Funeral Notices

Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit a refinery-rich stretch of the Gulf Coast and U.S. drivers could soon see the impact at the gas pump.

Some refineries are expected to shut down until the storm passes, possibly disrupting gasoline supplies.

Wholesale gasoline futures rose Thursday 5 cents, or 3 percent, to $1.66 per gallon, and experts say that will quickly show up on service-station signs.

“Starting (Thursday night) you could start to see the Harvey effect being factored into gas prices,” said Patrick DeHaan, an analyst with GasBuddy. “The good news is this isn’t Hurricane Katrina.”

That Gulf storm in August 2005 caused about a 40-cent increase overnight, DeHaan said. We might not know the full impact of Harvey until Monday, when refineries have had a chance to assess damage, which could be caused by flooding or power outages, he said.

Before the storm crept so close to the Texas Gulf Coast, the nationwide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose a penny this week to $2.35, according to AAA. A year ago, the average price was $2.19 a gallon. Juvenal Cervantes, 89, died Aug. 23, 2017, in Yuma. Born in Tendeparacua, Michaecan, Mexico, on April 17, 1928, he was a retired farm worker.

A wake is scheduled for today at 5 p.m. at Desert Valley Mortuary Chapel, with a rosary at 7 p.m. with Deacon Antonio Gomez officiating. A Requiem Mass will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church, with Father Rolando Monteza officiating. A private cremation has been entrusted to Desert Valley Mortuary.

Desert Valley Mortuary is handling arrangements.

Virginia Nielsen, 63, died Aug. 23, 2017, at her home in Yuma.

Born Oct. 16, 1953, in Indiana, she was an accounts payable clerk.

Yuma Mortuary and Crematory is handling the arrangements.