Garden Grove who also suffers from Alzheimer’s as did Mom. Mom also had severe kidney disease. 

Growing up in Galeton, PA, Mom met and married her high school sweetheart, our Father, Bernard P Gridley, and they had 3 children: Timothy born in 1967, Margot born in 1968, and myself, Christopher born 2 weeks shy of my Father’s birthday in December of 1974. My parents married, and while my father joined the Army, my parents relocated to the Northern Virginia area near DC, which is where they raised their family, in Alexandria, VA. Unfortunately, my Father passed in February of 1983, and we moved to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, then Texas, eventually ending up in California.

Mom joined Cosmetology school when I was 4-5 years old, and raised 3 children as a hairdresser, eventually managing a world famous salon in Beverly Hills meeting Nancy Reagan, being taken out to lunch by Robert Downey Jr, amongst meeting so many famous people who she loved to share stories about, as well as teaching for Don Estes in the 90’s, and buying and running her own cosmetology school back in Harrisonburg, VA right after 9/11, where we moved with my almost 2 year old son Christopher, and where my youngest son Nathan was born in 2002. Mom came back to California about 10 years ago and once again did hair, eventually becoming an instructor for Milan Institute, where she made so many wonderful friends, including coworkers, students, as well as clients. 

Mom lived and loved and gave everything 110%. Her hobbies included crocheting (I can’t count how many giant afghans she pumped out while living with Alzheimer’s), she loved Country dancing and attending the senior dances, “gabbing” as she called it on the phone with friends and relatives, she loved to travel, making 3-4 trips to Baja with me since she moved in with me in September, along with trips to Airbnbs in Three Rivers, Fish Camp, and most importantly visiting her brother in September when she arrived back to California, along with our loving cousin Laura Elmore (wife of my cousin Parke), and also visiting a close family friend Jules on the way home, both of whom have been incredibly supportive!

Judging by the outpouring of cards, flowers, plants, phone calls etc, Mom loved and was loved by so many I can’t keep count. Mom was especially proud of her relationship with God, and her lifelong belief in Christianity, which was sealed once again with the two of us being baptized as adults recently, one after the other, reconfirming our love for the Lord and desires to live according to his will, not our own. 

My thanks go out to both Bristol Hospice of Visalia, for their amazing, Spiritual focus on Mom’s care, showing her the utmost care and compassion, as well as to Peers Lorentzen Funeral Services, most importantly Richard, who made this very difficult time in my life very simple, and treated my mother with the most compassionate care. Also, thank you to my wife, Rekah Gridley (Gonzalez), her Mother Delores Gonzalez, and my sons Christopher and Nathan for assisting me more and more as Mom’s disease worsened. I couldn’t have done it without you!

Mom’s celebration of life will be held at Tulare Church of Christ, 500 North Blackstone, Tulare California 93274 on Saturday, August 16th at 3:30 PM Pacific Time. For those who can not attend in person, the services will be live streamed to YouTube, as well as viewable afterwards on the platform. I’ll provide a link shortly both here and on both Mom’s and my Facebook pages. 

Life will never be the same without you in it Mom, but I know you’re no longer suffering, and you’ve been reunited with Dad, along with everyone else who has been patiently awaiting your arrival in Heaven, especially your sister Anne, who you cared for as her health declined, and your Best Friend of 60 years (Eva) Jean Gallagher, of Va (Skip).

I’m making your final resting place, a mahogany box with a purple (your favorite color) cross on top, and I PROMISE to have it done on time! I love you and miss you so much, but I’m comforted that you’re in the arms of The Lord!

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