Mark Garcia (80) of Madera passed away on December 11, 2023, after a brief illness in a Fresno hospital. Mark was born on July 2, 1943, in Yakima, Washington. His parents were Mary Rodriguez and his stepfather, Martin Rodriguez.
Mark was raised in the Yakima area of Washington State, where he attended schools, played baseball, and wrestled in high school. He graduated from Wapato High School in 1961. In high school, he met his first wife, Ruth Salazar, before he enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1962.
FRESNO - It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sally Caglia, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Born on April 20, 1947, in Fresno, California, Sally peacefully departed this life on December 10, 2023, in her home, surrounded by the warmth and love of her children.
Norma Jean Vaughn (81) was born to John and Ruby Edwards on January 19, 1942, in Watonga, Oklahoma. The church was integral to the Edwards family, and like her other nine siblings, Norma was baptized at a young age at Ebenezer Apostolic Church in Madera. 
MADERA - Local sports icon Hank “The Hawk” Hernandes (85) passed away at the age of 85 peacefully at home on December 3, 2023, in the presence of his loving family.
Stephen Lloyd Frazier (76) was born in Turlock Ca on March 13, 1947, to Lloyd and Grace Frazier. He grew up in a typical post-WWII 1950s family playing baseball, joining Boy Scouts, church youth group, and mowing lawns, sometimes for fifty cents and sometimes because his dad told him to. There were many backyard barbeques with family, neighbors, and friends, and rustic old cabins to restore in Ben Lomond, where work and play became one. 
