Obituaries

After 80 years, Pearl Harbor seaman will be laid to rest in Fresno

May 17 2022 - 1:17pm By The Leader Staff

After 80 years, USS Oklahoma sailor Seaman 2nd Class Denver True Kyser, who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 2941, will be laid to rest on Saturday, May 21, in Fresno. Keep reading...

Services scheduled for Ricky Don Robbins, 53, on April 1 in Lemoore

Mar 22 2022 - 12:44pm

Ricky Don Robbins, 53, of Lemoore, CA, passed away on March 17, 2022, peacefully at home with his family by his side. Ricky was born in December 1968 in Hanford, CA. Keep reading...

Annie Lou Maldonado-Escalera passes away surrounded by family

Mar 4 2022 - 10:28am

Annie Lou Maldonado-Escalera (53) passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022, surrounded by family. She was born on November 13, 1968. Keep reading...

Former Lemoore businessman, who owned local Foster's Freeze, passes away

Nov 26 2021 - 1:19pm

Raphael Leo Moore was born on August 16, 1949, to parents John and Dorothy Moore. He entered into eternal rest on November 17, 2021. Keep reading...

Lemoore family and friends mourn loss of local businessman Richard Homan

Oct 23 2021 - 10:34am

Frank “Richard” Homan entered into eternal rest on October 17, 2021, surrounded with love from his family who will continue to honor his legacy. Richard Homan was born on September 16, 1945, in Hanford, California, to Geraldine “Geri” Carreiro and Frank Vierra Homan. Keep reading...

Longtime Lemoore woman, Dora C. Ford, an angel on earth, passes on September 10

Sep 16 2021 - 12:57pm

Dora C. Ford of Lemoore was an angel on earth but finally received her wings on Friday, September 10th at the age of 82. Dora was born in Philadelphia, PA to Edgar and Catherine Jackson. Keep reading...

Diana Lopez Ortega loses battle to cancer on September 8

Sep 15 2021 - 1:05pm

Diana was 51 years old when she lost her battle to cancer on September 8th, 2021, in Lemoore, CA. Diana was born in Porterville, CA on September 16, 1969. Keep reading...

Family of Patricia Lee (Paramo) announces sudden passing at age of 62

Sep 9 2021 - 4:34pm

It is with great sadness that the family of Patricia Lee (Paramo) announces her sudden passing on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at the age of 62. She passed peacefully surrounded by her family in Hanford, CA. Keep reading...

Lemoore's Thomas Bruce McColl, 70, passes away peacefully in sleep

Aug 2 2021 - 12:31pm

Thomas Bruce McColl, 70, of Lemoore passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 15, 2021. Tom was born in Hanford, CA on May 19, 1951, to the late Bruce and Maurine McColl. He attended school in Lemoore, graduating from LHS in 1970. Keep reading...

Lemoore woman, Tommie Beck Steelman, passed away on July 14 at age of 85

Jul 16 2021 - 7:46pm

On Wednesday, July 14th, 2021, at the age of 85, Tommie Beck Steelman passed away from her fourth battle with cancer. Tommie was born to Alonzo and Bessie Beck on August 20th, 1935, in Mobeetie, Texas. She learned early how to farm, cook, clean, sew, and care for others. In 1945, her family moved out West to Lemoore, California. Keep reading...