This Fresno man can’t be buried until his relatives are found

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Deputies are asking for the community’s help in finding the relatives of a Fresno man who recently passed away.

They say 48-year-old Van Ter Lee passed away near E. Floradora and N. Jackson avenues. Before that, they believed he lived in Minnesota, Florida, and Colorado.

Despite having this information, staff at the Coroner’s Office have been unable to find his relatives – a necessary step before he can be laid to rest.

He was 5 feet 6 inches tall and approximately 175 lbs. Anyone with information about his relatives of Van Ter Lee is asked to please contact the Coroner’s Unit at (559) 600-3400 or email their office at [email protected]

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