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Robert Joseph Ortiz

April 22, 1949 - February 3, 2022

Robert Joseph Ortiz died peacefully at CRMC on February 3, 2022 in Fresno California at the age of 72. Mr. Ortiz is survived by his wife of 50 years Cecelia Licon Ortiz of Selma, his son Evan Ortiz of Selma,his daughter Veronica Ortiz of Fowler ,two grandchildren Anthony Beltran Jr of Fresno and Abigail Beltran of Fresno, his sisters Dolores Ferro of Selma, Alice Vargas of Sanger, his brother Alex Vargas of San Francisco. He is also survived by many nieces nephews and bonus children. He is preceded in death by his parents Macedonio and Lupe Ortiz of Selma, his brother Ernest Vargas of Kingsburg and sister Margaret Rush of Kingsburg. Born April 22, 1949 to Macedonio and Lupe Ortiz in Selma. He was the youngest of 5 children. A graduate of Selma High school 1968. Attended Reedley College where he met his wife and Married her in 1971 They had 2 children Veronica and Evan. Mr Ortiz worked at Selma Enterprise , New Holland, Fruehauf as a welder, and Weyerhuaser as a maintenance engineer. Mr. Ortiz is remembered as a funny kind father brother uncle who is affectionately known as Uncle Robert. He was an animal lover and Earth Day advocate. He loved science,history and trivia. He loved music and loved to sing He was known for Movie dates with his family. He will be remembered for his Tarzan yell and his Donald Duck impressions. He was a devout Catholic and a member of Knights of Columbus at Holy Family Church in Kingsburg. Viewing will be held 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Monday, February 14th, 2022 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 1275 Smith Street, Kingsburg immediately followed by the Holy Rosary at 7:00 PM also at Holy Family Catholic Church. A Holy Mass of Christian Burial services will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 1275 Smith Street, Kingsburg, burial will follow at the Kingsburg Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to Salser & Dillard Creighton Chapel. Memorial Tributes and condolences may be offered by logging onto www.salseranddillard.com.

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Robert Joseph Ortiz died peacefully at CRMC on February 3, 2022 in Fresno California at the age of 72. Mr. Ortiz is survived by his wife of 50 years Cecelia Licon Ortiz of Selma, his son Evan Ortiz of Selma,his daughter Veronica Ortiz of Fowler... View Obituary & Service Information

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