Charlene was born and raised on a small farm in Tama, Iowa in 1938, moving to Pomona, California with her family and eventually settling in Fresno as an adult. Widowed unexpectedly from her first marriage to John LeBard in 1969, Charlene later married fellow widower Richard Herron in 1970, taking on the responsibility of caring for his three sons in addition to her own son. Over the next 25 years, Charlene worked as the Executive Secretary to Pastor G. L. Johnson of Peoples Church, and later for San Joaquin Health Care, a division of Saint Agnes Medical Center. In addition to working full-time and raising four boys, she and Richard owned and operated a successful Amway distributorship and a Launderland laundromat located near Ahwahnee Junior High School. She and Richard were actively involved in Peoples Church and Amway, where they made numerous good friends. In 1998, they retired and moved to Millerton Lake to enjoy the semi-rural lifestyle, cool evening breezes and views of the lake from their home off Sky Harbor Road. Following the example of her mother, Charlene found her greatest joy in caring and cooking for others, and her annual Christmas open houses were events not to be missed.
Charlene is preceded in death by her parents, Cecil & Lorena, and her only sibling, Harold Jordan, in 2005.
She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Richard Herron, her four sons: Ken, Bob, Steve & Jeff Herron, and their families, including seven grandchildren.
A celebration of Charlene's life will be held on Friday, August 2 nd, 2013 at 10:00 AM at Stephens & Bean Funeral Chapel at 202 N. Teilman, Fresno; (559)268-9292. All guests are invited to a reception following the memorial hosted by the family at Jeff & Bev Herron's home at 1773 W. San Ramon Ave, Fresno.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made by donation to: Hinds Hospice, 1616 W. Shaw Ave., Suite A-5, Fresno, CA 93711; (559)320-0308; or hindshospice.org.
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