Johnny Hernandez Gonzales, passed away peacefully at his home on the Tule River Indian Reservation, on Friday , July 9 2021, surrounded by his family and friends. He was 87. Johnny was born on March 30, 1934 in Porterville , CA to Macario Gonzales and Mary Gonzales (Hernandez). He married Ludrie Ellen Gonzales (Manuel) and together had 8 children. Elizabeth Perez, Ruben Gonzales, John Gonzales, Brian Gonzales, Deanna Gonzales, Donna Medrano, Dinah Gonzales and Robert Gonzales. Johnny worked...

Robert August DeMatteis, born in Kearny, New Jersey, March 29th 1934 passed away in Danville, CA on July 1st , after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Robert, came out with his family to Visalia from New Jersey during his Sophomore year of High School and graduated from Visalia High in 1951 where he played the Saxophone and met his wife and best friends who remained very close up to today. Robert and his deceased wife, Janet Swisher DeMatteis settled in Porterville in 1967 and...

Fortino V. Uribe, age 91 and a lifetime resident of Woodville, CA, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, June 20th, 2021. Fortino was born on March 20th, 1930 in El Troncon in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He is one of nine children born to Jertruris Uribe and Concepcion Villareal. After the passing of his father, at age 7, Fortino took on the family responsibilities and began working in farm labor for years before moving to the United States for a brief period. He arrived...

Manuel was surrounded by his family when he was called to the Lord on Sunday, June 21, 2021. Manuel was born on March 13,1945, in Porterville, CA. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Adela Ramirez, his 2 daughters, Debbie Uruchurtu (Jeff), Jennifer Ramirez (Jose) his 2 son’s, Adrian Ramirez and Richard Ramirez (Rebecca). He grew up with 5 sisters, Rachel Campos, Hope Adams Nuno, Shirley Delgado (Passed), Ester Dodge (Passed) and Lydia Flores (Passed) and he had 4 brothers...

Annie Andrea Armstrong, passed away at the age of 73 on May 19, 2021 in Tulare, California. She was born in French Camp Stockton on July 26, 1946, she was raised in Porterville, California most of her life. Graduated from Porterville High School and received her A.A at Porterville College. Beginning a family early, but always maintaining a roof over our head, job, and school. She continued her education becoming a Psy Tech for the Porterville Developmental Center, and later became...

Maria Delia "Non" Cordova Born in Woodville, California on January 5th 1971 has sadly passed away Saturday, May 8th 2021 in Porterville California. Maria a.k.a. Non, a.k.a. Magooner was the first born of three daughters to Hector and Delia Cordova. She was a Graduate of Porterville High School in 1989, and then went to  Graduate with a Business Management Degree from San Joaquin Valley College. From a young age she was a scorekeeper for the Porterville Softball Association...

Teresa Renteria 12/27/1945- 5/04/2021 Teresa Renteria was born on December 27, 1945 to Santiago and Mercedes Fernandez. Our hearts are saddened to announce the passing of Teresa.  Teressa was a resident of Terra Bella, California for 54 years. She loved staying up to date with intriguing novellas and showing her grandchildren how much of an importance they were to her life. At her time of passing she was in the presence of her husband, daughters, and sons. On Tuesday May 4, 2021 at...

September 13, 1937 – May 1, 2020   Wayne L. Kamrath of Porterville passed away peacefully at home with his family on May 1, 2021, at age 83. Wayne was born in 1937 to Carl and Freda Kamrath in Rapid City, South Dakota. Wayne moved to Porterville with his family at the age of 5. Wayne graduated from Porterville High School, class of 1955. After 36 years of service, Wayne retired from the Porterville School District in 1994. Wayne will be remembered as a perfectionist, skilled...

 We are saddened to announce the passing of Angelica Villegas. She passed over from our lives to reunite with her son, Baby Sal, with her closest family surrounding her. A beautiful daughter born to Jesus and Maria Garcia on the 25th day of October in 1978, Angelica was determined to have a career as a short hand reporter and those plans became action after graduation from Porterville high school in 1997. She attended Sierra Valley Business College and throughout her time in...

Taylor Lance Warden was born on May 28th, 1990 to the proud and loving parents of Tim and Tammy Warden. He was a loving father, brother and son. He took pride in everything that he put his mind to. He was a man of many nicknames that included Itchy and Buck. If you knew him as child, you knew his drive and passion to be the best and excel in everything he set his mind to. I’m sure a few of his friends can share stories of an elementary school boy that could swing a whip better than any...